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NewsBreak

Mountain View

Short Drama Creative Editor Intern at NewsBreak

ON-SITE JUNIOR
Posted 11 days ago
$22 - $30
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Company snapshot

NewsBreak

NewsBreak provides the local community of Boardman, OR with timely news updates, weather forecasts, crime and safety reports, traffic information, and event notices, aiming to keep residents informed and connected to their surroundings.

Publishing Broadcasting Internet Information Technology & Services
HQ
Mountain View, California, United States
Team size
251-1K
Founded
2001
Funding raised
$151M
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Quick Summary

Role Overview

NewsBreak is seeking a Creative Editor Intern for ReelBee, an open short-drama distribution platform. This 3 to 6 month internship involves creating high-impact trailers and social media ads to drive viewer engagement and platform growth.

Key Responsibilities

  • Cut short dramas into 15 to 60 second trailers for social media ads
  • Perform quality checks on partner creatives for spec and policy compliance
  • Produce weekly batches of creative variants for growth team testing
  • Manage short-drama channels on TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram
  • Utilize AI tools for auto-subtitles, voice-overs, and smart editing
  • Iterate on creative content based on performance data like CTR and CPI

Requirements Snapshot

  • Current student or recent graduate in film, media, or design
  • Proficiency in Premiere, CapCut, or DaVinci Resolve editing software
  • Strong understanding of short-form video hooks and vertical content
  • Ability to read and write English subtitles accurately
  • Portfolio demonstrating previous short-form video editing work

Expected Impact

The intern will directly contribute to the growth of the ReelBee platform by producing high-performing ad creatives that lower acquisition costs and increase viewer retention. By leveraging data and AI tools, they will help establish a scalable content pipeline for short-drama distribution.

A DesignJobs.World summary of the employer's posting, written to highlight scope, requirements, and fit (AI-assisted, human-reviewed). For full details, see the description below.

Compensation

$22 - $30

Job Description

About NewsBreak

Local life runs on local information. 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.

Three platforms with one vision: powering local life. 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.

Building for the long term. 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 Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators (2025) and Fortune’s Best Workplaces in the Bay Area™ (2026).

Everyone makes an impact. 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.

Learn more at: NewsBreak, Nearby AI, NDot AI

About the role

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.

Pay: $22–$30 per hour (US), depending on experience and location.

What you'll do

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Run TikTok / YouTube Shorts / Instagram short-drama channels: edit highlight clips and commentary-style content and keep a steady posting rhythm
  • Use AI tools (auto-subtitles, voice-over, translation, smart editing) to raise output and build reusable creative templates

What we're looking for

  • 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)
  • Proficiency in at least one of Premiere, CapCut, or DaVinci Resolve; After Effects or motion graphics a plus
  • 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
  • Curious about data: willing to look at CTR and CPI and edit accordingly, not just for looks
  • Able to read and write English subtitles; familiarity with overseas social ad guidelines is a plus
  • Familiarity with AI editing, subtitle and voice tools is a plus
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