2 days ago
Film Scene Description Specialist
Alignerr
Hybrid
Contractor
$80,000
Hybrid
Job Overview
Job TitleFilm Scene Description Specialist
Job TypeContractor
CategoryCommerce
Experience5 Years
DegreeMaster
Offered Salary$80,000
LocationHybrid
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Job Description
About Alignerr
Alignerr works with AI labs that need high-quality, human-created descriptions of film and video. Our teams help models understand not just “what is on screen,” but how a scene is staged, paced, and emotionally framed.
Role Overview
The Film Scene Description Specialist reviews short scenes and produces structured beat-by-beat visual descriptions. This role focuses on describing scene flow, camera behavior, blocking, pacing, and emotional tone strictly through visual information, without relying on dialogue.
What You’ll Do
- Watch scenes and break them into visual beats
- Describe camera movement, framing choices, pacing, and blocking
- Communicate mood and tone using purely visual indicators
- Identify key transitions, reveals, or motifs in the scene
- Follow standardized formatting for scene summaries and beat breakdowns
- Provide clarity notes where visuals are ambiguous
- Maintain consistency across a large volume of scene descriptions
Must-Have: What You Bring
- Background in film, directing, editing, cinematography, or film school
- Ability to describe scenes visually without referencing dialogue
- Strong structured writing and scene-analysis ability
- Comfort re-watching clips to ensure accuracy
Nice-to-Have
- Experience with script coverage, storyboarding, or pre-vis workflows
- Understanding of scene structure and storytelling fundamentals
Key skills/competency
- Film Analysis
- Visual Description
- Structured Writing
- Scene Analysis
- Cinematography
- Editing
- Storytelling
- Pacing
- Camera Movement
- Emotional Tone
How to Get Hired at Alignerr
- Research Alignerr's AI focus: Study their mission in AI and human-created descriptions to align your application.
- Highlight visual analysis skills: Emphasize your proven ability to describe complex scenes purely through visuals, without dialogue.
- Showcase structured writing: Provide examples of clear, concise, and structured scene breakdowns in your portfolio or resume.
- Tailor resume to film expertise: Detail your background in directing, editing, cinematography, or film studies prominently.
- Prepare for scene analysis tasks: Be ready to interpret and describe a film scene during interviews to demonstrate your skills.
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01What type of film content will I be analyzing at Alignerr as a Film Scene Description Specialist?
02How does Alignerr ensure consistency in scene descriptions across different specialists?
03What's the typical workflow for a Film Scene Description Specialist at Alignerr?
04What software or tools does Alignerr use for scene analysis in this role?
05Can I apply for the Film Scene Description Specialist role if my film background is academic rather than professional?
06How does the Film Scene Description Specialist role contribute to Alignerr's overall AI development goals?
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