Junior Assistant Editor
The Hammer Factory
Los Angeles (Silver Lake), CAThis is a Part Time Job
HIRING: JUNIOR ASSISTANT EDITOR
The Hammer Factory • Los Angeles / Silver Lake
$19-$25/hour, depending on experience
We're looking for someone skilled in Adobe Premiere, technically savvy, and highly organized to help with Moto Nineties and other projects.
What you'll do:
Build stringouts and rough cuts from timecoded scripts, interview selects, and creative notes.
Find and pull footage from a large archive.
Organize Premiere projects, bins, sequences, and media.
Handle media transfers, backups, proxies, relinking, and exports.
Take clear notes, track revisions, and keep versions organized.
Learn new programs and help find ways to improve our workflow.
Troubleshoot computer and post-production issues.
Required:
Strong Adobe Premiere skills, including the ability to build stringouts and basic rough cuts independently.
Strong computer and IT knowledge.
Excellent organization and attention to detail.
Ability to take notes, follow creative direction, and apply feedback accurately.
Curiosity and confidence learning new software.
Patience with the creative process: everything goes through multiple drafts, and revisions are a regular part of the job.
Reliability, follow-through, and clear communication.
Bonus skills:
Adobe After Effects and Photoshop.
Cartoon or character animation.
AI tools for animation and creative production.
An interest in documentaries, action sports, music, or '90s culture.
You don't need a long résumé, but you do need solid Premiere skills, a willingness to learn, and care with the material.
Send a short introduction, your availability, and examples of your work. Please describe your role on any samples.
Subject: Junior Assistant Editor
Salary/Benefits
$19-$23 per hour depending on experience.
Additional Information
The Hammer Factory is an independent documentary production company based in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, specializing in action sports, music, and culture. We create documentaries and branded content, with past work for notable brands such as Fox Racing, Red Bull, Hot Topic, and BODi. Currently, we are producing Moto Nineties, a feature documentary that explores the racers, personalities, and freestyle movement that transformed motocross in the 1990s. Our small, hands-on team values collaboration, resourcefulness, and attention to detail.
Only send video samples for which you personally did 100% of the editing. Describe your experience building stringouts and rough cuts in Adobe Premiere.
Include your availability, preferred hourly rate within the posted range, and any additional software or technical skills.
