Short Drama Creative Editor Intern

Location: Mountain View, California, United States, or Beijing, China

Pay: $22–$30 per hour in the US, depending on experience and location

Company

NewsBreak is a content intelligence platform delivering personalized local news and information through AI, recommendation systems, and advertising technology. The role supports ReelBee, a short-drama distribution platform.

What you will do

• Edit 15–60 second trailers and acquisition creatives in 9:16 format for Meta, TikTok, Google ads, and in-app recommendations.
• Review partner-submitted creatives for specifications, subtitles, hooks, and ad-platform policy compliance, then make light re-edits when needed.
• Produce weekly creative variants with different hooks, calls to action, and subtitle styles based on the growth team's testing plan.
• Iterate on creatives using CTR and CPI performance data.
• Edit highlight clips and commentary-style content for TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram, maintaining a consistent posting schedule.
• Use AI tools for subtitles, voice-over, translation, smart editing, and reusable creative templates.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled or recently graduated in film, media, design, or a related field.
• Portfolio demonstrating short-form video editing work.
• Proficiency in at least one of Premiere, CapCut, or DaVinci Resolve.
• Strong understanding of short dramas, vertical video, hooks, and beat-matching.
• Ability to evaluate CTR and CPI data and adjust creative output accordingly.
• Ability to read and write English subtitles; the internship requires at least 24 hours per week for 3–6 months.

Nice to have

• After Effects or motion graphics experience.
• Familiarity with overseas social advertising guidelines.
• Experience with AI editing, subtitle, and voice tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on a CEO-sponsored, company-level short-drama initiative.
• Learn from performance data and audience behavior across short-form video platforms.
• Build reusable creative templates and gain experience with AI-assisted production.
• Choose between openings based in Mountain View in the San Francisco Bay Area or Beijing.