Music Editor

What you'll do

The title says music editor, but the work is video labelling. You watch clips and annotate them against a detailed set of guidelines: tag each action or event and mark exactly where it starts and ends, note scene changes and cuts, and flag where the pacing or intensity of the action shifts. You also label the tone or mood of each section and mark the point where it turns.

That last part is why micro1 is asking music editors. Cutting music to picture trains you to feel where a moment really begins, where a scene changes gear and where the mood tips, and to put the edit on that frame rather than near it. Here the same judgment goes into boundaries on a timeline instead of cue points.

The rest is discipline: applying the rules identically across every clip so the data stays consistent, going back over your own work to tighten boundaries that are slightly off, escalating borderline cases to project leads instead of guessing, and suggesting fixes where the guidelines keep causing confusion. There is a volume and quality target on assigned work.

Nothing in the ad says you will edit, score or listen critically to music. Whether the clips carry soundtracks at all is not stated, so apply for the timing work, not for music.

Who fits

Every qualification is listed as preferred, not required:

• A post-production or editorial background: music, video or sound editing, or similar
• A precise sense of timing, able to place where a moment truly begins and ends
• The patience to stay consistent across long sessions of similar material
• Comfort following written guidelines to the letter, every time
• The judgment to raise footage that does not fit the rules rather than force a label onto it
• Clear written and spoken communication with a remote team
• Video annotation or data labelling experience, which helps but is not needed

What it pays

$50–90/hour, micro1's published band, with nothing stated about what places you within it. No weekly hours, project length or pay structure beyond the hourly band are published.

Worth knowing

Good:

• 250 openings and a "High demand" badge
• No AI or labelling background required; editorial timing is the credential
• A strong hourly band for annotation work
• You are invited to suggest improvements to the guidelines

Less good:

• The music-editing skills in the title get you in the door; the work described is footage review rather than audio work
• Long, repetitive sessions of similar clips are the stated reality
• The footage, the customer and the project length are not described
• Contractor terms, with no benefits

About this listing

Posted by micro1 on its own jobs portal and read there on 30 September 2026. The $50–90/hour band, the 250 openings, the contractor terms and the qualifications above come from the listing. Unlike several of micro1's other $50–90 video roles, this ad does not say the footage shows robots. See micro1.