Paid Social Video Editor & Designer (Contractor)

Los Angeles or Remote

Marketing – Member Growth /

Contractor /

Remote

ABOUT THRIVE MARKET

Thrive Market was founded in 2014 with a mission to make healthy and sustainable living easy and affordable for everyone. As an online, membership-based market, we deliver the highest quality healthy, and sustainable products at member-only prices, while matching every paid membership with a free one for someone in need. Every day, we leverage innovative technology and member-first thinking to help our over 1,600,000+ members find better products, support better brands, and build a better world in the process. We are also a Certified B Corporation, a Public Benefit Corporation, and a Climate Neutral Certified company.

Join us as we bring healthy and sustainable living to millions of Americans in the years to come.

THE ROLE

We’re looking for a versatile, high-performance Video Editor and Digital Designer who specializes in building paid social ads that convert. This contractor will play a key role in producing video and static content that fuels Thrive Market’s acquisition engine across Meta, TikTok, YouTube, and Snap. This is a role for a true performance-minded creative: someone who can edit compelling videos, design scroll-stopping statics, and—ideally—write sharp ad copy that drives clicks and conversions. You’ll work closely with strategists, marketers, and other creatives to transform raw footage and concepts into high-impact ad creative that performs across platforms.

This is a contract position.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Edit video ads for paid social with a direct-response lens: strong hooks, fast pacing, emotional payoff, clear CTAs, and platform-native style
Design static ads and concept graphics for Meta, TikTok, Snap, and YouTube using DR best practices
Think like a strategist: Translate briefs into performance-driven creative, combining strategy, storytelling, and aesthetic execution
Edit influencer and UGC footage into polished, high-converting ads without losing authenticity
Build ad variants for creative testing: version, iterate, and adapt top-performing ads for scale
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure creative aligns with brand voice, audience insights, and business goals
Contribute strategically: Suggest ideas for new formats, editing structures, and ad concepts based on platform trends and performance data
Work fast, smart, and with precision—managing multiple assets and deadlines while upholding a high creative bar
Write copy that converts: Develop on-screen text, headlines, and scripts that are optimized for platform, brand voice, and performance

QUALIFICATIONS

3–5+ years of experience editing paid social ads and designing high-performing statics for DTC, subscription, or high-growth brands.
Proven experience creating ads for Meta (FB/IG), TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Snap.
Strong portfolio showcasing direct-response video and static creative with measurable performance results.
Deep understanding of visual storytelling, digital design principles, and conversion psychology.
Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively in a fast-paced, test-and-learn environment.
Skilled in Adobe Premiere (After Effects a plus)
Skilled in Adobe Photoshop; must be comfortable with light retouching as needed (i.e. extending background of image, adjusting product placement etc.)
Strategic and collaborative thinker who understands the relationship between visual design and copy—comfortable contributing to light copywriting and iterating on messaging
Proactive and flexible mindset—equally comfortable executing fast-turnaround deliverables and participating in higher-level creative ideation
A strong portfolio of direct-response social ads that showcase your ability to hook, convert, and perform—especially on TikTok and Meta
Strong typography, layout, and color theory skills
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, managing multiple projects with tight deadlines while maintaining quality of deliverables
Self-driven, adaptable, and eager to push creative boundaries
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex ideas into effective ad strategies.
Strategic, growth-oriented creative self-starter with a proven track record in paid ad creation, from brief intake to final edits.
A direct-response visual storyteller who understands how to hold attention, build momentum, and drive action through editing and design.
Fluent in platform-native content creation across TikTok, Meta, Snap, and YouTube/YT Shorts.
Experienced with influencer and UGC editing — you can polish raw iPhone footage into high-converting ads without losing authenticity.
A strategic thinker who can read a brief, understand a KPI, and build creative that ladders up to the broader business objective.
An efficient operator who thrives in a fast-paced, testing-heavy environment with tight deadlines and lots of iteration.
Highly organized and detail-oriented, capable of managing multiple projects and versions at once.
Exceptionally skilled at image curation, visual storytelling, typography, layout, form and color
A self-starter that doesn’t always wait for briefs to jump on culturally forward ideas that we can make in house.
Comfortable articulating design choices with strategic reasoning, tying decisions to brand goals and user experience.
Highly collaborative and vocal team player.
Bonus: You can write compelling social ad copy, headlines, and CTAs that perform in a direct-response context and/ or familiarity with Motion, Triple Whale, or creative analytics platforms

CONTRACT DETAILS

This is a full-time, contract position, 40 hours a week
Compensation details: $35-$50/hr

At Thrive Market, we value diversity and inclusion, and we are proud to foster an environment that embraces it. We expect that all individuals contracting for Thrive Market would agree.

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