Video Editor and Digital Designer (Contractor)

Position Overview

Thrive Market is seeking a versatile, high-performance Video Editor and Digital Designer specializing in building paid social ads that convert. This contractor will be instrumental in producing video and static content to fuel Thrive Market’s acquisition engine across Meta, TikTok, YouTube, and Snap. This role is for a performance-minded creative capable of editing compelling videos, designing scroll-stopping statics, and ideally, writing sharp ad copy that drives clicks and conversions. You will collaborate closely with strategists, marketers, and other creatives to transform raw footage and concepts into high-impact ad creative that performs across platforms.

Employment Type: Contractor

Responsibilities

• Edit video ads for paid social with a direct-response lens, focusing on 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 direct-response best practices.
• Translate briefs into performance-driven creative, combining strategy, storytelling, and aesthetic execution.
• Edit influencer and UGC footage into polished, high-converting ads while maintaining authenticity.
• Build ad variants for creative testing, iterating and adapting top-performing ads for scale.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure creative aligns with brand voice, audience insights, and business goals.
• Suggest ideas for new formats, editing structures, and ad concepts based on platform trends and performance data.
• Work efficiently and precisely, managing multiple assets and deadlines while upholding a high creative bar.
• Develop on-screen text, headlines, and scripts 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, comfortable with light retouching (e.g., extending background of image, adjusting product placement).
• Strategic and collaborative thinker understanding 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 demonstrating ability to hook, convert, and perform, especially on TikTok and Meta.
• Strong typography, layout, and color theory skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, managing multiple projects with tight deadlines while maintaining quality.
• Self-driven, adaptable, and eager to push creative boundaries.

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.

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