Video Editor - San Francisco, CA

About Ethos · 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 c ...

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About Ethos
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 offers instant, accessible products and a seamless online process that requires no medical exams and just a few health questions; it eliminates traditional barriers, making it easier than ever for everyone to protect their families. Ethos is redefining how life insurance is bought, sold, and underwritten.

About the role
We're looking for a creative and detail-oriented video editor to join our growing team. This role is ideal for someone with a strong understanding of direct response (DR) environments and a talent for telling compelling stories using influencer and UGC content. You'll be responsible for editing high-converting assets using UGC and stock footage across our entire acquisition funnel. From high-energy Meta and TikTok ads to long-form YouTube content and broadcast-quality TV spots.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Edit raw footage into polished DR videos with engaging cuts, transitions, graphics, captions, and sound design.
• Adapt and optimize edits for different platforms (TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, etc.), ensuring videos are formatted, captioned, and styled appropriately
• Make quick edits to existing tv content
• Edit and bring Youtube concepts to life leveraging b-roll and other content from an internal library
• Stay up to date on video trends, editing styles, and content formats to help guide fresh creative ideas.
• Collaborate to brainstorm and pitch ideas for short-form video content using UGC, influencer material, and stock assets that are optimized for conversion focused channels.
• Have motion graphic and animation experience.
• Work cross functionally with paid social strategists, influencer managers and other stakeholders to get performance insights and align on messaging, tone, and creative direction.
• Elevate and evolve Ethos influencer allowlisting and UGC videos helping to achieve ROAs goals
• Design a high volume of video edits working directly against a brief or concepting and designing net-new creatives. In some cases you must be able to storyboard and clearly present ideas before moving into production.
• Ideal candidate would have interest in art direction and identifying and pitching ideas that create business or user value
• Must have an understanding of best practices for video creative across the paid social landscape and know how to work within brand guidelines.
• Have an understanding of paid social metrics and be able to apply data based learnings to their work.

Qualifications and Skills:

• 3-5 years of video editing experience with a focus on using influencer, UGC, and stock footage to create DR focused ads and bring concepts to life.
• Experience editing videos with conversion-oriented goals and a proven ability to create high-performing paid social ads.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating your experience making DR ads, storytelling ability and how you've repurposed content to achieve performance related goals.
• Experience editing existing content to create videos for Youtube.
• Strong understanding of paid social formats, and online video delivery.
• Experience making cuts and edits to existing TV content.
• Excellent understanding of design principles, typography, color theory, and composition
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to foster strong working relationships with team members and cross-functional partners
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Strong skills around critical thinking and storytelling
• Must have deep knowledge using Figma, FinalCut, After Effects, Frameio and Premier Pro.
• Receptive to feedback in an iterative design process
• Able to work independently, drive multiple projects at a time, and iterate quickly

The US national base salary range for this full-time position is $105,000 - $185,000. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only and do not include applicable bonus, equity, or benefits.

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Don't meet every single requirement? If you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. At Ethos we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace.

We are an equal opportunity employer.. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Pursuant to the SF Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider employment for qualified applicants with arrests and conviction records.

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