Performance Video Editor — Paid Social

Irvine, CA (Remote)

$75K/yr – $115K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 16 hrs ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end paid-social video editing for Bidbus, delivering weekly cuts and multiple asset variations from source footage, while collaborating with strategy and performance teams to optimize campaigns.

  • Lead in-house editing of paid-social video assets and multiple formats
  • Collaborate with strategy and performance marketing to drive testing and iteration

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Produce approximately 8–12 paid-social video cuts each week.
  • Turn creative briefs into first drafts within 48 hours.
  • Repurpose creator, UGC, organic, testimonial, and long-form footage into multiple paid-social assets.
  • Turn one source video into new hooks, openings, formats, lengths, angles, and calls to action.
  • Edit direct-response ads for Meta, TikTok, YouTube, and other paid channels.
  • Create platform-specific versions, including vertical, square, and horizontal formats.
  • Edit UGC, customer stories, dealership footage, interviews, founder-led content, and automotive videos.
  • Improve retention through pacing, captions, pattern interrupts, sound design, motion graphics, and visual storytelling.
  • Collaborate with creative strategy and performance marketing to iterate based on campaign results.
  • Identify reusable moments and winning elements across the Bidbus content library.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience editing short-form, paid-social, direct-response, or performance marketing videos.
  • Experience editing for a DTC, consumer technology, marketplace, agency, or performance-driven brand.
  • A strong portfolio that includes paid-social ads, UGC edits, repurposed content, and creative variations.
  • Expert proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro.
  • Working knowledge of After Effects, motion graphics, captions, sound design, and visual effects.
  • Strong understanding of hooks, retention, pacing, offers, calls to action, and conversion-focused storytelling.
  • Ability to find multiple creative opportunities within a single piece of source footage.
  • Able to follow a brief closely while using strong editorial judgment.
  • Comfortable working independently, receiving direct feedback, and moving quickly through revisions.

Preferred

  • Experience editing automotive, marketplace, local-service, or lead-generation advertising.
  • Familiarity with Meta and TikTok creative-performance metrics.
  • Experience using AI tools for editing, voiceover, captioning, asset generation, or workflow automation.
  • Experience repurposing podcasts, interviews, creator content, or long-form videos into short-form paid ads.
  • Examples of ads that scaled meaningfully or improved through creative iteration.

Benefits

  • comprehensive benefits.
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Bidbus, Inc

AI-First Marketplace for Dealerships to Buy Used Cars Directly From Consumers.Bidbus sources consumer-owned used cars and connects them to dealerships through an online auction held twice a week. Dealerships pay sellers directly and pick up the cars.Consumers receive higher offers due to dealer competition, and dealerships gain access to a better selection of cars than traditional sourcing methods—all while scaling efficiently with our AI-first approach.

Founded in 2022
Los Angeles, California, USA
15 employees (2 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
47.7K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$51.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
34.9%
Direct
54.8%
Referral
3.8%
Social
4.7%
Paid
1.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~15

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2 (13% of company)
Median Tenure
3.8 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
5

Funding

Total Funding
$18.3M
Last Raise
$15M
Series A

Funding History

  • Jul 2026
    Series A • $15M
  • Jul 2025
    Seed • $3.3M