Freelance Motion Designer​/UGC Video Editor

We're looking for a Junior to Intermediate Motion Designer/UGC Video Editor who thrives at creating high-performing social content. This role is ideal for someone who loves bringing ideas to life through video, has strong graphic design fundamentals, and is especially passionate about UGC-style ad creative. You'll work closely with our directors, account managers, creative strategists + designers, and clients to produce compelling content that drives results for a diverse roster of DTC brands.

Portfolio required to be considered.

You'll play a key role in transforming creative strategies, briefs, and raw footage into engaging social-first advertising assets. Your primary focus will be editing UGC content for paid social, while also contributing motion design, graphic design, and visual storytelling expertise across a variety of creative projects.

You'll work closely with creative strategists to understand the objective behind each concept and translate it into compelling video assets that capture attention and drive action. From sourcing visuals and designing graphics to editing footage and refining pacing, you'll be responsible for helping bring campaigns to life from concept through final delivery.

This role requires someone who understands modern social platforms and what makes creative perform within them. You should have strong instincts for hooks, storytelling, pacing, typography, and visual hierarchy, while maintaining a high level of craft and attention to detail.

You'll also collaborate with the broader creative team to continuously improve our creative output, contribute ideas during ideation sessions, and stay current on emerging creative trends, editing styles, and platform best practices.

• Edit UGC-style video advertisements for paid social platforms including Meta, Tik Tok, You Tube, and other emerging channels.
• Create motion graphics, animated assets, and visual effects that enhance creative performance and storytelling.
• Design supporting graphic assets including typography treatments, overlays, statics, thumbnails, and visual elements for video content.
• Collaborate closely with creative strategists to understand campaign objectives and execute against creative briefs.
• Interpret scripts, concepts, and creative direction into polished, performance-driven video assets.
• Review footage, select strong moments, and structure narratives that maximize engagement and retention.
• Maintain brand consistency while adapting creative to platform-specific best practices.
• Participate in creative brainstorming and contribute new ideas, editing techniques, and visual approaches.
• Incorporate feedback efficiently while managing multiple projects and deadlines.
• Stay current with trends in social media, UGC advertising, motion design, and video editing.
• Organize project files and maintain efficient workflows throughout production.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced agency environment.
• 2–4 years of experience in video editing, motion design, graphic design, or a related creative role preferred.
• Strong portfolio showcasing UGC editing, motion design, and graphic design work. Portfolio required to be considered.
• Experience creating content for social media advertising and direct-response marketing.
• Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Figma and Illustrator.
• Strong understanding of storytelling, pacing, hooks, and retention-focused editing techniques.
• Strong graphic design skills with the ability to support static ad development, create compelling visual concepts, and develop graphic-led motion assets, GIF-style animations, and visual storytelling elements that enhance creative performance.
• Understanding of platform-specific creative best practices across Meta, Tik Tok, and You Tube.
• Ability to receive and implement feedback while maintaining a positive and collaborative attitude.
• Passion for social media, creative testing, and performance-driven creative.

• Strong graphic design fundamentals including typography, layout, composition, and…