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TrueShort

Editor

Los Angeles, CA · On-site +1

$250 - $350/day

No development purgatory. Built for mobile-first viewing, TrueShort delivers premium, bingeable ... Potential for long-term employment or full-time role * Los Angeles preferred (hybrid/in-person ...

FedWriters, Inc.

Technical Editor

Camp Pendleton, CA · On-site

$81K - $88K/yr

... Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) efforts. write, revise, edit, format, and maintain ... On-Site: This full-time, on-site position will work Monday through Friday, Core hours at Camp ...

TrueShort

AI Music Composer & Editor

Los Angeles, CA · On-site +1

No development purgatory. Built for mobile-first viewing, TrueShort delivers premium, bingeable ... Potential for long-term employment or full-time role * $200-$450 per episode * Ongoing work with ...

SFMOMA

Senior Editor, Publications

San Francisco, CA · On-site

Schedule : Full Time, 35 hours/week, at least three days working onsite Reporting to the Director ... in development;take the lead inrefining departmental and cross-departmental workflows;expand ...

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What is the difference between Full Time Development Editor vs Full Time Content Editor?

AspectFull Time Development EditorFull Time Content Editor
Primary RoleDevelops and refines book or publication content, overseeing manuscript development from draft to final version.Reviews, edits, and manages existing content for clarity, accuracy, and consistency.
Required SkillsStrong editing, project management, and developmental editing skills.Editing, proofreading, and content management skills.
Work EnvironmentTypically in publishing houses, educational institutions, or media companies.In publishing, media, or corporate content teams.

While both roles involve editing, the Full Time Development Editor focuses on developing and shaping new content during the creation process, whereas the Full Time Content Editor primarily reviews and refines existing content. Development Editors are more involved in the early stages of content creation, ensuring the material aligns with the project goals, while Content Editors focus on polishing and finalizing content for publication.

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TrueShort

Los Angeles, CA • On-site, Remote

$250 - $350/day

Full-time

Posted 5 days ago

Job description

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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