About the Company

Carpe is a deodorant brand based in downtown Durham, North Carolina. The company focuses on creative advertising, experimentation, and performance, using video content to connect with audiences and drive results. Its marketing spans paid social platforms, YouTube, and national television.

About the Role

Carpe is looking for freelance Video Editors to work closely with the Director of Creative Performance, turning raw footage and creative concepts into engaging, performance-focused advertisements. This is ongoing, project-based work rather than a one-time engagement, with the opportunity to build a long-term working relationship with the brand. The role involves editing both vertical short-form videos for paid social and horizontal content for YouTube and television. Editors will receive feedback, learn from campaign performance, and use those insights to improve future work. The position is fully remote and suited to an editor who works efficiently, understands storytelling and pacing, and enjoys refining creative work through experimentation.

Key Responsibilities

Edit video concepts for Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and other relevant platforms. Collaborate with the Director of Creative Performance to develop and refine each edit. Shape storytelling, pacing, sound, and motion to capture attention in the opening seconds and support advertising goals. Create vertical short-form videos and horizontal content for YouTube and television. Review campaign performance and apply insights to strengthen future edits. Manage multiple editing projects while maintaining quality and meeting deadlines. Incorporate feedback quickly and communicate progress, challenges, and potential delays clearly. Maintain high standards for details such as color, sound, motion, and the final frame.

Required Qualifications

Strong video editing skills, with a good understanding of storytelling and pacing. A portfolio demonstrating a range of work, including vertical short-form and horizontal video. Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects. An understanding of how storytelling and editing techniques can support advertising and sales objectives, particularly in short-form content. A personal editing setup and the ability to work independently from a creative brief. Reliable time management, with the ability to meet deadlines and flag potential delays early. A willingness to learn, improve, and refine editing skills over time. A collaborative approach to feedback and creative development. The ability to manage several edits simultaneously and iterate efficiently when feedback is received. Clear written communication, particularly through Slack and email. Strong attention to detail across the entire editing process.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with color grading, sound editing, and motion graphics. Experience creating paid social advertisements for Meta, TikTok, and YouTube. Experience editing user-generated content (UGC) and creator-led videos. Familiarity with campaign performance metrics, such as views, advertising spend, signups, and audience retention. Work Arrangement Remote position. Freelance, project-based engagement with ongoing work. Reports to the Director of Creative Performance. Department: Marketing / Creative. Application Requirements Applicants must email jon@mycarpe.com with the following: A short paragraph written in their own words explaining why the role interests them and why they would be a good fit. The application response must not be AI-written. Examples of their best video editing work to date. A resume attached as a PDF. Applications that do not follow these instructions will not be reviewed. Carpe states that every application submitted through this process is read.