Senior Video Editor

Studio Jadu’s operations are based in California, Zurich and Bangalore.\n\nRole\n\nWe are looking for a seasoned editor who is bored with the status quo and excited by the immense possibilities of AI powered, human controlled filmmaking. You will lead the editorial process for our internal IPs and pilot projects, working closely with Directors, AI Artists and Engineers.\n\nKey Responsibilities:\n\nNarrative Architecture: Lead the assembly of anime style episodes, trailers, and shorts, ensuring rhythmic pacing, emotional resonance, and character driven storytelling.\nAI Pipeline Integration: Work within our proprietary AI workflows to handle variable frame rates, upscaled assets, and generative layers.\nTechnical Problem Solving: Address common AI inconsistencies and hallucinations using clever editorial techniques, masking, and frame-blending.\nSound & Soul: Create sound design and music integration—ensuring the crunch of a battle scene or the ambience of a slice-of-life moment feels authentic and visceral.\nWorkflow Optimization: Collaborate with our tech team to provide feedback on our internal AI tools, helping shape the future of how AI video is edited.\nMentorship: Guide junior editors and creators on the nuances of anime-style editing (e.g., speed lines, freeze frames, and stylized transitions).\n\nWho You Are\n\n7 to 10 years of editing narrative fiction, trailers and stylised narrative based advertising or branded content.\nExpert-level mastery of Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects and DaVinci Resolve.\nYou have experimented with (or are eager to master) tools like NanoBanana, Veo,, Kling, ComfyUI and Eleven Labs. You see AI as a superpower, not a threat.\nYou understand codecs, color spaces (ACES/Rec.709), and the complexities of working with AI-generated frame data.\nYou thrive in a startup environment where the 'best way' to do things is being invented as we speak.\n\nBonus Points:\n\nExperience with 2D Animation workflow\nA background in VFX Compositing.\nA portfolio that includes high-energy trailers or actual anime style production credits.\nAn understanding of anime tropes, pacing, and visual language. You know the difference between a Shonen battle and a Seinen psychological thriller.