AI Cinematic Video Editor Senior-Level

David Kennedy Recruitment is working with a fast-growing international AI company to recruit a Senior AI Cinematic Video Editor for its R&D team. This is a deeply technical creative role focused on AI-generated video production, with end-to-end ownership from concept and prompting through editing, compositing and final delivery. 

Location: Worldwide (except Canada) (CET overlap not required), Remote

Employment type:  Full-time freelancer initially, potential transition to full-time B2B

Remuneration: Competitive salary.  

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own end-to-end AI video production from concept and prompting through editing, compositing and final delivery

• Lead creative and technical execution across AI-generated video projects

• Develop advanced prompting workflows to achieve high-quality and consistent visual results

• Work with current AI video generation tools and continuously evaluate emerging technologies

• Make independent technical and creative decisions throughout the production process

• Edit, composite and polish AI-generated content to final delivery quality

• Develop and refine workflows through continuous experimentation and iteration

• Solve complex production challenges independently

• Maintain strong narrative, character and visual consistency across sequences

• Share technical and creative learnings with the wider R&D team

• Contribute to the development and optimisation of AI-first content pipelines

• Work autonomously with minimal direction from concept through delivery.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Senior-level experience in video production, VFX or digital art

• Minimum 4 years of relevant professional experience

• Strong professional track record in AI-driven video production

• 100% comfort with explicit NSFW content

• Full comfort with hardcore NSFW content for MPC / Companion Mode work

• Advanced hands-on professional experience with current AI video generation tools such as Kling, Seedance, Runway, Pika, Happy Horse or equivalent

• Strong prompt engineering expertise

• Deep AI fluency with an active generative AI workflow

• Portfolio must demonstrate high-quality AI-driven video work

• Advanced Premiere Pro, After Effects or equivalent skills

• Ability to own finished production without relying on additional specialists

• Strong character, narrative and visual consistency across sequences

• High level of autonomy and independent decision-making

• Strong experimentation and iteration mindset

• Fluent English

• Comfortable receiving and implementing feedback

• ComfyUI experience is a strong advantage

• Advanced Stable Diffusion / AUTOMATIC1111 experience is an advantage

• Advanced prompting, LoRAs, refining, upscaling or inpainting experience is an advantage

• 3D or VFX background is an advantage

• Colourist experience is an advantage

• Model training experience including LoRAs, embeddings or fine-tuning is an advantage

• Photoshop and design skills are an advantage.

BENEFITS:

• Competitive salary package

• Fully remote working opportunity

• Worldwide location flexibility

• Full-time freelancer engagement initially

• Potential transition to full-time B2B

• High autonomy over creative execution and technical decisions

• AI-first working environment

• Premium AI tooling and workflows

• And many more!!!