Video Ad Editor ($4 to $20/hour + Big Bonuses on Winning Ads)
Exchange Life · Fully Remote · Full-Time Contractor · ~40 hrs/week · $4 to $20 USD/hour depending on experience + bonuses
About Exchange Life
Exchange Life is one of the fastest-growing e-commerce travel jewelry brands in the US. We sell collectible country charms for travelers, with new products launching soon. Our content machine has generated over a quarter billion views across TikTok and Instagram.
Top performers earn much more than base through bonuses on ads that scale.
You'll make short-form video ads for TikTok, Reels and Meta in many different formats. The main skill is adapting fast to any format and making it perform. Every ad is judged on hook rate, retention and spend.
This is a long-term role. Many of our editors have been with us 2+ years, and the people who now set our creative direction started as editors here. You'll work closely with our Content Lead and Marketing team in a small team that moves fast and talks daily.
Where You'll Be in Six Months
Senior Video Ad Editor.
You can reach this title in your first six months if your work earns it. At that level you own concepts end to end, decide which formats and angles we test next, get real spend behind your ads, and start reviewing other editors' cuts. It's based on results, so you can move as fast as your work does.
Compensation & Earning Potential
- Base: $4 to $20 USD/hour depending on experience ($700 to $3,500/month full-time)
- Performance bonuses: Up to $525 per video based on ad spend, plus a $250 weekly bonus for the top concept and extra for workflow improvements.
- Rate reviews: Your rate goes up as you make winners, not on a yearly calendar.
Our top editors earn much more than their base because they make winners often. We'd rather pay a lot for ads that work.
What Success Looks Like
After 3-6 months, you're making ads in many formats that scale on paid and perform organically, with 50%+ thumb-stop rates and 30%+ hold rates. You pick up new formats fast and build on winners without needing direction.
Core Responsibilities
- Make video ads in many formats: AI movies, Pixar-style and crochet animation, AI songs, talking heads, UGC-style edits, voiceovers and trend formats
- Work on Fix, Multiply and Swing concepts plus ad requests, and post a short hypothesis with each video
- Take a new format or reference ad and turn it into our own version fast
- Test new hooks and angles inside each format, then double down on what wins
- Use paid performance data to decide what to cut next
- Review your past edits daily and fix what isn't working
- Work fast: AI concepts done within 24 hours
Must-Haves
- A strong recent portfolio of short-form video ads in several formats (20+ from the last few months)
- Comfortable directing AI tools (Claude/ChatGPT) to script, storyboard and generate video, then finishing in CapCut
- Sharp eye for detail: products in your ads must match the real product, and you own the final output
- You can watch a winning video ad and break down exactly what made it work
- You can read metrics (hook rate, retention, watch time, spend) and know what to change in the next cut
- You take feedback and don't repeat the same mistake twice
- Highly skilled in CapCut Pro or a similar editing tool
- Strong written and spoken English, and able to work on your own
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience cutting video ads for e-commerce or DTC brands
- Experience working with Meta or TikTok ad account data
- A track record of ads that scaled on paid
What You'll Learn Here
- Direct access to paid performance data, so you see which of your ads win and which die
- Loom and channel feedback from our Content Lead
Working Style
- Engagement: Independent contractor, paid in USD
- Location: 100% remote
- Hours: ~40 hrs/week, long-term role
- Schedule: Set your own hours, share them with us, and post sign-in, sign-off and updates in your channel.
- Time off: Flexible PTO. Take the time you need, just let the team know.
- Tools: CapCut Pro, AI coding assistants (Claude/ChatGPT), AI video and voice tools (e.g. ElevenLabs), Higgsfield for images, Foreplay and Playbook
- Working style: No micromanagement
How to Apply
It takes about 5 minutes. We review every application.