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FREELANCE Commercial Video Editor (Portfolio Required)

Brandtailers |
Full-time
Newport Beach
Salary: $1,500 - $5,000/Mo
Advanced (5-10 yrs)
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.
About the company
Brandtailers
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Job code
EX-0A3BB441
Job type
Full-time
Location
Newport Beach
Work mode
On site
Experience level
Advanced (5-10 yrs)
Work schedule
Regular schedule