Film Scene Description Specialist

Labelbox; Canada; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A company specializing in AI film descriptions is seeking a Film Scene Description Specialist in Canada. The role involves reviewing short scenes to produce structured visual descriptions, focusing on camera behavior and emotional tone. Candidates should have a background in film or cinematography and the ability to describe scenes without dialogue. This position offers compensation between $30 - $50 per hour.

Qualifications

• Background in film, directing, editing, or cinematography.
• Ability to describe scenes visually without referencing dialogue.
• Strong structured writing and scene-analysis ability.

Responsibilities

• Watch scenes and break them into visual beats.
• Describe camera movement, pacing, and blocking.
• Provide clarity notes where visuals are ambiguous.

Skills

Film background

Structured writing

Scene analysis

Visual description ability

Education

Film school or related education

Job description

About Alignerr

Alignerr works with AI labs that need high‑quality, human‑created descriptions of film and video. Our teams help models understand not just “what is on screen,” but how a scene is staged, paced, and emotionally framed.

Role Overview

The Film Scene Description Specialist reviews short scenes and produces structured beat‑by‑beat visual descriptions. This role focuses on describing scene flow, camera behavior, blocking, pacing, and emotional tone strictly through visual information, without relying on dialogue.

What You’ll Do

• Watch scenes and break them into visual beats
• Describe camera movement, framing choices, pacing, and blocking
• Communicate mood and tone using purely visual indicators
• Identify key transitions, reveals, or motifs in the scene
• Follow standardized formatting for scene summaries and beat breakdowns
• Provide clarity notes where visuals are ambiguousMaintain consistency across a large volume of scene descriptions

What You Bring

• Must-Have:
  • Background in film, directing, editing, cinematography, or film school
  • Ability to describe scenes visually without referencing dialogue
  • Strong structured writing and scene‑analysis ability
  • Comfort re‑watching clips to ensure accuracy
• Nice-to-Have:
  • Experience with script coverage, storyboarding, or pre‑vis workflows
  • Understanding of scene structure and storytelling fundamentals

$30 - $50 an hour