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Video Editor & Post-Production Expert (English)

You will help evaluate AI-generated video by drawing on professional post-production experience. Your work includes creating realistic editing scenarios, explaining editorial choices, and assessing how well generated footage works as a finished piece.

Field
Design & media
Where
United States, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia +89 more
Commitment
part time
Hours
up to 20/week
Posted
6 days ago

Pay data for your profession: Visual design AI trainer jobs

How this pay compares

At $70/hr (the midpoint of $50 to $90), this role pays more than 50% of the 58 open design & media roles with a listed pay range, the same as the median.

Among platforms with 10 or more priced design & media roles, Mercor has the highest median ($75/hr across 15 roles) and OpenTrain AI the lowest ($70/hr across 35).

OpenTrain AI roles that closed since late October stayed listed a median of 31 days (122 roles). OpenTrain AI posted this one 6 days ago.

Computed from 2,746 open roles we track across Mercor, micro1, Handshake AI, Alignerr, Appen and OpenTrain AI, refreshed daily. Midpoints of listed ranges; “up to” ceilings are left out of medians.

What you would earn at this rate

Per week, before tax

$1,400

Per month, if the work is steady

$6,067

Tax
Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $1,534 a month for self-employment tax plus federal income tax at the 12% bracket (25%, before state tax). Outside the US, your own country's rules apply.

Assumes paid hours only; unpaid assessments, onboarding and gaps between projects lower the real figure. Full take-home calculator · Track what you actually earn

Open design & media roles on each platform

The same kind of work, priced on every platform we track, with the best-paid open role on each.

PlatformOpenMedianBest-paid open role
Mercor15$75/hrCommercial Video Editor & Post-Production Lead (AI Evaluation)$70-120/hr
OpenTrain AIthis role35$70/hr2D Design Expert AI Evaluator$125/hr
micro13$70/hr3 pricedSenior Photographer$55-105/hr
Alignerr5$40/hrFilm Scene Description Specialist$40-120/hr
Handshake AI9up to $125/hr2D Design ExpertUp to $125/hr

“Up to” rows list only ceilings, so their median is a maximum, not comparable with the range midpoints above them.

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The full listing

As posted on OpenTrain AI. See the original

The work

You will help evaluate AI-generated video by drawing on professional post-production experience. Your work includes creating realistic editing scenarios, explaining editorial choices, and assessing how well generated footage works as a finished piece.

  • Create post-production scenarios from raw footage through a final cut.
  • Write critiques that explain the reasoning behind editing choices.
  • Rate AI-generated video for continuity, pacing, motion quality, and readiness for a client.
  • Demonstrate timeline workflows in Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or After Effects.

Pay and requirements

  • Pay: $50 to $90 per hour.
  • Hours: At least 20 hours per week; the role description says the schedule is flexible.
  • Location: Remote, open to candidates in the countries specified for this role.
  • Work arrangement: Part-time independent contractor.
  • Language: Professional fluency in English for writing editorial explanations.
  • Experience: At least 2 years of professional video editing or post-production experience.
  • Tools: Hands-on proficiency in Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or Final Cut Pro.
  • Portfolio: A reel or portfolio showing delivered work.

Preferred experience

  • Motion graphics or 2D or 3D animation experience with After Effects, Cinema 4D, or Blender.
  • Color grading or sound design experience.
  • Experience with broadcast, agency, or high-volume social content.

How to apply

Apply on OpenTrain with your resume, then complete the application on the hiring site.

About OpenTrain and AI training

OpenTrain is a free platform where people find AI-training and data-labeling projects, build a profile, and apply. AI training work uses human examples and feedback to help develop and evaluate AI systems, including video models.

From applying to your first payment on OpenTrain AI

  1. 1

    Create a profile

    Create a free OpenTrain profile with your domains, languages and hourly rate.

  2. 2

    Apply

    Apply to the listing. Some listings hire through OpenTrain; others send you to the hiring platform.

  3. 3

    Funded milestones

    The client funds each milestone before work starts.

  4. 4

    First payment

    OpenTrain pays out to your connected payout method when the client approves the milestone. It doesn't publish a fixed payout schedule.

Sources: OpenTrain: AI training careers, OpenTrain docs: invoicing and payouts

Full OpenTrain AI profile: watch-outs and the public record →

Pay history

OpenTrain AI has listed this role at $50-90/hr since Nov 7, 2026 with no change.

Across OpenTrain AI's design & media roles, the median listed pay was $31/hr on Nov 1, 2026 (10 roles) and is $70/hr as of Nov 11, 2026 (35 roles).

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