UGC Video Editor

The gist:

We’re looking for a highly-efficient video creative with unparalleled hustle. Ideally, you’re a post-production ace who can pump out video edits at lightning speed, but you also love to learn while doing—and thrive wearing many creative hats. Our team is young, hungry, and scaling fast—and as a data-driven company, we’re big on numbers. If you’re looking to play a key role in building out our ground-floor creative machine—and learn more in a year than most do in five—you’ve come to the right place.

What you’ll do:

• Edit social media videos (especially UGC & influencer content for social media & paid digital channels) seen by millions of people

• Work closely with our in-house copy team, targeting performance metrics

• Thoughtfully A/B test video concepts based on audience insights and previous tests

• Understand test results and incorporate learnings into future iterations.

• Ensure Kikoff brand stays consistent through projects.

• Elevate the creative. Execute and make your own choices to increase efficacy and validity of asset.

• Contribute to brainstorming sessions across many projects

• Transcribe content, caption videos, revise projects based on rounds of review, deliver in different orientations, and backup project files

What we’re looking for:

• Driven and Ambitious. You have the drive to move performance metrics, increase validity of asset, and communicate creative thoughts

• Technical Ability. A proficiency in Premiere Pro and familiarity with the entire Adobe Creative Suite

• Strategic. You have a keen business sense, and understand testing strategies through video creative

• Analytical. You’re not afraid to dive into the data (or learn how to interpret it!), look at previous insights, and make your own choices to optimize performance of the video creative you craft

• Collaborative. You’ll work side-by-side with the creative team & user-acquisition managers.

• Articulate. You can express the intentions behind your choices; leveraging data, hypotheses, and experience as reasoning for the ideas you’re championing

Bonuses

• Proficiency in motion design / GFX/ animation through After Effects or other platforms

• Skilled in Davinci Resolve and/or Lumetri Color

• Final Sound Mixing & Mastering Abilities

• Post Sound Design: music, foley, sfx

• Experience on an in-house creative team

Kikoff: A FinTech Unicorn Powering Financial Progress with AI
At Kikoff, our mission is to provide radically affordable financial tools to help consumers achieve financial security. We're a profitable, high growth FinTech unicorn serving millions of people, many of whom are building credit or navigating life paycheck to paycheck. With innovative technology and AI, we simplify credit building, reduce debt, and expand access to financial opportunities to those who need them the most. Founded in 2019, Kikoff is headquartered in San Francisco and backed by top-tier VC investors and NBA star Stephen Curry.

Why Kikoff:

This is a consumer fintech startup, and you will be working with serial entrepreneurs who have built strong consumer brands and innovative products. We value extreme ownership, clear communication, a strong sense of craftsmanship, and the desire to create lasting work and work relationships. Yes, you can build an exciting business AND have real-life real-customer impact.

💰 US salary range for this full-time position consists of base + equity + benefits

🏥 Medical, dental, and vision coverage - Kikoff covers the full cost of health insurance for the employee!

Visa sponsorship available: Kikoff is willing to provide sponsorship for H1-B visas and U.S. green cards for exceptional talent.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Kikoff Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities and considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.

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