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Creative Director / Editorial Lead (AI Video Quality)

General

Full time

Remote

Type: Full-Time or Part-Time (high commitment)

Location: Remote

Start: ASAP

About Vidrush

Vidrush is building AI-powered tools that help creators produce high-quality YouTube videos faster — without sacrificing what matters most: story, pacing, style, and retention.

We’re building strong technology, but we’re missing something critical: editorial taste and creative direction. That’s why this role exists.

The Role

We’re hiring a Creative Director (AI YouTube Video Quality) to define what “great” looks like and guide our team toward consistently producing human-quality YouTube edits.

This is not a traditional editor job where you edit everything yourself.

Instead, you’ll review AI-generated videos and coach our developers on how to improve them — similar to how elite YouTube editors and creative strategists mentor creator teams.

You will own the creative standards and help us build repeatable systems so quality improves every week.

What You’ll Do

1) Review & Diagnose Video Quality

  1. Review generated videos and identify what’s working vs. what’s failing
  2. Spot issues in pacing, story beats, retention, clarity, tone, and visual cohesion
  3. Catch common failure patterns (awkward transitions, mismatched B-roll, generic motion graphics, inconsistent style, etc.)
  4. Give direct, high-signal critique — the kind a strong editor gives in a team review

2) Define the Creative Standard

  1. Create a clear “minimum viable quality” standard for outputs
  2. Build a style bible / guidelines around:
  3. pacing rules
  4. structure & beats
  5. transitions
  6. motion graphics consistency
  7. visual style cohesion
  8. documentary/storytelling principles
  9. Define what “human quality” means in a way that can be measured and improved

3) Coach the Team

  1. Translate editorial feedback into actionable direction engineers can implement
  2. Provide examples, references, and patterns (what to do vs. what to avoid)
  3. Run weekly feedback sessions with the team
  4. Help non-editor developers build stronger creative instincts

4) Improve the Motion Graphics / Style System

  1. Direct the evolution of our motion graphics library and overall visual style
  2. Ensure cohesion (fonts, timing, visual language, rhythm)
  3. Define SOPs for how visuals should support narrative beats
  4. Align style across outputs so it feels consistent and intentional

Who You Are

You likely have:

  1. Strong experience editing or directing YouTube content with real retention instincts
  2. A sharp eye for pacing, rhythm, narrative beats, and visual storytelling
  3. Strong taste in motion graphics and visual cohesion
  4. The ability to explain why something feels wrong and how to fix it
  5. The ability to coach others — you can mentor editors or non-editors effectively
  6. High standards + direct feedback style (we want someone who is critical)

We don’t mind if you’re critical of AI — in fact, that’s a plus.

The goal is to reach junior-to-mid human editor quality through strong direction and iteration.

Nice to Have

  1. Experience with faceless documentary / video essay formats
  2. Motion graphics experience (After Effects, templates, libraries)
  3. Experience leading or training editing teams
  4. Experience with SOP creation and production workflows
  5. Strong understanding of what top creators do differently (beat timing, retention, pacing shifts)

How We Work

  1. Small team, high ownership
  2. We ship fast, measure results, and iterate weekly
  3. You’ll work closely with founders and the dev team
  4. Your feedback directly shapes what we build next

How to Apply

Send:

  1. 2–4 examples of videos you edited or creatively directed (YouTube preferred)
  2. a short note describing how you evaluate “human-quality editing”
  3. your availability + timezone

Bonus (optional):

Include a 5-minute critique of any YouTube documentary/edit you think is “excellent” and why.

Apply