Social Media Video Editor (Freelancer)

About Us

Deccan AI Experts is a pioneering AI company founded by IIT Bombay and IIM Ahmedabad alumni, with a strong founding team from IITs, NITs, and BITS. We specialize in high-quality human-curated data, AI-first operations, and advanced AI evaluation systems.

About the Role

We are seeking a Social Media Video Editor (Freelancer) to support advanced AI evaluation initiatives focused on short-form video editing, social media content creation, platform optimization, and AI-generated video evaluation.

In this role, you will evaluate AI-generated short-form videos, social media advertisements, reels, shorts, and multimedia content. Your expertise will help improve AI systems designed for automated video editing, social media content generation, and creative AI applications.

This position is ideal for professionals with experience in social media video editing, digital content creation, post-production, influencer marketing, creative agencies, or multimedia production.

Responsibilities

• Create deliverables addressing real-world social media video production scenarios.
• Annotate and evaluate AI-generated short-form videos, reels, shorts, promotional videos, and social media advertisements.
• Assess AI outputs for engagement, pacing, storytelling, platform optimization, visual quality, and production readiness.
• Edit engaging short-form videos for platforms such as Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, and X.
• Optimize videos for vertical and platform-specific formats, ensuring appropriate aspect ratios, durations, safe zones, and export settings.
• Add captions, subtitles, motion graphics, transitions, call-to-actions, lower thirds, emojis, and visual effects to improve viewer engagement.
• Perform audio editing, including dialogue cleanup, background music, sound effects, voice synchronization, and audio balancing.
• Apply color correction and basic color grading to maintain visual consistency across social media content.
• Review AI-generated video edits for continuity, timing, readability of captions, branding consistency, engagement potential, and platform compliance.
• Identify editing artifacts, caption errors, audio issues, pacing problems, branding inconsistencies, and visual quality defects.
• Provide structured feedback to improve AI performance in social media video generation and editing workflows.
• Review peer-developed deliverables to maintain quality and consistency standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Multimedia, Film Production, Mass Communication, Digital Media, Graphic Design, Animation, or a related field is preferred.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience in social media video editing, content creation, digital marketing, post-production, or multimedia production.
• Creating engaging vertical videos optimized for social media performance.
• Adding captions, animated text, motion graphics, transitions, and branding elements.
• Synchronizing audio, music, voiceovers, and sound effects for engaging content.
• Reviewing AI-generated social media videos for quality, creativity, engagement, and platform readiness.
• Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro, CapCut, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, or equivalent video editing software.
• Familiarity with Adobe After Effects, Adobe Audition, Canva, or other content creation tools is preferred.
• Strong creativity, storytelling ability, and attention to detail.
• Excellent written English communication skills.
• Ability to critically evaluate AI-generated videos for engagement, editing quality, and technical accuracy.
• Ability to work independently in a remote, fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience editing content for influencers, brands, agencies, media companies, YouTube creators, or digital marketing campaigns.
• Experience with viral content formats, trend-based editing, UGC (User-Generated Content), and performance-driven creative production.
• Familiarity with AI-powered video editing tools, generative AI video platforms, multimedia annotation projects, or computer vision datasets.
• Knowledge of platform algorithms, audience engagement metrics, and social media analytics is an advantage.
• A portfolio showcasing social media video editing projects is highly desirable.

Why Join Us

• Competitive hourly pay: 1,500/hour
• Fully remote with flexible working hours.
• Opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge AI initiatives in multimedia, creative AI, and social media automation.
• Exposure to advanced AI systems focused on video generation, editing, and content optimization.
• Flexible project-based opportunities with global teams.
• Work on next-generation AI solutions supporting digital marketing, creator tools, and intelligent content production.