Ethos
Video Editor
Remote US · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$105k-$185kDetected 21 days ago
FigmaAfter EffectsMotion DesignPremiere ProFinal Cut ProVideo ProductionCommunication
About the role
- We're looking for a creative and detail-oriented Video Editor to join our growing Creative & Brand team.
- This role sits at the heart of our new products creative engine - supporting IUL, annuities, and new product lines as they launch.
- You'll be focused primarily on short-form content across Meta, TikTok, and YouTube, editing high-performing assets using UGC, influencer content, and stock footage.
Responsibilities
- Edit raw footage into polished DR videos with engaging cuts, transitions, graphics, captions, and sound design optimized for Meta, TikTok, and YouTube
- Adapt and optimize edits for different platforms and formats, ensuring videos are formatted, captioned, and styled for each channel's distinct language and culture
- Collaborate cross-functionally with paid social strategists, influencer managers, and other stakeholders to get performance insights and align on creative direction
- Excellent understanding of design principles, typography, color theory, and composition
- Fast, independent, and iterative - you can drive multiple projects at once and respond quickly to feedback
Skills
- 3+ years of video editing experience with a focus on UGC, influencer, and stock footage for DR-focused paid social ads
- Strong portfolio demonstrating DR ad experience, storytelling ability, and how you've repurposed content to achieve performance goals
- Experience editing UGC and influencer content specifically, you know how to make creator content feel native and convert
- Strong understanding of paid social formats, hooks, and direct response best practices
- Bonus: experience editing creative for complex or considered-purchase products where the edit has to do more storytelling work
- Motion graphics and animation experience
- Proficient in Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut, Figma, and Frame.io
- AI-forward: you're already using AI tools in your editing workflow and excited to push further
- Genuine curiosity about advertising, culture, and what makes people stop scrolling
- #LI-Remote #LI-CM1
- The US national base salary range for this full-time position is $105,000 - $185,000.
Compensation
- The US national base salary range for this full-time position is $105,000 - $185,000.
Benefits
- Ethos is a leading life insurance technology company on a mission to protect families by democratizing access to life insurance and empowering agents at scale.
- With its robust three-sided technology platform, Ethos is transforming the life insurance experience for consumers, agents, and carriers alike.
- Ethos is redefining how life insurance is bought, sold, and underwritten.
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