AI Documentary Filmmaker & Video Production Specialist

AI Documentary Filmmaker & Video Production Specialist
Remote | $200 USD per Week | Ongoing Position
We are looking for a highly skilled AI Documentary Filmmaker and Video Production Specialist to help us produce a series of powerful, cinematic educational documentaries.
These will not be basic slideshow videos or generic AI-generated content.
We want documentaries that are:
Visually stunning
Cinematic
Emotionally compelling
Educational
Entertaining
Professionally edited
Highly engaging from beginning to end
Each documentary will generally be 20+ minutes long, and we expect to produce multiple documentaries on an ongoing basis.
What You Will Do
You will take a documentary concept, script, research, or creative direction and turn it into a polished finished production.
Your responsibilities may include:
Creating cinematic AI-generated video scenes
Sourcing and integrating appropriate stock footage
Creating realistic historical, conceptual, or dramatic visual sequences
Generating AI imagery and animation
Editing long-form documentary content
Creating powerful transitions and visual pacing
Adding motion graphics
Adding titles, captions, maps, graphics, charts, and visual explanations where appropriate
Selecting and integrating music
Creating professional sound design
Synchronizing narration, visuals, music, and effects
Improving pacing and audience retention
Color correction and cinematic finishing
Rendering professional-quality final videos
AI Video Experience Required
You should have significant hands-on experience using modern AI video-generation and filmmaking tools.
Experience with platforms such as the following is highly desirable:
Runway
Veo
Kling
Sora
Midjourney
Adobe Firefly
ElevenLabs
HeyGen
After Effects
Premiere Pro
DaVinci Resolve
CapCut
AI image-to-video platforms
AI voice-generation platforms
AI animation tools
AI upscaling and enhancement tools
You do not need to use every platform listed above.
What matters is that you understand how to combine the best available technology to create an exceptional finished documentary.
Storytelling Matters
Technical ability alone is not enough.
You must understand how to create a documentary that makes someone want to keep watching.
You should understand:
Story structure
Hooks
Curiosity
Suspense
Emotional pacing
Pattern interruptions
Visual storytelling
Audience retention
Music and sound
Documentary pacing
Dramatic reveals
Educational storytelling
The finished product should feel like a professionally produced documentary, not a collection of disconnected AI clips.
Experience Is REQUIRED
Please do not apply if you are just beginning to experiment with AI video.
We are specifically looking for someone who has already created impressive long-form video content.
You MUST show examples of your previous work.
Applications without a portfolio, video links, or examples of completed work will not be considered.
We especially want to see:
AI-generated cinematic videos
Documentaries
Educational videos
YouTube documentaries
Long-form storytelling
Cinematic trailers
Historical recreations
AI-generated scenes
Before-and-after examples showing your production capabilities
Compensation
$200 USD per week
This is intended to become an ongoing position for the right person.
We have several documentaries we want to produce, so someone who consistently creates excellent work will have the opportunity for continued projects.
Ideal Candidate
You are someone who:
Loves filmmaking and storytelling
Has strong visual instincts
Understands cinematic composition
Keeps up with rapidly evolving AI video technology
Can independently determine which AI tools will produce the best result
Has excellent video-editing skills
Understands long-form audience retention
Can take creative direction and improve upon it
Pays close attention to detail
Can consistently deliver professional-quality work
Is interested in building something impressive rather than simply completing tasks
How to Apply
Start your application with:
“AI DOCUMENTARY”
Then answer the following:
Which AI video-generation platforms do you currently use?
What video-editing software do you use?
What is the longest documentary or long-form video you have personally produced?
How would you create a visually compelling 20-minute documentary using AI?
How do you maintain visual consistency when generating the same characters, environments, or historical settings across multiple AI-generated scenes?
MOST IMPORTANT:
Send us links to your best work.
Show us your most impressive:
Documentary
AI-generated video
Cinematic video
Long-form video
Educational production
We are hiring based heavily on the quality of your actual work, not simply what you say you can do.
If your work is exceptional, creative, cinematic, and compelling, we want to hear from you.