Video Editor

Absurd; Los Angeles, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Absurd is seeking a Video Editor to cut narrative films and commercials, owning the edit from first assembly to final cut. The role requires fast adaptation to evolving footage, collaboration with directors, and the ability to generate missing shots as needed.

You will manage several projects at once across diverse formats, bringing a strong sense of rhythm, sound, color, and an openness to AI-assisted workflows as part of the craft.

Qualifications

• Story rhythm and editorial judgment for narrative flow.
• Proficiency with professional editing tools and workflows.
• Understanding of sound design, color, and basic VFX concepts.
• Interest in exploring AI-assisted generation within editing.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Edit narrative films and commercials from first assembly through final cut.
• Collaborate with directors from initial review to delivery.
• Learn new tools and workflows quickly, and create missing shots as needed.
• Handle multiple projects across formats and genres simultaneously.
• Explain editorial needs to the product team and propose solutions.

Skills

Story instincts

Color & sound

VFX knowledge

AI curiosity

Fast learner

Tools

DaVinci Resolve

Premiere Pro

Avid Media Composer

Job description

Absurd is hiring a Video Editor to cut the work that comes out of our studio: narrative films and commercials for clients, and our own original projects. The edit is where these films succeed or fail, and you'd own that room.

The material is unusual. Some of it is generated, some of it is shot on camera, and plenty of it is both. So the job changes often: new tools, new workflows, new kinds of footage. We want someone who picks those up fast and treats it as part of the craft rather than an interruption to it.

Over time you'd likely learn to generate material yourself. When a cut needs a shot that doesn't exist, the fastest editor here is the one who can go and make it.

What you'd do:

• Edit narrative films and commercials from first assembly through final cut.
• Work with directors end to end, from the first look at the material through delivery.
• Pick up new tools and workflows fast, and eventually generate the shots and elements a cut is missing.
• Carry several projects at once, across a range of formats and genres.
• Tell the product team what the edit actually needs, and bring the solution with the problem.

What we're looking for:

• Story instincts: rhythm, performance, structure, and the judgment to cut.
• Fluency in the professional tools: DaVinci Resolve, Premiere, and Media Composer.
• A real grasp of sound design, mixing and color, and a working knowledge of VFX.
• Curiosity about AI generation, and the willingness to learn it as part of the job.

Every role is full-time, in person, and based in Los Angeles.