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Editor

TrueShort · Los Angeles, CA, USA ·

Pay:
$250–$350 per day
Job type:
Contract

Editor
About TrueShort
TrueShort is one of the fastest-growing streaming apps in the United States. An AI studio and streaming platform where we experiment, develop and release original series and films constantly. No development purgatory.

Built for mobile-first viewing, TrueShort delivers premium, bingeable storytelling across an expanding slate of genres, reimagining how modern audiences discover and experience great stories.

Our team is experimenting at the frontier of AI-powered entertainment production across animation, live action, and emerging storytelling formats.

Backed by Jeffrey Katzenberg (Founder of DreamWorks), Scott Belsky, Ravi Nandan (A24), Khosla Ventures, and others.

Role Overview
We’re looking for Editors to help assemble original series and films across a wide range of genres and formats.

Editors at TrueShort play a critical role in shaping pacing, emotion, clarity, and continuity across our productions. You’ll work with AI-generated visuals, narration, music, sound design, and motion assets to help transform raw creative material into polished episodes and short-form content.

Projects may include animation, cinematic storytelling, experimental formats, comedy, action, sci-fi, horror, romance, kids & family, and more. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys storytelling, editing, internet-native pacing, and working inside fast-moving creative workflows.

Responsibilities

Edit short-form episodes and visual content using AI-generated footage and assets

Assemble visual sequences from scripts, storyboards, and shot lists

Shape pacing, timing, emotion, and narrative clarity

Integrate narration, music, sound effects, and dialogue

Add subtitles, titles, and basic motion graphics when needed

Maintain visual and storytelling consistency across projects

Collaborate closely with AI filmmakers, editors, and showrunners

Organize project files and prepare final exports for distribution

Help refine and improve evolving post-production workflows

Preferred Skills & Experience

Strong experience with Adobe Premiere Pro and/or DaVinci Resolve

Experience editing narrative, animated, or short-form content

Comfortable organizing large volumes of footage and visual assets

Familiarity with Frame.io or collaborative review pipelines is a plus

Understanding of AI audio and voice tools (ElevenLabs, Suno, etc.) is a plus

Experience with AI video workflows and generation tools (Kling, Veo, Seedance, Runway, etc.) is a plus

Familiarity with motion graphics or cleanup workflows is a plus

Compensation & Details

Contract Role

$250–$350 per day

Potential for long-term employment or full-time role

Los Angeles preferred (hybrid/in-person encouraged)

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