micro1Writing & content
Final Cut Pro Video Editor
up to $80/hr
About this role, in micro1's words
micro1 is engaging Final Cut Pro Video Editors to contribute to a customer’s project focused on video data annotation for AI training. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required — your domain knowledge is what matters.
What you'll do
Scope of Work
- Annotate and tag video content using Final Cut Pro to provide detailed, accurate metadata for AI training datasets.
- Leverage professional video editing skills to segment footage, mark keyframes, and highlight relevant scenes per project guidelines.
- Apply macOS editing workflows to efficiently organize and process media assets for annotation assignments.
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- Ensure consistency, accuracy, and quality in video annotations and post-production deliverables.
- Collaborate and communicate effectively with project coordinators through written updates and verbal discussions as needed.
- Participate in periodic reviews, incorporating feedback to improve annotation standards and workflow efficiency.
- Submit completed annotations and post-production assets according to specified documentation and delivery requirements.
Candidate background
Preferred Qualifications
- Hands-on experience with Final Cut Pro in a professional or academic context.
- Proficiency in applying video post-production techniques, including cutting, sequencing, and color correction.
- Familiarity with macOS-based editing tools and workflows.
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- Strong attention to detail and commitment to high-quality deliverables.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills; ability to document processes and collaborate remotely.
- Entry-level to mid-level background in video editing — ideal for those seeking to expand their portfolio in innovative data-driven projects.
- Interest or exposure to video data annotation, media organization, or related fields is a plus, though not required.
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Full job descriptionThe original posting, in micro1's words
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Role Title: Final Cut Pro Video Editor
Role Type: Contractor
Location: Remote
micro1 is engaging Final Cut Pro Video Editors to contribute to a customer’s project focused on video data annotation for AI training. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required — your domain knowledge is what matters.
Scope of Work
• Annotate and tag video content using Final Cut Pro to provide detailed, accurate metadata for AI training datasets.
• Leverage professional video editing skills to segment footage, mark keyframes, and highlight relevant scenes per project guidelines.
• Apply macOS editing workflows to efficiently organize and process media assets for annotation assignments.
• Ensure consistency, accuracy, and quality in video annotations and post-production deliverables.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with project coordinators through written updates and verbal discussions as needed.
• Participate in periodic reviews, incorporating feedback to improve annotation standards and workflow efficiency.
• Submit completed annotations and post-production assets according to specified documentation and delivery requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
• Hands-on experience with Final Cut Pro in a professional or academic context.
• Proficiency in applying video post-production techniques, including cutting, sequencing, and color correction.
• Familiarity with macOS-based editing tools and workflows.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to high-quality deliverables.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills; ability to document processes and collaborate remotely.
• Entry-level to mid-level background in video editing — ideal for those seeking to expand their portfolio in innovative data-driven projects.
• Interest or exposure to video data annotation, media organization, or related fields is a plus, though not required.
Working with micro1Pay, getting started and work, from micro1's own pages
What the platform publishes in general. These are not extra terms confirmed for this particular role.
- Getting paid
- Paid in US dollars twice a month through Deel, usually landing around the 5th and the 20th. Nothing is paid until Deel's identity check is done. library.micro1.ai/working/faqs, library.micro1.ai/working/payroll-policy
- Before your first paid task
- An AI interview with micro1's recruiter Zara, then your profile, ID verification, a KarmaCheck background check and the Deel contract. Some pipelines add a quiz or test task. micro1.ai/experts, micro1.ai/ai-interview-guide, library.micro1.ai/getting-started/next-steps-after-certif..., library.micro1.ai/working/faqs, library.micro1.ai/working/what-to-expect
- How much work
- Certification makes you eligible but does not guarantee placement. micro1's FAQ puts the usual commitment at about 15 to 20 hours a week, depending on the client. micro1.ai/experts, library.micro1.ai/working/faqs
- Contract
- Independent contractor, with the contract issued through Deel. library.micro1.ai/policies/understanding-your-expert-agre..., library.micro1.ai/working/deel
Read on the pages linked above on 23 Sep 2026. Platforms change these terms, so check the linked page before you rely on one.
Alex's experience on micro1A personal account, not a promise about your project
Alexruns this site and has worked on micro1 himself. Written 31 Aug 2026.
- Every interview I took used an AI interviewer, and some included a timed business exercise of around 25 minutes.
- On later applications, interview reuse on micro1 was often partial, and I still answered questions about one to three additional skills.
- I entered a requested rate for the job. One listing showed about $180 an hour. I requested about $160 and received the rate I entered. Those amounts are approximate, and this describes my application, not proof that a lower request caused acceptance.
- Onboarding and setup came to about 2 hours, with clear materials. Of the three platforms I worked on, it was the easiest transition into work. That is an estimate from my projects, not a platform average.
- On my micro1 project, Hubstaff showed time and mouse or keyboard activity, not screenshots, app names or website history. That describes what I saw, not every possible setup.
- I was paid for hours logged, once every 14 days, and I have not experienced late or incorrect payments. That was my arrangement.
One person's applications, not a promise about yours.
What happens after you apply, first-handHow does the pay compare?Across Writing & content roles, not this role alone
From our own daily reads of every open listing on the platforms we follow, not from micro1's posting. How we count.
Pay across the field: Writing & content
Across 32 roles in this field with a stated hourly rate in US dollars, on 9 platforms, the middle half pays $43 to $100 an hour at the top of the range, and the median is $68. This role's top rate, $80, is in the middle half. Of the 20 distinct rates we count, 13 are lower and 5 are higher.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Alignerr | 12 | $40 to $120 |
| micro1 (this platform) | 9 | $35 to $140 · median $80 |
| AfterQuery | 4 | $15 to $70 |
| Innodata | 2 | $15 |
| Mercor | 1 | $110 |
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This listing's history
- First seen here on 24 Aug 2026, and still on micro1's list when we last read it on 13 Oct 2026.
- The listed pay has not changed since then.
- Posted by micro1
- First seen by AIPayList
- Last seen live
- Listing ID
- 7c662ce4-ccf8-4cae-b71d-f904a5ca171e
Pay as the source states it: “micro1 job record, ideal_hourly_rate: $15–$80/hr”.
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