Video Editing Professional

Mercor  ยท  via Devremote
๐Ÿ’ฐ $50/hr ๐ŸŒŽ Remote ๐Ÿ“ Remote, California โฐ Part Time

Job Description:

  • Contribute original footage personally shot and fully owned, or openly licensed footage
  • Author realistic editing briefs from the footage
  • Build post-production tasks end to end in editing software
  • Cut footage and introduce defects or distractors when required
  • Produce reference edits used to judge correct results
  • Write concrete, checkable grading criteria with editorial reasoning
  • Blind-solve tasks created by other editors
  • Write step-by-step solutions
  • Support training and evaluation of AI agents and frontier AI systems

Requirements:

  • 5+ years editing professionally in film and TV, commercials, broadcast news, or creator and social production
  • Own deliverables end to end
  • Fluent in at least one professional editor: Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, or Avid Media Composer
  • Basic color and audio cleanup skills
  • Comfortable with delivery specifications including resolution, frame rate, codecs, audio channel layouts, and frame-accurate cuts
  • Strong plus: library of unpublished original footage personally shot and fully owned
  • Strong plus: people on camera who will sign an appearance release
  • Submit a resume and link to a reel or portfolio
  • Complete a short AI interview about editing background
  • Provide information about footage ownership and consent for its use
  • Must not be a resident of California
  • Must be able to work approximately 12 hours per week
  • Must be eligible to work without H-1B or STEM OPT support

Benefits:

  • Fully remote role
  • Flexible schedule / completed on your own schedule
  • Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
  • Competitive pay
  • Opportunity to collaborate with leading researchers
  • Opportunity to help shape the next generation of AI systems
  • Reasonable accommodations upon request
  • Referral bonus of up to $250 per successful referral