Junior Engineer, Video Automation

Description Angel is changing the future of entertainment and is one of the fastest-growing distributors in America. Our rapidly expanding library of light-amplifying stories has grown 10x in under 2 years. Gone is the old model where the deepest pockets pick the stories we share. Angel restores choice to our 2+ million Guild members (and growing!) who decide what we produce, what we take to theaters, and most importantly what filmmakers bring to life. Check out angel.com/watch Opportunity Every theatrical release and campaign at Angel runs on video ads: hundreds of cutdowns, hooks and social versions, often on tight timelines. Much of an editor's week still goes to mechanical work: reframing the same edit for vertical, square and horizontal placements, building near-identical versions, swapping end cards and managing exports. We've already seen what happens when that work is automated. On a recent theatrical release, an AI-assisted workflow took 37 hours of behind-the-scenes footage, turned it into theme-driven scripts with clips and timecodes, and handed editors ready-to-use assembly cuts in Premiere. An edit projected to take two days was edited, colored and delivered in every social size in three and a half hours. Our goal is to make that the standard for every release. Ad Factory is the platform our team built to research, build and publish Angel's ads. Creative directors already use it to mark clips and hooks in our films and send editors ready-to-open Premiere packages. We're hiring a Junior Engineer with a video editor's background to build the next step: tools that reframe and edit ads automatically, so editors spend their time on creative decisions instead of repetitive tasks. You'll join the engineering team and ship production code with mentorship and code review, while working side by side with editors to find where automation saves the most time. Why Join Angel? High-Growth Company Angel is one of the fastest-growing media companies, with record-breaking independent theatrical releases and millions of streaming users worldwide. Grow as an Engineer You'll learn on a real production codebase, with experienced engineers reviewing your work and AI coding tools at your side. Your editing background is the advantage. We'll help you build the engineering skills. Future of Entertainment AI is rapidly changing how video is made. You'll help Angel test what's possible, build what works and put it in editors' hands. What You'll Do You'll be the bridge between the editing team and the engineering team, building tools that take repetitive work off editors and make their workflows faster.

You will:

• Auto-reframing: Build tools that turn one edit into every aspect ratio we run (9:16, 4:5, 1:1, 16:9), keeping faces and action in frame and flagging the shots that need an editor's eye.
• Auto-edits for ads: Help build tools that assemble ad versions automatically, such as hook-first cuts, cutdowns to set lengths, end-card and title-card swaps, and captions. They should deliver finished renders or Premiere-ready timelines that editors can refine.
• Remove repetitive work: Find the repetitive tasks in the editing workflow (versioning, conforming, exports, file naming, delivery specs) and automate them.
• Ad Factory video features: Build and maintain the parts of Ad Factory that touch video, including clip selection, editor packages, still pulls and exports from our asset library. You'll work in our TypeScript and SvelteKit codebase, with tests and code review like the rest of the team.
• Test what's next: Try new AI video tools (reframing, video-understanding and transcription models, Premiere and DaVinci integrations) on our own footage, and report back on which ones are worth adopting.
• Represent editors on the engineering team: Sit with editors, learn where they lose time, demo new tools and improve them based on feedback. Success is measured by what editors use, not just what ships.

What Success Looks Like

• Editors use your reframing and auto-edit tools on every release and bring you their next problem to solve.
• The time editors spend reframing and versioning ads drops measurably, and you can show the numbers.
• Reframed and auto-edited ads meet editors' quality bar and need only light touch-ups.
• Your code passes review and ships to production at the same bar as the rest of the team, and you need less guidance each quarter.

Requirements

What You'll Need

• An editor's eye: You've cut real projects and know what makes a good reframe or a good cut: where the subject sits in the frame, when a cut lands, and how a hook earns the first three seconds. You know timelines, timecode, codecs, aspect ratios and delivery specs from doing the work yourself.
• A start in coding: You've written code through scripts, personal projects, coursework or automations you built for your own work. You don't need years of professional engineering experience.
• AI fluency: You use AI coding tools (Claude Code or similar) to build and learn faster, and you check their work instead of trusting it blindly. This is a baseline expectation, not a nice-to-have.
• Drive to grow as an engineer: You want to learn how a production engineering team works, including code review, testing, CI and maintaining a shared codebase. We'll teach you, and you bring the drive.
• Openness to feedback: You ask questions early, treat code review as coaching and act on it.
• Clear communication: You can explain a technical tool to an editor and an editor's problem to an engineer, in plain words, in Slack and in person.
• Follow-through: You spot problems on your own, build the fix and close the loop without being reminded.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions. Required Experience

• 2+ years of professional video editing (Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or similar), with a reel or portfolio you can share
• Basic programming in at least one language, preferably TypeScript/JavaScript or Python (self-taught, coursework and bootcamps all count)
• At least one script, tool or automation you've built, even a small one, that you can walk us through
• Willingness to learn Git and the command line

Preferred Experience

• Cutting video ads for Meta, YouTube or other paid social, including versioning one edit for multiple placements
• Hands-on use of auto-reframe tools (such as Premiere Auto Reframe or DaVinci Smart Reframe), and a sense of where they fall short
• FFmpeg, or scripting Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve
• Exposure to computer vision or video AI, such as face and object tracking, scene detection, or transcription models like Whisper
• TypeScript, Node.js, and SvelteKit or another web framework
• Media asset management systems (iconik or similar)
• Familiarity with Angel, the Angel Guild, and our body of work (films, series, and other projects)

What To Know Work Environment Remote team members must have a private and quiet area for working hours in their location. When in the main office, expect a comfortable, air-conditioned work environment. Team members are issued their own desks, but the office is an open, shared space and can be fast-paced and occasionally noisy. Physical Demands Will need to be able to sit or stand at a desk for extended periods of time. Position Type and Expected Hours Regular full-time, 40 hours per week. Travel Required No significant out-of-state travel is anticipated. Work Authorization Must be authorized to work in the United States. EEO Statement At Angel Studios, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. Other Duties Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the team member for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Applicants have Federal employment law rights. For more information about these protections, please review the following official posters:

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