Greenlight is looking for a Senior Video Editor, Paid Social to own the craft and performance of our video creative across paid social. You'll take strategy and raw footage and turn them into scroll-stopping, high-performing video — and you'll bring the editorial point of view and platform expertise to shape what gets made, not just execute the cut. This is a role for someone who's spent years in the edit bay for performance marketing and has the instincts, speed, and taste to lead by example.
This is a senior, high-ownership role. We're looking for someone who can run point on our most important edits, set the bar for craft and pacing across the team, and mentor junior editors as our video output scales.
Your day-to-day:
Lead editing for our highest-priority and highest-spend paid social campaigns, from brief through final delivery
Set the creative and technical bar for hooks, pacing, and platform-native storytelling across the team's output
Independently make strong creative calls on ambiguous or underspecified briefs, looping in strategists as needed rather than waiting on direction
Partner closely with creative strategists to understand and challenge the strategic rationale behind a brief
Use performance data (CTR, hook rate, thumb-stop rate, and other paid social metrics) to inform edit decisions and proactively recommend new creative directions
Build a feedback loop between what's performing and how the team edits going forward
Serve as the go-to expert on platform specs, native conventions, and emerging formats across Meta, TikTok, and YouTube
Identify and test new editing styles and formats ahead of the curve, rather than reacting to trends after they've peaked
Set the standard for turning raw, imperfect creator footage into polished, high-performing assets
Give clear, specific feedback to creators (directly or through strategists) on what footage will and won't cut well, improving submission quality over time
Review and give feedback on edits from junior and mid-level editors, raising the craft bar across the team
Help onboard new editors, sharing tools, shortcuts, and editorial standards
Help build and document workflows, templates, and best practices that let the team move faster without sacrificing quality
Act as the editorial voice in conversations with creative strategy and brand, defending craft decisions with clear rationale
Manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously, prioritizing across a fast-paced, iterative production cycle
What you'll bring to the table:
5+ years of experience editing video for paid social, performance marketing, or digital advertising, with a track record of high-performing creative
A standout reel showing range and mastery of short-form editing: hooks, pacing, captions, and platform-native formatting at a senior level
Advanced proficiency in Premiere Pro (After Effects strongly preferred; CapCut a plus)
Deep, current knowledge of specs, algorithms, and best practices across Meta, TikTok, and YouTube
Fluency in reading and acting on paid social performance data to inform creative decisions
Experience giving and receiving structured creative feedback, including mentoring more junior editors
Proven ability to work independently, manage ambiguity, and prioritize across multiple concurrent projects under deadline
Strong communication skills — you can articulate the "why" behind an editorial choice to both creative and non-creative stakeholders
Nice to have:
Experience building or managing editorial workflows, style guides, or training materials for a team
Experience editing UGC/creator content specifically for paid ad campaigns at scale
Familiarity with fintech, family finance, or consumer subscription products
Motion graphics or animation experience beyond the basics
Experience partnering directly with media buyers on creative testing strategy
