Short Drama Creative Editor Intern

NewsBreak
Mountain View, CA
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience in short-form video editing and an interest in performance marketing.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with short-form video editing experience and a drive to analyze performance metrics
    — “You're curious about data. You're happy to look at CTR and CPI and change a creative based on what you see”
  • Individuals with a strong grasp of platform-specific ad policies and creative standards
    — “check each one for specs, subtitles, hook strength and ad-policy compliance on each platform”
  • Recent graduates or students in film, media, or design with a focus on vertical short-form content
    — “Current student or recent graduate in film, media, design or a related field, with a short-form video editing portfolio”

Things to consider

  • The role requires availability in either Mountain View or Beijing, with no indication of remote flexibility
    — “one in the SF Bay Area and one in Beijing”
  • The internship involves a significant time commitment with 24+ hours per week
    — “24+ hours/week”

How to stand out

  • Include a portfolio showcasing short-form video editing and AI-assisted workflows
    — “with a short-form video editing portfolio. Please include a link to your work”
  • Highlight your ability to identify strong hooks and optimize for viewer retention
    — “You get hooks and beat-synced cuts, and you can explain why a specific ad makes people stop scrolling”
  • Demonstrate familiarity with platform-specific ad policies and creative requirements
    — “ad-policy compliance on each platform”
  • Showcase experience with AI tools for editing, dubbing, or translation
    — “Use AI tools to work faster. Use AI for auto-subtitling, dubbing, translation and smart editing”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Individual

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What success looks like

  • cutting trailers and ad creatives
  • QC partner creatives
  • producing creative variants
  • running short-drama channels
  • using AI tools
Typical background
current student or recent graduate in film, media, design or a related field

Skills & requirements

Required

Short-form Video EditingTrailers And Ad CreativesQC Partner CreativesPerformance MarketingAI ToolsCreative VariantsSocial Media Channels

Preferred

Motion GraphicsAI Tools For EditingAd Policies On Overseas Social Platforms

Stack & domain

Short-form Video EditingPremiere ProCapcutDavinci ResolveAfter EffectsMotion GraphicsAI ToolsAuto-subtitlingDubbingTranslationSmart EditingReusable Creative TemplatesMetaTiktokGoogle AdsIn-app RecommendationsAd PoliciesCTRCPICreative VariantsHighlight ClipsRecap/commentary VideosPosting ScheduleCuriosity About DataCommunicationSubtitlesOverseas Social PlatformsShort DramasPaid Ad CreativesTrailersPaid Ads9:16

About the role

Original posting from NewsBreak via Greenhouse

About NewsBreak

Founded in 2015, NewsBreak is the Content Intelligence platform shaping the future content economy. With over 40 million monthly active users, our flagship platform delivers highly personalized local news and information powered by advanced AI, recommendation systems, and adtech.

Recognized by Fast Company as #32 on the Top Workplaces for Innovators, we're proud to be Great Place to Work® certified and home to a dynamic team of technologists, product innovators, and business leaders who are passionate about solving meaningful challenges at scale.

Together, we reached unicorn status in 2021, and we remain committed to continuing this high-growth trajectory with the right team to fulfill our mission: building the infrastructure layer for content intelligence.

If you’re inspired to dream big, innovate fast, and make a difference, we’d love to hear from you! For more information, visit www.newsbreak.com/about

About the Role

NDot AI is building a mini-drama (short drama) business. We're hiring two Short Drama Creative Editor Interns, one in the SF Bay Area and one in Beijing, to cut and QC the trailers and paid ad creatives that bring viewers to our dramas.

Type: Internship, 3–6 months, 24+ hours/week

Location: SF Bay Area (Mountain View) or Beijing

Reports to: Design Lead. Creative requests and scheduling come from the Performance Marketing Lead.

What You'll Do

Cut trailers and ad creatives. Edit short dramas into 15–60 second trailers and paid ads in 9:16, with a strong hook in the first 3 seconds. These run on Meta, TikTok and Google ads and in in-app recommendations. You'll mainly work on titles where the partner sent no creatives or the creatives didn't meet our standards.

QC partner creatives. This is your top daily priority. Partners are required to send ad creatives for their titles. You'll check each one for specs, subtitles, hook strength and ad-policy compliance on each platform, and make light edits when something doesn't pass.

Produce creative variants every week. Follow the performance marketing team's test plan to make variants in batches, testing different hooks, end-card CTAs and subtitle styles. Then improve them based on CTR and CPI results.

Run our short-drama channels on TikTok, YouTube Shorts and Instagram. Cut highlight clips and recap/commentary videos, and keep a steady posting schedule.

Use AI tools to work faster. Use AI for auto-subtitling, dubbing, translation and smart editing, and build reusable creative templates.

What We're Looking For

Current student or recent graduate in film, media, design or a related field, with a short-form video editing portfolio. Please include a link to your work.

Skilled in at least one of Premiere Pro, CapCut (or Jianying), or DaVinci Resolve. After Effects or motion graphics skills are a plus.

You watch a lot of short dramas or vertical short-form video. You get hooks and beat-synced cuts, and you can explain why a specific ad makes people stop scrolling.

You're curious about data. You're happy to look at CTR and CPI and change a creative based on what you see, not just make it look good.

You can read and write English well enough to handle subtitles. Knowing ad policies on overseas social platforms is a plus.

Experience with AI tools for editing, subtitles or dubbing is a plus.

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Source: NewsBreak careers (Greenhouse)

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