Assistant Editor

This is a Full Time Job

Responsibilities: “What would you say you do here?”
• Supports Lead Editor, Associate Editor(s), and Assistant Editor I across daily production and editorial needs.
• Works with Assistant Editor I to be responsible for the accurate presentation of all materials related to the film (eg: story reels, screeners, previews, DCPs, etc.).
• Leads, participates in, and/or prepares for scratch, production, and ADR dialogue recording sessions.
• Imports, organizes and breaks down dialogue recordings in preparation for use by Lead Editor.
• Help curate SFX and temp music for lead editor.
• Assists with cutting of temp SFX and Music for the story reel.
• Works with Assistant Editor I to be responsible for creation of all media outputs from Editorial.
• Imports and organizes new media deliveries from Production.
• Works with Assistant Editor I to be responsible for publishing all cut lists and change notes to Production.
• Is a point of contact with Technical Directors in production.
• Supervises quality standards of all work done at audio houses and other post houses.
• Spots final film with Sound Designer and Composer.
• Acts as a creative liaison between Directors/Production, sound designer, and mixers.
• Attends all screenings (studio and preview) and works with Lead Editor to incorporate changes resulting from those screenings.
• Attends production meetings as needed.
• Delivers an approved cut of the film in the required format to the sound and music departments on the handover date.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications
“What do I need to have in order to do this job?”
• Intimate knowledge of AVID Media Composer.
• Some experience with Premiere Pro and Resolve.
• Understanding of professional video/audio standards, codecs and movement of content between various post production applications.
• Has acquired enough union hours to be on the Industry Experience Roster.

Desired Qualifications
“What can I offer?”
• Proficiency with Photoshop and Adobe After Effects is a plus.
• Familiarity with FLIX.
• Familiarity with Autodesk Shotgrid.
• Animation editing experience is preferred.
• Familiarity with Pro Tools for temp/scratch recording is preferred.
• Familiarity with both Linux/Unix and Windows operating systems is preferred.

Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.

Salary Range: $89,170 - $115,000

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