Video Editing Expert

Video Editing Expert at micro1

Join micro1's customer team as a Video Editing Expert and significantly influence how the next generation of AI learns professional editing workflows. This contract role offers a unique opportunity to work end-to-end on real projects using OpenShot or Shotcut. You will share your authentic editing process, decision-making, and creative problem-solving skills, directly impacting the development of digital tools by demonstrating the craft and mindset of an experienced video editor.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute comprehensive video editing projects—from raw footage organization to polished final export—using OpenShot or Shotcut.
• Showcase your real workflow, including asset management, sequencing, pacing, and creative problem resolution, while being recorded for AI training purposes.
• Collaborate with the team to capture your editing rationale and articulate your decisions clearly in both written and verbal formats.
• Continuously optimize project workflows, ensuring efficiency and high production value at every stage.
• Troubleshoot technical or creative challenges as they arise, proactively documenting your approach.
• Participate in feedback sessions, helping refine guidelines for video editing best practices.
• Contribute to an environment dedicated to knowledge sharing and process transparency.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Advanced expertise in OpenShot or Shotcut, with proven experience completing full projects from start to finish—this is absolutely essential.
• Strong portfolio of video editing work demonstrating your ability to transform raw footage into compelling stories.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a focus on explaining your choices and workflow.
• Ability to organize, manage, and optimize large sets of digital assets and timelines.
• Meticulous attention to detail and a proactive problem-solving mindset.
• Comfort working independently in a remote, distributed environment.
• Passion for education, collaboration, and advancing AI technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience teaching or mentoring others in video editing tools or workflows.
• Background in user experience, process design, or workflow optimization.
• Familiarity with newer trends in AI-driven content creation and editing.

Key skills/competency

• Video Editing (OpenShot/Shotcut)
• Workflow Optimization
• Digital Asset Management
• Creative Problem Solving
• Communication Skills
• Attention to Detail
• AI Training
• Process Documentation
• Feedback Integration
• Storytelling