Mercor
Mercor
51 – 200 Employees
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Video Editor for AI Training Tasks

Create realistic video editing tasks, reference cuts, and grading rubrics to train and evaluate AI systems. Use professional editing software to build and independently solve post-production workflows.

Description

  • Provide footage you shot and own, or use openly licensed footage
  • Write realistic editing briefs
  • Build complete post-production tasks in your own editing software
  • Edit footage and add defects or distractors when needed
  • Create reference edits for judging completed work
  • Write clear, verifiable grading criteria grounded in editorial reasoning
  • Independently solve tasks created by other editors
  • Document solutions step by step
  • Create post-production tasks for training and evaluating AI agents

Requirements

  • Bring at least five years of professional editing experience in film and television, commercials, broadcast news, or creator and social media production
  • Manage deliverables from start to finish
  • Be proficient in at least one professional editor: Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, or Avid Media Composer
  • Have basic color correction and audio cleanup skills
  • Work confidently with delivery specifications, including resolution, frame rate, codecs, audio channel layouts, and frame-accurate cuts
  • Provide a resume and a link to a reel or portfolio
  • Complete a brief AI interview about your editing background
  • Applicants residing in California are not eligible
  • H-1B and STEM OPT candidates cannot be supported at this time
  • Work as an independent contractor
  • Use professional footage that you own outright or that is openly licensed
  • Obtain consent from people shown in footage you own, and secure appearance releases where applicable

Benefits

  • Work fully remotely
  • Set your own schedule for completing the work
  • Receive weekly payments through Stripe or Wise
  • Earn competitive pay
  • Collaborate with leading researchers
  • Help shape the next generation of AI systems
  • Request reasonable accommodations
  • Earn referral payments of up to $250 for successful referrals, subject to referral limits

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