Video Editor

About Ethos

Ethos was built to make it faster and easier to get life insurance for the next million families. Our approach blends industry expertise, technology, and the human touch to find you the right policy to protect your loved ones. 

We leverage deep technology and data science to streamline the life insurance process, making it more accessible and convenient. Using predictive analytics, we are able to transform a traditionally multi-week process into a modern digital experience for our users that can take just minutes! We’ve issued billions in coverage each month and eliminated the traditional barriers, ushering the industry into the modern age. Our full-stack technology platform is the backbone of family financial health.

We make getting life insurance easier, faster and better for everyone. 

Our investors include General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, Google Ventures, SoftBank, and the investment vehicles of Jay-Z, Kevin Durant, Robert Downey Jr and others. This year, we were named on CB Insights' Global Insurtech 50 list and BuiltIn's Top 100 Midsize Companies in San Francisco. We are scaling quickly and looking for passionate people to protect the next million families! 

About the role

We're looking for a creative and detail-oriented Video Editor to join our growing creative team. This role is ideal for someone who has a strong understanding of creating video ads for a DR environment and telling compelling stories using  influencer and UGC content. In this role you'll be responsible for  collaborating, conceptualizing and editing a wide range of video content using UGC, influencer content, and stock footage that will be leveraged on acquisition marketing channels. You’ll work closely with our creative and marketing teams to craft innovative, high-converting assets optimized for platforms like Meta, TikTok, and more.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Edit raw footage into polished DR videos with engaging cuts, transitions, graphics, captions, and sound design
• Collaborate to brainstorm and pitch ideas for short-form video content using UGC, influencer material, and stock assets that are optimized for conversion focused channels
• Adapt and optimize edits for different platforms (TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, etc.), ensuring videos are formatted, captioned, and styled appropriately
• Make quick edits to existing tv content
• Edit and bring Youtube concepts to life leveraging b-roll and other content from an internal library
• Stay up to date on video trends, editing styles, and content formats to help guide fresh creative ideas
• Work cross functionally with paid social strategists, influencer managers and other stakeholders to get performance insights and align on messaging, tone, and creative direction
• Elevate and evolve Ethos influencer allowlisting and UGC videos helping to achieve ROAs goals
• Design a high volume of video edits working directly against a brief  or concepting and designing net-new creatives. In some cases you must be able to storyboard and clearly present ideas before moving into production
• Ideal candidate would have interest in art direction and identifying and pitching ideas that create business or user value  
• Must have an understanding of best practices for video creative across the paid social landscape and know how to work within brand guidelines

Qualifications and Skills: 

• 3-5 years of video editing experience with a focus on using influencer, UGC, and stock footage to create DR focused ads and bring concepts to life
• Experience editing videos with conversion-oriented goals and a proven ability to create high-performing paid social ads
• Strong portfolio demonstrating your experience making DR ads, storytelling ability and how you’ve repurposed content to achieve performance related goals
• Experience editing existing content to create videos for Youtube
• Strong understanding of paid social formats, and online video delivery
• Experience making cuts and edits to existing TV content
• Excellent understanding of design principles, typography, color theory, and composition
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to foster strong working relationships with team members and cross-functional partners
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Strong skills around critical thinking and storytelling
• Deeply knowledgeable in using Figma, FinalCut, After Effects and Premier Pro.
• Receptive to feedback in an iterative design process
• Able to work independently, drive multiple projects at a time, and iterate quickly
• Experience in DTC or financial services industry preferred

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The US national base salary range for this full-time position is $91,000 - $148,000. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. 

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include applicable bonus, equity, or benefits. 

You can find further details of our US benefits at https://www.ethoslife.com/careers/

Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. At Ethos we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace.

We are an equal opportunity employer who values diversity and inclusion and look for applicants who understand, embrace and thrive in a multicultural world. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Pursuant to the SF Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider employment for qualified applicants with arrests and conviction records.

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