Social Video Editor in Lewes

About Us

Ancient + Brave is a female founded, mission-driven wellness brand with an award-winning range of collagen, supplements and functional blends. Rooted in ancient wisdom and validated by science, our simple daily rituals support our community in nurturing whole body health. Ancient + Brave has been recognised in The Sunday Times 100 fastest-growing private companies for three consecutive years - most recently placing 7th - and ranked 4th in the Oresa Retail Growth Index in 2025. It's a reflection of the quality of what we build, the community we serve, and the discipline with which we operate. We care deeply about the impact we have - on our customers, our community and the world around us. As well as a B Corp, we are a member of 1% for the Planet, contributing 1%+ of all revenue to environmental and social causes - putting people and the planet at the heart of all we do. As an equal-opportunity employer we are committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace culture, where we are brave, connected and intentional - and lead with integrity in all we do.

This is an initial fixed-term opportunity (FTC) of 2-3 months, ideally starting within the next few weeks. We welcome applications from candidates seeking full-time, part-time, or flexible arrangements. We operate from beautiful head offices overlooking the river Ouse in Lewes, East Sussex.

THE ROLE

Video is critical to success in today's paid media environment and we’re delighted to be creating our first in house role dedicated to this incredibly important work. This individual will be a part of a small but mighty performance creative team and will cut the short-form video that runs across Meta now and TikTok over time: this will include creator and UGC footage, product work, internal expert pieces and EGC as well as studio shoots and archive. You will work from briefs set by our Performance Creative Strategist and alongside a Social Graphic Designer, in a small team dedicated to incredible paid advertising, producing work at pace and quality.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Cut for performance
• Edit short-form video for paid social: hooks, pacing, captions, sound design, colour, versioning
• Build multiple distinct cuts from the same source material, meaning one shoot or one creator asset can work across several angles and audiences as we develop for different needs and optimise at pace
• Recut and refresh live assets as performance data comes in, making small and wholesale changes as needed to deliver incremental performance
• Deliver to spec across placements and formats whilst remaining high quality and on brand at all times
• Find the opportunity in broad material
• You’ll watch everything that comes in, from creators, shoots, community content and the archive, and know what we have so that when the brief comes you have the perfect pieces at your fingertips
• Bring editing ideas back to the Performance Creative Strategist and Art Director that build on the briefs you have and which enable us to step into new territories
• Use AI tools thoughtfully and where relevant, for versioning, subtitling, rough assembly and clean-up without losing the human touch that we’re loved for
• Work in an organised way and use the filing systems defined to ensure a searchable library where good footage does not get lost
• Work as part of a tight high performing team
• Sit with the Performance Creative Strategist through briefing and review so edits are shaped brilliantly to align to the brief and the opportunity.
• Work with the Social Graphic Designer so motion and statics support each other- building on each other's ideas and supporting each other to be greater than the sum of your parts
• Take craft and brand direction from the Creative Director and Art Director to ensure all assets remain on brand and on target
• Support the wider creative team on brand and campaign content when the calendar allows it
• Capture, where it helps Competently and autonomously self-shoot simple product, texture and talking-head content when a brief needs footage that we do not already have
• Direct experts, colleagues and creators on camera with confidence generating quality assets efficiently.

What We're Looking For

• Your background
• Proven experience shooting and editing short-form video for paid social at volume, with a reel that shows the work and, ideally, what it delivered
• Fluent in Adobe Creative Suite and After Effects, or equivalent as well as using a range of AI programmes with an ever growing curiosity as to what is possible.
• Genuine understanding of what makes video perform on Meta and TikTok: the first second, the hook, retention, captions, sound off and sound on
• Experience turning source material into a large number of distinct assets
• Comfortable with basic capture: camera, lighting and sound to a good standard on a self-shoot setup
• DTC brand experience, ideally wellness, beauty, supplements or food and drink

Who you are

• Fast, and good. You have a workflow that lets you deliver volume whilst maintaining quality. You’re as passionate about the brands you work with as you are the performance of the ads and you balance these things at all times.
• Curious about the numbers. You want to know how assets performed and you use what you learn to make your next work better
• You spot opportunities naturally. Given a folder of rushes you come out with ideas beyond briefs and try new things to see what might work
• Comfortable with daily feedback in a small team where everything is seen by everyone
• Organised with media, files and versions
• You like pace, change and a constant stream of deliverables, you thrive in volume with an active creative mind and you're always excited about the next asset.

Further, to truly thrive at Ancient + Brave you will need to embody the spirit of our brand and align with our company culture. For us that is a series of shared beliefs:

• WE BELIEVE IN BRAVERY — We are: Courageous, Bold, Experimental
• WE BELIEVE IN INTEGRITY — We are: Honest, Accountable, Ethical
• WE BELIEVE IN CONNECTION — We are: Collaborative, Inclusive, Open
• WE BELIEVE IN INTENTION — We are: Purposeful, Proactive, Focused

Please Note

This is an office-based role at our stunning Lewes offices. Please apply only if you’re within a reasonable commute. We’re not seeking recruitment support for this role at this time.

WHY JOIN US

Ancient + Brave are a community-built brand and embracing innovation and sustainability with social and environmental responsibility is at the heart of everything we do. We hold ourselves accountable to the highest standards when it comes to our commitment to balance profit and purpose - working with us means being part of building a truly sustainable product. We are B Corp certified and members of 1% for the Planet, committed to giving back 1%+ of all sales towards helping environmental partners, so we can work together towards a better future for our planet.

At Ancient + Brave you’ll find an engaging, collaborative and inclusive work environment where your talents will be nurtured, and your contributions valued. We provide all our team members with suitable laptop computers & headphones and our office is equipped with monitors, ergonomic chairs and sitting + standing desks. Our kitchen is fully stocked with the usual supplies as well as limitless supply of A+B products (you also get 50% off on any product you wish to purchase). We pay a discretionary bonus based on a mix of company performance and individual contributions and review our salaries annually. Our pension contributions are ESG invested (so no pharma, weapons or other ethically questionable investments). Our Private Medical Insurance is designed to support your health and wellbeing, providing swift access to high-quality care whenever you need it most. Our Medicash plan offers access to specialist consultations, 24/7 Virtual GP and health screenings as well as dental, optical and complementary therapies and access to confidential support via its EAP programme. Our Mintago platform gives employees access to financial wellbeing advice and support as well as retail discounts and salary sacrifice schemes, which cover childcare, cycle to work, gym membership, groceries, electric vehicle and mobile/tech purchase. In addition to our regular annual holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays, we also offer one Wellbeing day to use as needed. We offer continuous training & professional development opportunities and our team members get to enjoy complimentary nutrition and workout sessions in the office. We support a number of charities, coordinating our fund-raising initiatives for maximum impact. We hold two social events a year to come together and connect in a meaningful way.

An important note on our ways of working… As a fast-paced scale-up, we’ve found that spending time together in person is hugely beneficial to the way we’re needing to communicate, collaborate and drive the business forward. We’ve worked hard to make our new HQ (a beautiful riverside office situated in Lewes, East Sussex) an inviting and friendly environment for all of our team members and we expect any new joiner to be in the office full time. We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace culture. We embrace varied perspectives and encourage creativity that knows no bounds. While most of our roles are advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time setup where appropriate.