Colorist & Finishing Editor

Remolity, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cincinnatus LLC is seeking a senior colorist and finishing editor for a remote, US‑based role supporting an AI lab's generative video models. The ideal candidate has 7+ years in post‑production, credits on 2+ films, and hands‑on experience with Resolve or Baselight, HDR work, and editorial finishing.

You will set quality standards, curate benchmarks, critique model outputs, and help calibrate reviewers. This is a full‑time, approximately 40‑hour week engagement with W‑2 employment through

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional post‑production, color grading and finishing.
• Credits on 2+ professional films.
• Background in at least one of: Senior DI/Finishing Colorist, Finishing or Online Editor, Lead Narrative Editor, or Post‑Production Supervisor.
• Meticulous eye for color shifts, skin tones, contrast, banding and editorial rhythm.
• Hands‑on use of generative tools to create and finish test samples.

Responsibilities

• Set the quality bar: Define standards for color consistency, skin tones, pacing and HDR prep.
• Curate benchmarks: identify and grade strong examples of color grades and edits.
• Critique model outputs: review sequences and note color shifts, contrast, banding and rhythm.
• Shape reviewer pool and captions: define reviewer vetting and calibrate captions guidelines.
• Collaborate with experts to maintain evaluation consistency.

Skills

Senior colorist & finishing editor

7+ years post‑production

Resolve or Baselight

HDR and mastering

Tools

DaVinci Resolve

Baselight

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About the role

A leading AI lab is building generative video models that aim for theatrical-grade finishing: consistent color across shots, accurate skin tones, multi-shot pacing, clean scene cuts and HDR-ready deliverables. We're looking for experienced colorists, finishing and online editors, narrative editors and post-production specialists to help define what excellent finishing looks like, and to judge where the models get it right or wrong. This is a full‑time role of approximately 40 hours per week.

This is a W-2 employment position with Cincinnatus LLC, with the opportunity to be placed at a leading AI Lab as part of their extended workforce.

Scope of Work

• Set the quality bar: Define clear standards for color consistency, skin tones, multi‑shot pacing, scene cuts and HDR preparation, critique current evaluations, and help build a taxonomy of the ways generated footage fails.
• Curate benchmarks: Identify, grade, edit and curate strong examples of excellent and genuinely hard color grades and multi‑shot edits, and test early model capabilities against them.
• Critique model outputs: Review generated sequences and write precise, actionable notes on color shifts, contrast, banding and compression, and editorial rhythm.
• Shape the reviewer pool and captions: Help define how human reviewers are vetted and calibrated, and review captioning guidelines so color and editorial detail is described accurately.
• Collaborate with other experts to keep evaluations consistent and accurate.

What you’ll bring

• 7+ years of professional experience in post‑production, color grading and editorial finishing.
• Credits on 2+ professional films.
• A background in at least one of: Senior Digital Intermediate (DI) or Finishing Colorist (Resolve or Baselight, shot matching, HDR and Dolby Vision); Finishing or Online Editor (conform, color pipelines, mastering deliverables); Lead Narrative Film or Television Editor; or Post‑Production Supervisor or Color Science and Pipeline Specialist (ACES, Rec.709, Rec.2020, P3).
• A meticulous eye for color shifts, skin tones, contrast, banding and compression, and editorial rhythm.
• Hands‑on use of generative tools to create and finish test visual samples.
• Ability to engage reliably for approximately 40 hours/week during weekdays.
• Strong written communication and the ability to turn color and editorial detail into precise language for captions and evaluation templates.

Preferred Qualifications

• reliable access to a color‑accurate 4K/HDR display for pixel‑level review.

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Contract & Payment Terms

• About Cincinnatus LLC: Cincinnatus LLC is an enterprise staffing company that partners with leading technology companies to source and employ highly skilled professionals for contingent and contract‑based opportunities. Cincinnatus serves as the employer of record for these engagements, providing W-2 employment, payroll, benefits, and compliance, while placing employees directly within client teams to work on high‑impact initiatives.
• Equal Employment Opportunity: Cincinnatus is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or any other legally protected characteristic.
• We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Where you can work

This role is open to people based in: United States.

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