Video Editor & Post Production Expert
AfterQuery • Remote
Education
Not stated
Type
Hourly
Pay Rate
$70/hr
Listed
29d ago
About this role
From the AfterQuery listing
Video editors in Premiere, DaVinci Resolve, and After Effects to evaluate video generation and demonstrate timeline workflows for frontier AI labs.
AfterQuery builds the expert evaluation data that frontier AI labs use to measure and improve their models. We're hiring video editors as contractors to author and grade the post production scenarios those evaluations run on, with motion graphics work folded in for editors who have it.
What you'll actually do
Author realistic post production scenarios from raw footage through final cut, the kind a working editor would actually receive.
Write reference critiques with the editorial reasoning behind each cut, from pacing and continuity to color and sound.
Grade generated video for continuity, pacing, motion quality, and whether it would survive a client review.
Demonstrate timeline workflows in Premiere, DaVinci Resolve, or After Effects the way editors actually work.
Who this is for
Video editors and post production professionals with at least two years of delivered work and a reel to show.
Editors who live in a professional NLE and can articulate why a cut works, not just make it.
Motion designers and animators are welcome here too, After Effects, Cinema 4D, or Blender depth is a plus on top of editing craft.
People with strong written English who can turn editorial instinct into clear, teachable reasoning.
Contract and pay
$50 to $90/hr, paid weekly via Stripe. Your rate is set from your experience, not negotiated down after you start.
Fully remote, fully async. No fixed hours.
Minimum 10 hours per week, no maximum. Scale up or down week to week.
No screen recording, no keystroke monitoring, no idle timers.
Independent contractor. Ongoing project work rather than single task batches.
How our hiring process works
Apply at /apply/video-editor-post-production-expert. About five minutes. Resume plus a few structured questions.
Resume review. Every application gets read against a published rubric and gets a decision.
Written assessment. You may be asked to take a written assessment for further placement.
Onboarding. Sign the contractor agreement, connect Stripe, and get platform access.
Project match. You're matched to live work in your specialty, usually within a week of onboarding.
About AfterQuery
AfterQuery is an expert data lab. We build the evaluation and training data that frontier AI labs use to measure what their models can and can't do in real professional work. Our contributors are practicing professionals, not annotators, and the work is credited, reviewed, and paid at professional rates.
How long hiring takes
Across the AI training platforms we refer candidates to, the median gap between referral and hire is about 30 days. It varies by platform and role, so treat it as a rough guide for this one.
Why this role
Few outlets pay Writing specialists what the leading AI labs pay for direct judgment. At $70/hr, this Video Editor & Post Production Expert role prices in the expertise itself, separate from hours billed or clients managed.
Talent pool
We're light on Writing candidates
We've matched 30 people with a Writing background against 397 Writing listings we've tracked, so most go out without one. Set up a profile and we'll consider you for a role like this one.
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Common questions
Do I need a PhD to qualify for AfterQuery?
Only for specialist roles: ML research, atmospheric modeling, bioinformatics, COBOL, and audit accounting positions require verifiable credentials, usually a PhD, master's degree, or 5+ years of professional experience. AfterQuery's domain screeners check credentials before confirming an assignment, so listing a degree without the matching experience won't get you through. Generalist reviewer roles have a lower bar but come up less often.
How long do AfterQuery projects last?
Typically 2 to 3 weeks at 10 to 20 hours a week. There's no guaranteed follow-on work once a project closes, so treat it as a high-pay burst contract rather than steady income. AfterQuery does re-hire specialists for new campaigns, but that depends entirely on what AI labs are training at the time.
What does asynchronous AI training work mean in practice?
No set hours, no check-ins, no meetings. You log in when you want, pick up an available task, complete it, and submit; nobody is waiting on you in real time. That's different from remote employment, where you're expected online during business hours. The tradeoff: you're competing with others for available tasks, so an empty queue means there's simply nothing to do until more work is released.
Do task-based AI training roles require an interview?
Most skip a live interview entirely and gate access through an automated assessment or qualification task instead. Where we've confirmed the specific requirement for this listing, it's called out above in What We Know About This Role.
What does Writing work look like for a Video Editor & Post Production Expert?
Tasks here are scoped to Writing, not generic labeling. As a Video Editor & Post Production Expert, expect to draw on real domain judgment (evaluating outputs, correcting errors, or providing expert reasoning specific to Writing) rather than following a one-size-fits-all rubric. If you don't have hands-on Writing background, this is likely not the right listing to start with.
What specific skills does this listing call for?
English and Expert are named directly in the listing. If you don't have hands-on experience with these, expect the screening process to test for them directly rather than accepting adjacent experience as a substitute.
How much does this specific role pay?
This listing is posted at $70/hr, an hourly rate. Pay can change between when we last checked the listing and when you apply, so confirm the current number on the platform's own application page before committing time.
What happens when I click Apply on this listing?
You'll be taken to Afterquery's external site to complete your application there. This listing links through a referral, but the process is identical to applying directly; the link just routes you correctly. Create an account on their site and follow their onboarding steps.