Performance Video Editor
Job Description
<p><strong>Role Summary</strong></p> <ul> <li>Alpha Lion is looking for a Performance Video Editor to join one of our fastest-scaling brand pods. You’ll edit high-volume, direct-response video ads for Meta, TikTok, and YouTube that drive real revenue — and you’ll see exactly how your creative performs, with real ad spend behind it, every single week. Your work will be a core engine behind scaling this funnel to $1M/month in ad spend.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li>Edit direct-response video ads (UGC, testimonials, VSL cutdowns) for Meta, TikTok, and YouTube</li> <li>Deliver 5 new ad concepts per week with 4 variations each (25 assets/week)</li> <li>Iterate on winning ads based on real performance data</li> <li>Craft scroll-stopping hooks, tight pacing, captions, and sound design that maximize retention and conversions</li> <li>Keep project files, footage, and exports organized in a clean, scalable system</li> <li>Collaborate daily with a performance creative manager, copywriters, and media buyers</li> </ul> <p><strong>What Success Looks Like</strong></p> <ul> <li>25 polished, on-spec ad assets delivered every week, on time</li> <li>Your ads regularly become winners that carry meaningful ad spend</li> <li>Iterations shipped within 48 hours of performance feedback</li> <li>Near-zero ad rejections or rework due to quality or compliance misses</li> </ul> <p><strong>Who You Are:</strong></p> <ul> <li>You move fast and love shipping — volume and deadlines energize you, not scare you</li> <li>You care more about what converts than what wins film festivals</li> <li>You’re data-curious: you want to know how your ads performed and why</li> <li>You take feedback without ego and iterate relentlessly</li> <li>You’re organized — templates, naming conventions, and systems are your friends</li> </ul> <p><strong>Experience & Skills:</strong></p> <ul> <li>1–3 years editing short-form video, including real paid-social ad creative</li> <li>Advanced Premiere Pro (or equivalent); solid captioning, sound design, and basic motion graphics</li> <li>Portfolio of direct-response ads that ran with real ad spend</li> <li>Comfortable producing 20+ finished assets per week</li> </ul> <p><strong>Nice to have:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Experience in supplements, health & wellness, or other DTC e-commerce categories</li> <li>Familiarity with ad metrics (hook rate, hold rate, CTR, ROAS) and creative testing frameworks</li> </ul> <p><strong>Why Alpha Lion:</strong></p> <p>Alpha Lion is a fast-growing, performance-driven brand focused on helping people unleash their Superhuman potential. We are building scalable systems, raising the bar on execution, and creating long-term competitive advantage in our category.</p> <p>This role offers the opportunity to work on high-impact initiatives, learn rapidly, and grow alongside a company that values ownership, curiosity, and results. If you’re excited by optimization, experimentation, and building systems that scale, Alpha Lion is a place where your work will matter.</p> <p><strong>Application Process</strong></p> <ul> <li>Apply: Submit your resume + a brief note explaining why you’d crush it in this role.</li> <li>Screen: TA team reviews for skills and cultural alignment.</li> <li>Cultural + Behavioral: In this step, you will take a personality assessment to see how you will perform in the role, then review it