Junior Engineer, Video Automation

Angel • Provo, UT

8d • $80,000 - $88,000

About The Position

Angel Studios is hiring a Junior Engineer with a professional video-editing background to build tools that automate repetitive video-ad production tasks. The role bridges the editing and engineering teams, working closely with editors to identify workflow bottlenecks and develop practical automation. The position joins Angel's engineering team and contributes production code with mentorship, testing, and code review.

The engineer will help build automatic reframing and ad-editing tools, automate repetitive versioning and delivery tasks, and maintain video-related features in Ad Factory, Angel's advertising platform. The work includes turning a single edit into multiple aspect ratios, assembling ad variants, and producing finished renders or Premiere-ready timelines for editors to refine. The role also evaluates emerging AI video tools using Angel's footage and shares recommendations with the team.

Success is measured by editor adoption, measurable reductions in reframing and versioning time, output quality that meets editors' standards, and increasing independence in producing reviewed production code. The role is regular full-time, 40 hours per week. Remote team members need a private, quiet work area; the main office is air-conditioned, open, shared, and may be fast-paced and occasionally noisy. No significant out-of-state travel is anticipated. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of professional video-editing experience using Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or a similar tool, with a reel or portfolio to share.
• A strong editor's eye and practical knowledge of timelines, timecode, codecs, aspect ratios, and delivery specifications.
• Basic programming experience in at least one language; TypeScript/JavaScript or Python is preferred. Self-taught experience, coursework, and bootcamps count.
• At least one script, tool, or automation that the candidate has built and can explain.
• Uses AI coding tools such as Claude Code or similar, and checks their output rather than relying on it blindly.
• Willingness to learn Git and the command line.
• Motivation to learn production engineering practices, including code review, testing, CI, and maintaining a shared codebase.
• Openness to feedback, asking questions early, and acting on code-review feedback.
• Clear communication with editors and engineers in plain language, in Slack and in person.
• Ability to identify problems, build fixes, and follow through without reminders.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Experience cutting video ads for Meta, YouTube, or other paid-social platforms, including versioning one edit for multiple placements.
• Hands-on experience with auto-reframe tools such as Premiere Auto Reframe or DaVinci Smart Reframe, and an understanding of their limitations.
• Experience with FFmpeg or scripting Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve.
• Exposure to computer vision or video AI, including face and object tracking, scene detection, or transcription models such as Whisper.
• Experience with TypeScript, Node.js, and SvelteKit or another web framework.
• Experience with media asset management systems such as iconik.
• Familiarity with Angel, the Angel Guild, and Angel's films, series, and other projects.

Responsibilities

• Build tools that automatically reframe edits for 9:16, 4:5, 1:1, and 16:9 aspect ratios, keeping faces and action in frame and flagging shots that need editor review.
• Help build tools that automatically assemble ad versions, including hook-first cuts, cutdowns to specified lengths, end-card and title-card swaps, and captions.
• Deliver finished renders or Premiere-ready timelines that editors can refine.
• Identify and automate repetitive editing tasks such as versioning, conforming, exporting, file naming, and meeting delivery specifications.
• Build and maintain Ad Factory video features, including clip selection, editor packages, still pulls, and exports from the asset library.
• Work in the TypeScript and SvelteKit codebase and contribute tests and code that goes through review.
• Test AI video tools and integrations—including reframing, video-understanding and transcription models, and Premiere and DaVinci integrations—on Angel footage, and report which are worth adopting.
• Work directly with editors to understand their workflow challenges, demonstrate tools, and improve tools based on feedback.
• Measure editor adoption and the time saved through reframing and versioning automation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed