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East coast production company with growing west coast staff seeks a strong, experienced AE who can work a normal west coast schedule, acting as a semi-swing shift assistant across multiple productions which have primarily east coast hours.

Candidates must be able to work independently when given tasks such as:

-Stringouts
-Exports
-VO lay-in
-AAF Creation
-Master File Creation
-FTP transfers

Candidates MUST have expertise in Avid. Experience in Adobe Suite is a plus.

Need an Assistant Editor for a short narrative film. Principal photography is completed.
Prep, organize footage for editing this short film. Start immediately.
Kindly include a link to your work

We are looking for an Assistant Editor to help with our post-production workflow for a project over the summer.

Experience in Adobe Creative Suite required. Experience in DaVinci Resolve is a plus (or willingness to learn).

Primary duties: Footage copying, footage assembly, media management, proxy generation, multi-cam project creation, hard drive logging, etc.

Expected time frame = late June through late September. Please respond with your experience and desired rate.

Job Description:
We are seeking a highly skilled Assistant Editor to join our production team for the TV show "Relative Race." As the Assistant Editor, you will play a crucial role in assisting the lead editor in organizing, cutting string-outs, and starting rough cuts. "Relative Race" is a reality TV show that follows four teams as they compete in a race to find their relatives across the United States. The show incorporates emotional and suspenseful moments, and your contribution to the editing process will be instrumental in creating engaging episodes that resonate with our audience.

Responsibilities:
Assist the lead editor in organizing and managing the show's footage
Review and log raw footage, ensuring accurate labeling and categorization
Collaborate with the lead editor to assemble rough cuts of episodes
Implement requested edits and changes, maintaining project organization.
Collaborate closely with the post-production team to meet project deadlines

Requirements:
Proven experience as an Assistant Editor in a film or television production setting
Proficient in video editing software Adobe Premiere
Solid understanding of post-production workflows and file management systems
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail to ensure accurate asset organization
Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment, taking direction from the lead editor and production team
Strong problem-solving skills to address technical issues and troubleshoot errors
Ability to work under tight deadlines and prioritize tasks effectively

Although this position is contracted 1 season at a time, we're looking for someone who will be a good enough fit to stay for multiple seasons. We edit 2 seasons a year and have a month or two down time between seasons.

ABOUT THE JOB
Popular YouTube creator with over 20 million subscribers on the main channel (and rapidly growing sub channels/socials) is looking to hire a full time Assistant Editor! Ideal candidates are detail oriented, collaborative, and eager to learn. We are looking to build and invest in a core team that understands the content we create, so we are open to a variety of experience levels.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
- Synchronizing footage and audio to create assemblies of a variety of content, ranging from multi-camera shoots to vlogs
- Initial content trims on video assemblies to create an extended rough cut
- Support tasks including searching for footage and creating/adjusting minor FX, such as open captions
- Working closely with the Post Supervisor and Lead Editors to improve efficiency for the post department, including longer term projects like maintaining and organizing shared asset libraries, and documenting processes and workflows

WE OFFER
- Salary Range: 35-50k
- Paid 2 weeks of vacation per year
- Paid holidays (list provided at hiring)
- Insurance will be available to employees after 60 days of full time employment
- - - Health and Vision insurance provided with 70% paid by company
- - - Life insurance covered 100% by company
- - - Dental insurance available as an add on, per the employee

YOU'RE A GOOD FIT IF
- You have experience with and interest in unscripted content - especially for YouTube.
- You are collaborative, organized, and proactive with your communication.
- You’re always looking for ways to improve workflows and will bring those ideas to your team to talk them through.
- You’re local to Austin, TX (or live within a comfortable driving distance), for ease of attending in person meetings and coordinating footage and equipment handoffs.

JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Our post team is currently fully remote - so ability to work from a home set up is required.
- Must be proficient in Premiere Pro and have a general knowledge of Adobe products.
- Experience with the larger Adobe suite, especially Photoshop and After Effects, is a plus.
- Experience with Maxon Universe, especially PluralEyes, is a plus.
- Experience editing for social media (TikTok, Instagram, etc) is a plus.
- A test edit will be done before you are brought on as full time. The test edit will be paid with a flat rate agreed upon before start.
- We encourage you to send an editing reel / portfolio of your work if available

The 2nd Assistant Editor will support Kin’s Post Production department in all aspects media management, including preparing media after production for our editors, sourcing media for projects as needed from our library of hard drives, and QCing masters before archiving them to our new asset library management system. The 2nd AE will play a critical role in supporting the 1st (Lead) Assistant Editor and our stable of freelance editors as we move through a robust production slate for 2023. We have recently transitioned from Final Cut Pro to Adobe Premiere, so knowledge of both platforms is required. This role requires extreme attention to detail, proficiency in organization, adherence to deadlines and a great level of proactivity. This is a freelance part-time position, with the potential to evolve into full-time, through the end of 2023.

