Finishing Assistant Editor
Ignition Creative
Los Angeles, CAThis was removed by the employer on 6/3/2021 1:22:00 PM PST
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Full Time Job
Summary:
Finishing Assistant Editor
Under supervision of the Finishing Supervisors the Finishing Assistant Editors are responsible for completing picture and audio preps for offline spots and the full online process for in house finishes. The Finishing Assistant Editors work closely together and with the supervisors to ensure that all tasks are completed and questions are answered.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities:
• Complete picture preps for offline spots and trailers. This includes, but is not limited to: 2 pop,
check length, overcut, collapse and deconstruct picture, add source info burn-in, check against
safety, address any issues found, export QT, output Avid Bins, XMLs, Premiere Projects, EDLs
and Video AAF
• Complete audio preps for spots and trailers. This includes, but is not limited to: audio overcut,
cut in final voice over, organizing, correcting pan / volume issues, sourcing mixdowns, mixing
down plug-ins, addressing any issues found, and exporting audio AAFs
• Accurately relay any info needed for picture and audio sources, graphics, voice over used in spot
or trailer via emails and lists
• Full upres & overcut for online spots finishing in-house. This includes: correcting the color
space, frame rate, aspect ratio, and timewarps
• Reformat spots for social sizes including: 1x1, 4x5, 9x16
• Tag out spots by cutting in the correct voice over and graphics tags and making sure they all
match and make grammatical sense
• Spell check graphics in online finishes
• Create Shot, VFX and Dialogue Lists with Microsoft Excel, as well as Shot and Dialogue requests,
off-camera Dialogue string outs, dailies string outs, visual effects string outs, voice over tags
strings, etc.
• Export final picture and audio mix approvals and address any notes
• Final exports to specifications and quality control.
• Organization and cleanliness of the Finishing projects, stations, and hard drives, as well as
maintaining inhouse archival outputs of all finishes.
• Overlap with co-workers on all completed and in progress tasks each day
• Train new additions to the department in all functions and responsibilities
Qualifications & Skills:
• Experience with Avid Media Composer 2018, Adobe Premiere 2020 and Adobe Media Encoder,
as well as a familiarity with their basic video effects and audio plug-ins.
• Experience with the Avid / ISIS Client Manager work flow
• Basic understanding of frame rates (23.98p, 29.97i, 59.94p), timecode (drop frame, non drop
frame), aspect ratios (1.33, 1.78, 1.85, 2.39), resolutions (720x486, 1280x720, 1920x1080),
Social Sizes (1x1, 4x5, 9x16) Video scanning (interlaced vs progressive), and color spaces (rec709
16-235, RGB 0-255)
• Basic understanding of audio bit depth (16bit, 24bit), sample rate (44.1kHz, 48kHz), codecs
(AAC, Linear PCM), common track layouts (stereo, 5.1, split), and audio formats (WAV, AIF, mp3,
m4a)
• Knowledge of digital video codecs including DNxHD, ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes 4444, h264, Photo
JPEG and bit rates (ex: 6Mbit/s vs 100Mbit/s)
• Experience with video conversion tools (Quicktime Pro, MPEG Streamclip, Content Agent) and
basic understanding of the .mov and .mp4 wrappers
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel as well as FTP Clients (Cyberduck, Transmit)
• Ability to work under high pressure situations with quick turn arounds and take instructions
both verbally and in writing
• Attention to detail and consistency
• Understanding of basic editing concepts
DUTIES AND TASKS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. SOMETIMES ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES ARE ASSIGNED TO ASSIST WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS. WE ASK YOU TO BE
FLEXIBLE WITH THE DUTIES ON THIS LIST.