Video Editor – Studio Production Assistant

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants anywhere in the world.

📋 Description

• Edit footage from studio, street interviews, and creators into concise vertical ads following briefs and editor notes.

• Restyle, enhance, or reconstruct specific shots utilizing AI video tools.

• Provide support for editing, AI generation, production, and operations teams as required.

• Take ownership of the weekly production calendar, which includes actor requirements, scripts, session estimates, cost documentation, and studio bookings.

• Cast and confirm actors, oversee cancellations, and arrange for replacements as necessary.

• Prepare script lists, studio links, teleprompter scripts, and full-day plans for production.

• Operate studio sets, verify framing, direct actors, make script adjustments, and manage the two-phone street interview setup.

• Conduct bi-weekly Monday test sessions for new actors and evaluate roster eligibility.

• Calculate studio expenses in pesos, acquire USD-converted receipts, and determine actor payment amounts based on actual hours worked.

• Verify footage item counts, report any missing footage, and deliver footage to creator managers for quality assurance.

• Review self-tapes, advance candidates, coordinate testing, and curate the core actor roster.

• Enforce deadlines for scripts and submission requirements from creator managers.

• Create additional in-house production formats.

• Achieve KPIs regarding edit turnaround, edit quality, booking accuracy, preparation, footage completeness, payments, cancellation coverage, casting pipeline, and independent session management.

⛳️ Requirements

• Strong proficiency in video editing.

• A portfolio showcasing short-form vertical ads that you have personally edited, including UGC, podcast clips, or street interviews.

• Skilled in Premiere Pro, CapCut, or DaVinci Resolve.

• Practical experience with AI video tools such as Higgsfield, Kling, or Seedance, or a strong ability to learn them quickly.

• Capable of transitioning between editing, AI generation, and production tasks.

• Native or near-native English proficiency.

• A keen production eye for framing, set dressing, and format quality.

• Talent direction abilities for both experienced and novice actors.

• Sound judgment for assessing self-tapes and performances on set.

• Ability to estimate shoot durations based on formats, actors, and script lengths.

• Basic budgeting skills, including cost sheets, hourly rates, and peso/USD payments.

• Comfortable using Notion, Google Sheets, Google Drive, WhatsApp, and teleprompter applications.

• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and driven by deadlines.

• Capacity to remain composed under pressure and adapt on set and during street interviews.

• Assertive communication skills and availability the night prior to shoots.

🏝️ Benefits

• Full-time employment.

• Remote work opportunities signified by the Worldwide and remote designations.