Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey . Position: Video Editing Professional Type: Contract Compensation: $50/hour Location: Remote Commitment: 12 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Contribute original footage you shot and fully own or source openly licensed footage. Author realistic editing briefs from it.
- Build each task end to end in your own editing software. Cut, introduce defects or distractors, and produce the reference edit a correct result is judged against.
- Write grading criteria with concrete, checkable standards and the editorial reasoning behind them.
- Blind-solve tasks built by other editors and write up a step-by-step solution.
- Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.
Qualifications
- Must-Have
- 5+ years editing professionally in film and TV, commercials, broadcast news, or creator and social production.
- Fluent in at least one professional editor ( Premiere Pro , DaVinci Resolve , Final Cut Pro , Avid Media Composer ), including basic color and audio cleanup.
- Comfortable with delivery specs: resolution, frame rate, codecs, audio channel layouts, and frame-accurate cuts.
- Preferred
- A library of unpublished original footage you shot and fully own, with people on camera who will sign an appearance release.
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Film Editor - Fully Remote | Up to $50/hr employer: Mercor
Mercor is an exceptional employer that champions innovation and creativity in the AI sector, offering a fully remote work environment that promotes flexibility and independence. With a strong focus on employee growth, team members are encouraged to take ownership of their projects while benefiting from a supportive culture that values collaboration and continuous learning. Joining Mercor means being part of a forward-thinking company backed by industry leaders, where your contributions directly impact cutting-edge search technologies.
