Short Drama Creative Editor Intern

Job description

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>About NewsBreak</strong></p>
<p><strong>Local life runs on local information.</strong> What happened down the street? Who can fix this? Where should we go tonight? NewsBreak started in 2015 to answer these questions, and today more than 40 million people a month rely on us to follow what’s going on in their zip code.</p>
<p><strong>Three platforms with one vision: powering local life.</strong> Led by founder and CEO Jeff Zheng, NewsBreak is our local life and news platform; Nearby AI connects people with local businesses; and NDot AI helps publishers and creators grow and earn.</p>
<p><strong>Building for the long term.</strong> A $115 million Series C made us a unicorn in 2021, and we keep investing in our people. We’re Great Place to Work® certified and named to <em>Fast Company</em>’s Best Workplaces for Innovators (2025) and <em>Fortune</em>’s Best Workplaces in the Bay Area™ (2026).</p>
<p><strong>Everyone makes an impact.</strong> Whether you write code, shape products, tell our story, or run the business, we want people who own projects end to end, stay curious, and speak up. Join us.</p>
<p>Learn more at: NewsBreak, Nearby AI, NDot AI</p></div><h2><strong>About the role</strong></h2>
<p>NewsBreak is building ReelBee, an open short-drama distribution platform where any qualified creator or studio can self-publish, earn a transparent revenue share, and get real US audience insights. This is a CEO-sponsored, company-level initiative. As a Creative Editor Intern you will cut the trailers and paid-social creatives that bring viewers to great short dramas, and learn directly from performance data what makes people stop scrolling. This is a 3–6 month internship (at least 24 hours per week) with 2 openings, hiring in parallel in the SF Bay Area (Mountain View) and Beijing.</p>
<p><strong>Pay:</strong> $22–$30 per hour (US), depending on experience and location.</p>
<h2><strong>What you'll do</strong></h2>
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<li>Cut short dramas into 15–60 second trailers and acquisition creatives (9:16, hook in the first 3 seconds) for Meta, TikTok and Google ads and in-app recommendations, mainly for titles whose partners did not supply creatives or supplied ones that fall short</li>
<li>Run quality checks on creatives submitted by content partners (specs, subtitles, hook, ad-platform policy compliance) and lightly re-edit those that do not pass</li>
<li>Each week, produce batches of creative variants (different hooks, end CTAs, subtitle styles) per the growth team's test plan, and iterate based on CTR/CPI data</li>
<li>Run TikTok / YouTube Shorts / Instagram short-drama channels: edit highlight clips and commentary-style content and keep a steady posting rhythm</li>
<li>Use AI tools (auto-subtitles, voice-over, translation, smart editing) to raise output and build reusable creative templates</li>
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<h2><strong>What we're looking for</strong></h2>
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<li>Currently enrolled or a recent graduate in film, media, design or a related field, with short-form video editing work to show (please include portfolio links)</li>
<li>Proficiency in at least one of Premiere, CapCut, or DaVinci Resolve; After Effects or motion graphics a plus</li>
<li>A heavy user of short dramas or vertical video who understands hooks and beat-matching, and can explain why an ad creative makes people stop</li>
<li>Curious about data: willing to look at CTR and CPI and edit accordingly, not just for looks</li>
<li>Able to read and write English subtitles; familiarity with overseas social ad guidelines is a plus</li>
<li>Familiarity with AI editing, subtitle and voice tools is a plus</li>
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