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Video editor and videographer

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Captions, rough cuts and short-form clips can be made automatically, and some shots can be generated. The editor is responsible for the story, the pacing and the final quality.

  • 4 lessons
  • 5 tools
  • 3 resources
  • Checked: October 2026

Where this job sits on the map

In the same group: 78 of 100 professions.

What changes

  1. Captions, rough assembly and vertical cut-downs happen automatically.

  2. Some cutaways and background shots are generated instead of filmed.

  3. Directing is what's valued: story, rhythm, emotion.

AI drafts, the person decides

How the work splits here: AI prepares a draft, the person checks it and makes the call.

AI makes the draft

What AI does

  • Transcribes speech and makes captions
  • Assembles a rough cut from the transcript and removes pauses and filler words
  • Cuts a long video into short clips
  • Generates cutaways and background footage
  • Writes scripts, titles and descriptions for YouTube
You check itRead it, check the facts, fix it. Without this check the draft goes nowhere.
You decide and stay responsible

What stays with the person

  • The story and the pacing of the video
  • Shooting on location and working with the people on camera
  • Final color, sound and quality
  • Rights to music and footage

What to learn first

4 lessons from the course, in order. Start with the first one.

  1. How to write a good promptUserHow to give AI a task: the five parts of a good prompt, Plan Mode, and how to refine an answer instead of starting over.Start here
  2. AI video generation: Runway, Kling, Luma and moreConfident userAI video: Runway, Kling, Luma, a pipeline from a Claude script to a finished clip, and license questions.
  3. The full AI content pipeline: from idea to postBuilderA content pipeline from topic to publication: a JSON calendar, platform adaptations, automation and metrics.
  4. Video editing with Claude Code: FFmpeg, DaVinci Resolve MCP, RemotionBuilderEditing video with Claude Code: FFmpeg commands, a YouTube pipeline, DaVinci Resolve MCP, Remotion and batch processing.

Which tools to use

  • Edit video and podcasts through text, with the Underlord AI assistant editing on command.

    Freemium

  • Video editor with AI for short videos: captions, voiceover and background removal.

    Freemium

  • Cuts long videos into short captioned clips for Shorts, Reels and TikTok.

    Freemium

  • Studio for AI video, images and audio with the Gen-4.5 model, free to start.

    Freemium

  • Kuaishou's video generator with sound and 4K, with Kling 4.0 and its 30-second clips expected in October.

    Freemium

Ready-to-use materials

  • Free videos with no attribution needed. Fine for commercial use, including ads.

    Free

  • Music and sound effects for video. You need to sign in to YouTube Studio.

    Free

How to earn with AI

We don't promise income: results depend on your niche, your market and your work.

  • Job

    Let AI handle captions and the rough cut, and give your time to the story and the quality.

  • Service

    Short clips cut from long videos and podcasts for experts and small businesses, on a monthly subscription.

  • Product

    A set of editing templates or presets for one niche.

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Checked: October 2026