Avid Media Composer Editor

What you'll do

Avid is the broadcast and feature-film standard, and this listing leans on that background rather than on creative cutting. The work is curation and labelling: reviewing video sequences, segmenting and tagging them to the project's guidelines, and adding accurate metadata and context so an AI model learns what it is looking at.

The asset management side of an assistant editor's job matters here. You organise media so it stays consistent and findable, write up the reasoning behind your editing decisions, and raise questions with project managers when the guidelines do not cover a case. The ad does not describe the footage or name the customer.

Who fits

• Professional experience with Avid Media Composer
• Familiarity with broadcast and film post workflows, particularly asset management and versioning
• Organised media and project management habits
• Care with labels and metadata entry
• Clear written and spoken communication

The ad sets the level at entry to mid-career and says senior expertise is not required. Assistant editors and edit-room coordinators who live in bins and metadata are arguably a better fit than cutters.

What it pays

$15–80/hour, the band micro1 applies to all of its editing-software listings in this set. There is no published basis for placement, no pay mechanism, and no hours or duration. Plan around the bottom until you have an offer.

Worth knowing

Good:

• Rewards organisational discipline that post-production rarely pays extra for
• Open to editors early in their careers
• Remote, no country restriction named

Less good:

• One opening
• A wide band with no stated basis
• Avid access: the ad asks for workflows in Media Composer but does not say whether a licence is provided
• No hours, duration or pay structure on the listing
• Contractor engagement: no benefits, your own tax to manage

About this listing

Posted by micro1 on its own jobs portal and read on 24 September 2026. The $15–80/hour band, the single opening and the qualifications above are its published text. Sister listings on the same band cover Adobe, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro and 3D animation. See micro1.