Video Editor – AI-Generated Serialized Vertical Content

Role Overview

We are hiring a highly disciplined and retention-obsessed Video Editor to craft high-performing short-form vertical episodes built entirely from AI-generated assets.

There is no live-action footage.

All visuals, characters, environments, and scenes are AI-generated and delivered through a structured pipeline in collaboration with:

 - Narrative Lead (Director / Scriptwriter)

• AI Content Creator / Prompt Engineer

Your role is to transform AI-generated scenes into emotionally compelling, high-completion short episodes optimized for mobile viewing and binge behavior.

This is not social content trimming.

This is retention-driven episodic editing.

Core Ownership

You are accountable for:

 - Episode pacing and rhythm

• Hook optimization within first 1–3 seconds

• Emotional escalation through edit timing

• Cliffhanger execution

• Subtitle clarity and mobile readability

• Final delivery quality and platform compliance

You own the viewer’s experience from frame one to final cut.

Key Responsibilities

Retention-First Editing

 - Edit vertical short-form episodes (9:16) including:

• Micro-drama episodes

• Trailers and teasers

• Recaps

• Performance marketing variations

• Structure edits for:

• Immediate visual hook

• Fast narrative clarity

• Escalating emotional beats

• High completion rate

• Strong end-of-episode tension

• Tighten pacing aggressively without damaging story coherence

AI Asset Assembly & Scene Continuity

 - Assemble AI-generated image and video sequences into cohesive scenes

• Maintain character and environment continuity through precise cut decisions

• Identify visual inconsistencies and flag them to the Narrative Lead and Prompt Engineer

• Enhance AI-generated visuals using subtle motion, reframing, zoom, or layering where appropriate

Subtitles, Sound & Emotional Texture

 - Add and format mobile-first captions for maximum readability

• Sync dialogue, music, and sound effects for emotional impact

• Maintain dialogue clarity and balanced audio levels

• Use sound design strategically to enhance tension and rhythm

Performance & Iteration

• Collaborate on A/B variations of:

• Opening hooks

• Scene pacing

• Episode endings

• • Review drop-off data and adjust edits to improve retention

• • Optimize edits for binge-through behavior across episodes

Workflow & Efficiency

 - Manage multiple episodes per week under tight production cycles

• Maintain reusable templates:

• Caption systems

• Hook formats

• End-screen structures

• Audio beds

• • Use AI-assisted tools for efficiency:

• Auto-captioning

• Audio cleanup

• Scene enhancement

• Rough cut acceleration

Must-Have Experience

 - 2+ years editing short-form vertical content

• Deep understanding of:

• Retention-based editing

• Hook optimization

• Cliffhanger timing

• Mobile-first pacing

• • Proficiency in Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, or similar

• • Experience with subtitles/captions and audio cleanup

• • Ability to handle high output volume with consistency

• • Strong instinct for emotional timing and narrative flow

Preferred Qualifications

 - Experience editing serialized or story-driven content

• Experience working with AI-generated visuals

• Motion graphics capability (After Effects or similar)

• Familiarity with viral vertical editing styles

• Exposure to AI-assisted editing tools

• Understanding of performance marketing creatives and hook iteration

Tools & Skills

• Editing: Premiere Pro / Final Cut / DaVinci

• Graphics (plus): After Effects / Photoshop

• Audio cleanup tools

• Organized remote workflow using shared cloud systems

• Strong communication and responsiveness in fast-iteration teams

Success Metrics

 - Improved episode completion rate

• Reduced first 5-second drop-off

• Increased binge-through rate across series

• Fast turnaround without quality degradation

• High alignment with Narrative Lead vision

• Low revision cycles

Who Thrives Here

 - Editors who think in emotional beats, not just cuts

• Creators obsessed with pacing precision

• Fast executors who value structure

• Detail-oriented builders comfortable inside AI-native workflows

• Collaborative team players who iterate without ego