Commercial Video Editor & Post-Production Lead (AI Evaluation)

$70–120/hr

rate as listed

Workload: 40 hrs/week
Engagement: Project-based
Location: US
Field: Creative

Evaluate AI-generated commercial edits, design agency-style editing tasks and create reference timelines in Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve. This full-time W-2 role calls for shipped campaign credits, hands-on finishing knowledge and reliable weekday availability.

The work

You will turn real commercial post-production workflows into training and evaluation material for a generative AI team. Day to day, that includes designing hero cuts and cutdowns, building editable reference timelines in Adobe Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve, reviewing AI-generated edits and documenting issues in pacing, continuity, audio sync, color, title safety and delivery compliance.

Editorial and technical scope

The work spans :60 through :06 versions, 16:9, 1:1, 4:5 and 9:16 reframes, localization, re-tags, subtitles, safe areas, loudness and slate specifications. You may also create rubrics, run FFmpeg checks, manage .prproj, .drp, AAF, XML and EDL interchange, prepare ProRes or DNxHR masters and assess handoffs to color, VFX and audio.

What the screen is likely to test

Expect to verify named brand and campaign credits through a public portfolio or reel, then explain specific editorial decisions under follow-up. The screen may probe daily Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve use, working familiarity with Avid Media Composer and After Effects, Rec.709 finishing, interchange formats and your ability to distinguish a genuinely usable result from a plausible-looking output produced with Runway, Kling, Luma, Sora, Topaz, Adobe Firefly or Generative Extend.

Logistics

This is a W-2 position with Cincinnatus LLC, with placement as part of an AI lab's extended workforce. It requires at least 40 hours per week during weekdays; the listing does not specify whether the engagement is remote or how much work is asynchronous. Pay band: $70–120/hr

What they look for

5+ years of shipped commercial or agency editing with named brand and campaign credits
Expert daily use of Adobe Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve
Commercial versioning across broadcast, online video and social formats
Rec.709 grading, finishing, LUT handling and delivery in DaVinci Resolve
Editorial interchange, mastering and color, VFX and audio handoffs
FFmpeg-based media probing, transcoding and batch export workflows

Included with this listing

Interview prep — 10 questions

Matched to what this platform's screening actually measures. Answer each out loud in 60–90 seconds: claim → concrete example → implication.

What it tests: This tests whether your claimed experience is traceable to named campaigns and whether you personally handled substantive editorial work rather than only assisting or observing.
A strong answer: Choose credits that can be verified and distinguish your own cut, conform, versioning or finishing responsibilities from those of the director, agency and other post teams. Include the campaign deliverables and one concrete editorial decision for each.
Where people lose it: Candidates lose points by describing a production generally without naming the campaign, clarifying their credit or identifying which released versions they actually edited.

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