FREELANCE Commercial Video Editor & Motion Designer

Brandtailers LLC

FREELANCE Commercial Video Editor & Motion Designer

Newport Beach, CA
Part Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    We’re a fast-paced advertising agency looking for a talented freelance Commercial Video Editor to bring our video ads and commercials to life—especially for restaurant and automotive brands. You’ll be provided with the core assets (footage, script, and voiceover) and will be responsible for transforming them into compelling, polished, high-impact video content under tight timelines.

    What You’ll Do

    Edit and produce short-form and long-form video ads for restaurant and automotive clients

    Turn provided footage, scripts, and VO into dynamic, engaging commercial content

    Add motion graphics, text treatments, and light animation to enhance storytelling

    Maintain strong pacing, clean transitions, and a high level of polish

    Adapt creative for multiple platforms (paid social, web, streaming, etc.)

    Work efficiently in a fast-moving agency environment with shifting priorities and deadlines

    Collaborate closely with creative, strategy, and account teams to deliver on-brand results

    What We’re Looking For

    Proven experience editing commercial video content, ideally within an advertising agency

    Experience working on restaurant and/or automotive brands is strongly preferred

    Excellent knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects (required)

    Strong understanding of ad storytelling, timing, and performance-driven creative

    Comfortable taking direction, iterating quickly, and elevating work independently

    Highly organized, responsive, and able to manage multiple projects at once

    Thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

    Portfolio Requirement

    A portfolio is required showcasing relevant commercial or video ad work

    Restaurant, automotive, or lifestyle brand examples are a major plus

    Nice to Have

    Experience editing for paid social and performance marketing

    Familiarity with agency workflows and multiple client brands

    Strong motion graphics or animation skills beyond basic templates

    This is a freelance role with the potential for ongoing work for the right fit.

    This is a remote position.