Video Editor

Pavago is seeking a skilled Video Editor to join a client’s team remotely, working U.S. business hours with some flexibility for launches and deadlines. This full-time role focuses on creating engaging, high-impact video content tailored for social media platforms such as Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and brand marketing channels. The ideal candidate will transform raw footage into captivating videos that hold viewer attention through expert pacing, storytelling, and platform-specific editing techniques.

Key Responsibilities
- Edit raw footage into polished videos for social media, YouTube, and marketing campaigns using tools like Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, or DaVinci Resolve.
- Produce both short-form (Reels, TikTok, Shorts) and long-form content, ensuring strong pacing, story structure, and visual flow.
- Create platform-native videos optimized for hooks, audience retention, watch time, engagement, and mobile-first viewing.
- Edit longer YouTube and marketing videos by structuring footage into compelling stories, removing pauses, adding B-roll, and crafting smooth transitions.
- Add and optimize creative elements including captions, text overlays, music, sound effects, motion graphics, and visual effects while maintaining brand consistency.
- Format and export videos in multiple aspect ratios (9:16, 1:1, 16:9) optimized for quality, file size, resolution, and platform requirements.
- Collaborate closely with marketing, content, and creative teams to incorporate feedback, meet deadlines, and maintain organized project files and version control.
- Use performance insights to refine editing approaches and improve future content effectiveness.

Required Qualifications
- Proven professional or freelance experience in video editing with a strong portfolio showcasing social media or marketing videos.
- Expertise in editing short-form vertical content with a solid understanding of pacing, storytelling, hooks, and audience retention.
- Proficiency in at least one major editing software: Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, or DaVinci Resolve.
- Ability to work efficiently without compromising quality, with keen attention to timing, cuts, visual flow, and engagement.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage deadlines effectively.
- Ability to follow creative direction and incorporate feedback accurately.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits
- Experience with Adobe After Effects or motion graphics is a plus.
- Background editing paid social ads, YouTube videos, UGC-style content, brand videos, or performance marketing creatives.
- Familiarity with social media metrics such as watch time, audience retention, click-through rate (CTR), and engagement rate.
- Experience repurposing long-form content into short-form social videos.
- Previous work with marketing agencies, brands, creators, or fast-growing companies is advantageous.
- Opportunity to build a strong portfolio of performance-focused content in a fast-paced, creative remote environment.
- Potential career growth into roles such as Senior Video Editor, Creative Strategist, Content Producer, or Creative Lead.

Candidates should be passionate about storytelling and understand that great editing hinges on capturing attention quickly and maintaining viewer interest. The role demands someone who can adapt editing styles to fit different platforms while taking ownership of the final creative output. Daily tasks include organizing footage, editing various video formats, adding creative enhancements, exporting content for multiple platforms, revising edits based on feedback, and collaborating with teams to meet production schedules.

The hiring process includes a quick screening, portfolio review, a short video editing task, a client interview, and onboarding. Qualified applicants will be invited to complete a one-way video interview via Spark Hire to showcase their experience and approach to social media and marketing content.

If you have a strong portfolio and the skills to create compelling Reels, TikToks, Shorts, and marketing videos that engage audiences, this is an excellent opportunity to contribute to dynamic content creation and grow your career remotely. Apply today to join a creative team focused on producing high-performing video content across multiple platforms.