AI Video Developer

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Summary

English proficiency is important. **Job Title:** AI Video Developer / Professional Videographer With Access to ByteDance and Premier Chinese AI Video Tools **Job Description:** We are looking for a highly skilled AI video developer, professional videographer, or creative video production specialist who is based in China or has direct access to advanced Chinese AI video platforms, including ByteDance-related tools and other leading AI video creation systems. Our company is developing a high-volume AI video advertising and creator marketing system. We need a talented production partner who understands modern short-form video, AI-generated video, avatar-based advertising, cinematic prompts, video editing, and social media ad production for platforms such as TikTok, Douyin, YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, and other global video channels. The ideal candidate should be familiar with Chinese AI video tools, ByteDance ecosystem products, avatar/video generation systems, AI editing platforms, motion tools, voice tools, and short-form ad production workflows. We are especially interested in someone who can help us create professional, fast-moving, emotionally engaging video ads using the newest AI video technology available in China. **Project Goals:** We want to create a repeatable AI video production pipeline that can generate promotional videos, product explainers, avatar ads, short-form commercials, creator-style content, and social media campaigns. The videos may be used to promote digital products, apps, websites, music, podcasts, books, entertainment platforms, and AI-powered services. **Responsibilities:** The selected freelancer may help with: * Creating short-form AI video ads for TikTok, Douyin, YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, and other platforms * Using advanced Chinese AI video tools, ByteDance-related systems, avatar tools, and AI editing platforms * Developing AI video prompts, visual scene structures, and production workflows * Producing 15-second, 30-second, and 60-second promotional videos * Creating avatar-based videos with realistic characters, strong movement, and professional visual quality * Editing AI-generated clips into polished commercial videos * Adding captions, music, voiceovers, transitions, motion effects, and call-to-action screens * Advising us on the best Chinese AI video tools and workflows currently available * Helping us build a scalable “AI video ad factory” process for repeated campaign production * Testing different video styles, hooks, characters, and ad formats * Creating videos that feel modern, global, fast, cinematic, and emotionally engaging **Required Skills:** * Professional experience in video production, AI video development, or short-form advertising * Strong knowledge of ByteDance-related video tools, Douyin/TikTok creative formats, and Chinese AI video platforms * Ability to create high-quality short-form promotional videos * Experience with AI avatars, AI-generated video, prompt-based video creation, or cinematic AI tools * Strong understanding of mobile-first video design * Ability to work with English-language scripts, prompts, and brand direction * Good communication and ability to explain which tools and workflows are being used * Ability to deliver polished video files ready for advertising or social media posting **Preferred Experience:** Experience with any of the following is a plus: * ByteDance / Douyin creator tools * Chinese AI video generation platforms * AI avatar video systems * Kling, Hailuo, Jimeng, CapCut/Jianying, or similar Chinese video tools * TikTok-style ad creation * E-commerce video ads * App promotion videos * Music, podcast, book, or entertainment platform promotion * AI video prompt engineering * High-volume video ad testing **Deliverables May Include:** * 3–5 initial AI video ad concepts * Finished 15–30 second short-form videos * Avatar-based promotional videos * Script-to-video production workflow * Recommended software stack for AI video production * Editing templates for repeatable video creation * Captions, hooks, CTA screens, and social media-ready exports * A documented production process we can use for future campaigns **Important Requirement:** Please only apply if you have real access to the tools you propose using and can legally and professionally use them for commercial video production. We are looking for someone who can show examples of actual AI video work, not just general editing experience. **In Your Proposal, Please Include:** 1. What AI video tools you currently use 2. Whether you have access to ByteDance, Douyin, Jianying/CapCut, or other Chinese AI video platforms 3. Examples of AI videos, avatar videos, or short-form ads you have created 4. Your recommended workflow for creating 30-second AI promotional videos 5. How many videos you could realistically produce per week 6. Your pricing for individual videos and for ongoing monthly production 7. Whether you can help us build a repeatable AI video advertising pipeline **Project Type:** We would like to begin with a paid test project. If the work is strong, this can become an ongoing production relationship with regular video assignments. **Ideal Candidate:** The ideal candidate is creative, technically advanced, familiar with the Chinese AI video ecosystem, understands short-form advertising, and can help us produce high-quality AI-powered videos faster and better than traditional video production methods. We are not just looking for an editor. We are looking for a creative AI video production partner who can help us build a modern AI video advertising system.

  • Less than 30 hrs/week
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  • 3-6 months
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Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
Artificial Intelligence
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  • Proposals:10 to 15
  • Last viewed by client:yesterday
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About the client
Member since Aug 27, 2013
  • United States
    Farmington10:19 AM
  • $46K total spent
    22 hires, 6 active
  • 2,137 hours

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