Video Editor

Posted 15hrs ago

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Video editing professional creating realistic post-production tasks and reference edits for Mercor. Writing grading rubrics and solutions to train and evaluate frontier AI agents.

Responsibilities:

  • Contribute original footage that is fully owned or openly licensed footage
  • Author realistic post-production editing briefs
  • Build tasks end to end in personal editing software
  • Cut footage and introduce defects or distractors when required
  • Produce reference edits against which correct results are judged
  • Write concrete, checkable grading criteria with editorial reasoning
  • Blind-solve tasks created by other editors
  • Write step-by-step solutions
  • Answer questions about available footage, ownership, and participant consent
  • Help train and evaluate AI agents and enhance AI systems

Requirements:

  • 5+ years editing professionally in film and TV, commercials, broadcast news, or creator and social production
  • Own deliverables end to end
  • Fluent in at least one professional editor: Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, or Avid Media Composer
  • Basic color and audio cleanup skills
  • Comfortable with delivery specifications including resolution, frame rate, codecs, audio channel layouts, and frame-accurate cuts
  • Submit a resume and link to a reel or portfolio
  • Complete a short AI interview about editing background
  • Must not be a resident of California
  • Must not require H1-B or STEM OPT support
  • Ability to work as an independent contractor
  • Original footage must be fully owned by the applicant or openly licensed
  • People appearing in owned footage must sign an appearance release if applicable

Benefits:

  • Fully remote role
  • Flexible schedule; can be completed on your own schedule
  • Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
  • Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance
  • Competitive pay
  • Collaborate with leading researchers
  • Referral opportunity to earn up to $250 per successful referral (referral limits apply)
  • Reasonable accommodations upon request