Will AI replace Film & Video Editor?

More exposed than 46% of the occupations in the index.

Averaged across 23 O*NET tasks, weighted by importance.

AI tools are significantly transforming the workflow of film and video editors. Modern non-linear editing systems (such as Adobe Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve) natively integrate AI features like text-based rough cutting, automated transcription, speech enhancement, neural rotoscoping/masking, scene detection, and intelligent color matching. These capabilities automate historically labor-intensive tasks like logging footage, cutting silences, rotoscoping, and audio cleanup, allowing an AI-fluent editor to iterate much faster, take on complex compositing tasks natively, and handle substantially larger volumes of footage. While creative storytelling, pacing, and emotional nuance remain human-driven, AI fluency has become a major differentiator in speed and production capability.