Editor, Research Team

OpenAI didn't begin as a traditional company. It started with an idea: that artificial intelligence could be developed in a way that benefits everyone.

As Editor, Research, you will help define the editorial voice of OpenAI's research films. You will personally edit films that introduce new models, demonstrate emerging capabilities, and tell the stories behind our research.

In this role, you will:

• Lead editorial work from concept through final delivery, personally editing research launch films, cinematic demonstrations, and stories about the people behind the work while directing the contributions of other editors on assigned projects.
• Set editorial direction across assigned projects, translating creative goals into a clear approach and helping internal editors and external partners deliver cohesive, distinctive work.
• Shape stories from the beginning, partnering with filmmakers and researchers on concepts, treatments, scripts, interview questions, and demonstration coverage.
• Lead editorial reviews, presenting work and explaining creative choices clearly.
• Lead editors and editorial collaborators on assigned projects, setting clear expectations, delegating work, supporting onboarding, and providing actionable creative feedback.
• Partner with production to scope and deliver editorial work, assessing resource needs, estimating effort, setting realistic schedules, and recommending the right talent for each assignment.
• Guide work through finishing, collaborating with motion designers, sound designers, composers, colorists, and VFX artists to preserve the creative intent through final delivery.
• Strengthen editorial workflows and uphold shared standards, including project setup, technical specifications, media organization, version control, review processes, secure asset handling, handoffs, archival, and delivery quality.
• Own the editorial approach to adaptations of assigned work, guiding cutdowns, platform variations, and localized versions.
• Evaluate new tools and approaches, including AI-enabled creative tools, that expand the studio's ability to explore, edit, and deliver work.
• Collaborate closely with researchers to translate complex capabilities into compelling stories, developing a working understanding of what a model can do and what a demonstration actually shows.
• Partner with editorial and post-production leadership to build and maintain a world-class team, helping identify exceptional talent, mentor collaborators, and create a culture of creative excellence, collaboration, and shared craft.

You might thrive in this role if you:

• Have 8+ years of relevant editing experience and a portfolio demonstrating exceptional cinematic storytelling, with work that shows your ability to make complex ideas compelling and accessible.
• Have experience leading editorial projects and guiding other editors or external partners, with clear examples of how your direction improved the work.
• Combine strong narrative instincts with precise execution, and can build a compelling film from varied material, including interviews, demonstrations, live-action footage, and model-generated content.
• Remain deeply engaged in the craft of editing while comfortably taking responsibility for the quality and progress of work beyond your own timeline.
• Can articulate why an edit works, give specific and constructive feedback, and help others find solutions while encouraging their creative ownership.
• Bring advanced proficiency in professional editing software and a strong understanding of post-production, including media workflows, motion graphics, sound, color, VFX, finishing, localization, versioning, archival, and delivery.
• Have experience delegating work, onboarding collaborators, and coordinating editorial contributions across a project.
• Build trust with researchers and creative partners, ask thoughtful questions to understand unfamiliar technical ideas, and translate feedback into clear editorial decisions under deadline pressure.
• Know how to balance creative ambition with schedules and resources, and introduce enough structure to help teams do their best work.
• Are curious about AI research and emerging creative technologies, and excited to explore how cinematic storytelling can reveal new capabilities and the people behind them.