Expert Video Editor for AI Video Evaluation

OpenTrain AI; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 72,000 - 192,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenTrain AI seeks an Expert Video Editor to review, evaluate, and refine AI-generated videos, animations, and visual effects within a contractor project. You will apply strong post-production knowledge and visual storytelling to assess outputs and help build reliable evaluation resources.

The project runs 3–6 months with remote, project-based contracting. Strong English, a bachelor’s degree, and extensive video production experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Significant professional experience in video editing or visual media production.
• Expertise in post-production, audio editing, visual storytelling, animation, and visual effects.
• Proficiency with Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, or DaVinci Resolve.
• Fluent English proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate AI-generated videos, animations, and visual effects.
• Refine visual media outputs for AI training and benchmarking.
• Organize and label video and other media assets.
• Assess storytelling and instructional quality.
• Apply stakeholder feedback to visual and narrative work.
• Develop evaluation rubrics and curated datasets.
• Identify weaknesses, edge cases, and opportunities to improve visual generation.
• Identify weaknesses, edge cases, and opportunities to improve narrative generation.

Skills

Video editing

Visual storytelling

Post-production

Attention to detail

Deadline management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

After Effects

Final Cut Pro

DaVinci Resolve

Job description

About OpenTrain

OpenTrain AI is the hiring and contracting organization for this role and the #1 platform for finding and building careers in AI training and data labeling. OpenTrain connects skilled contributors with projects that help shape how modern AI systems learn, create, and respond.

• Apply through OpenTrain and create an account for free.
• Work as a contractor on a project supporting AI development.
• Join a fast-growing field where human expertise directly improves AI systems.

About AI Training Work

AI training is the human side of building artificial intelligence. Contributors review examples, evaluate model outputs, and prepare high-quality data so AI systems can produce more accurate, useful, and creative results.

In visual media projects, experienced professionals help assess generated videos, animations, and effects for storytelling quality, instructional value, technical execution, and consistency. This work offers a direct opportunity to influence the development of cutting-edge creative AI.

• Contribute to AI training and benchmarking through expert visual evaluation.
• Use professional judgment to identify weaknesses, edge cases, and opportunities for improvement.
• Work remotely with flexible project-based contracting arrangements.

The Role

OpenTrain is seeking an Expert Video Editor to review, evaluate, and refine AI-generated videos, animations, and visual effects. You will combine strong post-production knowledge with visual storytelling expertise to assess model outputs and help create reliable evaluation resources.

This contractor project is expected to run for 3 to 6 months. The compensation range is $30 to $80 USD per hour, with a target rate of $50 USD per hour.

• Employment type: Contractor
• Experience level: Expert
• Project duration: Expected 3 to 6 months
• Compensation: $30 to $80 USD per hour
• Expected rate: $50 USD per hour
• Working language: English

What You'll Do

You will evaluate visual and narrative generation across AI-produced media, organize source materials, and apply structured feedback to improve the quality of training and benchmarking datasets. The work requires careful attention to both creative intent and technical execution.

• Review and evaluate AI-generated videos, animations, and visual effects.
• Refine visual media outputs for AI training and benchmarking.
• Organize and label video and other media assets.
• Assess storytelling and instructional quality.
• Apply stakeholder feedback to visual and narrative work.
• Develop evaluation rubrics and curated datasets.
• Identify weaknesses, edge cases, and opportunities to improve visual generation.
• Identify weaknesses, edge cases, and opportunities to improve narrative generation.

Requirements

Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree and have significant professional experience in video editing or visual media production. You should be able to discuss relevant experience as a Video Editor and demonstrate advanced knowledge of post-production and visual media workflows.

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Significant professional experience in video editing or visual media production.
• Expertise in post-production, audio editing, visual storytelling, animation, and visual effects.
• Proficiency with Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, or DaVinci Resolve.
• Relevant experience in AI video, animation, and educational media.
• Strong accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong organization and deadline management skills.
• Clear communication and collaborative feedback skills.
• Fluent English proficiency.
• Comfort working in English.

Who Should Apply

This opportunity is designed for experienced video editors and visual media professionals who can evaluate creative work critically and communicate actionable feedback. It is especially relevant to candidates with backgrounds in AI video, animation, educational media, or related post-production work.

• Video editors with substantial professional production experience.
• Visual storytellers who can assess narrative and instructional effectiveness.
• Post-production specialists comfortable reviewing animation and visual effects.
• Professionals who are organized, precise, collaborative, and deadline-focused.
• Candidates based in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, or Ireland.