Targeted Victory - Freelance Video Editor

Video Editor is needed in Arlington, United States.

Client: Targeted Victory

Location: Arlington, VA

Contract: Freelance

Job Description

Targeted Victory is a full-service marketing agency built on the belief that creative is the most important part of any campaign. We partner with mission-driven organizations to produce political and issue-advocacy advertising that moves fast, lands hard, and stands up to scrutiny. We are seeking an experienced freelance video editor to collaborate with our award-winning creative team on high-impact, digital-first video across short- and long-form formats. Targeted Victory has helped power more than $395M in digital advertising and raise $1.95B for causes, and has been recognized multiple times as a top workplace and employer in political tech.

Responsibilities

• Edit persuasive political and issue advocacy ads ranging from long and short form (including cutdowns and platform-specific versions).
• Collaborate with creative leads to shape story, pacing, and performance across various styles including direct-to-camera, documentary, contrast, and rapid-response.
• Build compelling narratives from mixed assets, including professional footage, archival/news, stock, stills, graphics, VO, music, and sound design.
• Create clean, organized project workflows that enable fast iteration and precise revisions under deadline pressure.
• Deliver final exports across common specs and destinations (social, OTT, CTV, web), including audio mix standards and caption/subtitle delivery where needed.

Requirements

• 5+ years professional editing experience (agency, campaign/political, documentary, brand, or issue advocacy preferred).
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro (and comfort working with After Effects assets/templates when needed).
• Collaborative, feedback-friendly communicator who can take direction and also make smart, independent editorial calls.
• Comfort working in political environments and high-sensitivity moments.

Bonuses to Have

• After Effects fluency (light motion, compositing, troubleshooting, template adaptation).
• Experience delivering for broadcast/OTT specs (where applicable), including loudness targets and QC-minded finishing.
• Strong sound instincts (dialog cleanup, music editing, SFX, punchy mixes).

About Us

Targeted Victory is a full-service marketing agency providing optimized outcomes in the digital age. We are made up of fresh thinking, curious-minded, supportive, and team-oriented individuals. Our clients, including national political and international decision makers, count on our team of top strategists to provide comprehensive solutions and strategic counsel on public affairs, advertising, media planning, fundraising, and reputation management. We have collectively raised our clients more than $1.95 billion in online fundraising, managed over $395 million in digital advertising, delivered over 24 billion emails and 7.5 billion text messages, and have sold and fulfilled over 3.5 million units of merchandise. Targeted Victory is the proud recipient of the Washington Post Top Workplaces for 2025, 2023, and 2022, Reed Award for Best Employer in 2022, and the Campaign Tech Award for Best Employer in 2021.