This is a remote position, but it will be required to go into our LA-based office for training and potentially one day a week.

What You’ll Do:
- Collect drives from production teams, offload/upload media and assets and ensuring all footage is accounted for, verify data backups, and stored in the proper locations in a timely manner
- Review media, catch and flag any production errors, issues, or inconsistencies to all stakeholders
- Import and prepare all project assets into Adobe Premiere working with the Lead Assistant Editor to maintain Kin’s workflow standards
- Build multicam clips from source material according to project specs
- Diligently organize, connect, and synchronize media in sequences for external editorial teams
- Annotate and label all media based on project notes, as well as using your own intuition and understanding of the shoot to organize media in the project in a concise manner to set up the editorial team for success
- Maintain logs and enter project metadata as needed
- Ensure correct project templates are being utilized and distributed to creative teams
- Recall old projects and media from archives when required
- QC episode masters to ready for distribution

What You Have:
- 1-2 years of post-production experience, including work as an AE, preferably with digital content
- Advanced experience with Adobe Creative Suite / Final Cut Pro and other post-production software
- Advanced knowledge of video and audio codecs for digital media and broadcast distribution
- Working knowledge on how to navigate networks, servers and remote software such as Jump Desktop
- Strong commitment to detail and an aptitude for organizing and labeling media content
- Proficiency with Google Suite
- Ability to work independently and with teams, able to decipher problems and create solutions; able to complete tasks with minimal guidance if necessary
- Adept at determining priorities and able to hit deadlines under pressure; ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities in a deadline-driven environment
- Communicate well and be flexible with other departments

Who We Are:
Kin is an energetic, focused, and start-up minded company. We believe the best work comes from a happy environment. Kin makes shows for diverse women's audiences. Our shows super-serve this audience with meaningful and entertaining programming they can relate to in categories that include home, style, family and food.

Fancy is a busy post production finishing house in Silver Lake, just east of Hollywood, specializing in Non-Narrative Series and Features. We are a small shop with a great working culture and an emphasis on training and professional development.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Advise CEO and Controller on creating accurate bids during the sales projects.
Main point of contact for clients with Post-Sales projects.
With the help of Operations Coordinator, coordinate jobs with Head of Picture, Audio and Tech departments to ensure proper resources are available for multiple concurrent projects and clients.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:

Senior In-House Producer must have knowledge of the following workflows. While we work primarily on Non-Narrative longform (features and series), our work also ranges from corporate/commercial to Narrative feature/series:

Audio workflows including: Prep, Audio Conforming, Dialog editing, SFX editing, Foley, Sound Supervision, Re-Recording Mixing, including ATMOS, 5.1 and stereo.
Video workflows including: Resolve conform, color, deliverable creation. Premiere / Avid to Resolve workflows, HDR Dolby Vision and HDR10 Workflows
Mastering and deliverables file based workflows including: ProRes, H264, DCP, IMF, NAM, GAM.
RESPONSIBILITIES + TASKS:

Work with the Operations Coordinator to schedule sessions, turnovers, and deliveries with clients and heads of departments to meet deadlines.

Monitor studios and staff to assess problem situations and report said problems to heads of departments.

Expedite sessions that look like they are running over, maintain goodwill with clients and staff.

Anticipate and address client needs, maintain the client’s desire to keep you as Point of Contact.

EXPERIENCE + SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

5+ years’ experience in post-production/finishing preferred.

A technical understanding of color/online/audio and deliverables for post-production.

Ability to track multiple schedules and update them as they change.

Scheduling knowledge and experience.

Ability to work in a high-pressure environment and meet deadlines.

A positive attitude when problems arise and an ability to look at all options to find a solution.

Exceptional verbal & written communication skills.

Microsoft Word, Google Docs, and Excel proficient.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Immediate hire

Hello,

Looking for a talented, dedicated, editor to join our team.

Proof of concept / short film in the horror genre looking for the perfect editor to help us bring that sense of dread, anxiety and fear to the final cut.

Experience in horror editing is a big plus, and a passion for this sort of content is a big bonus too.

TMZ is seeking a Lead Assistant Editor to assist with editing for multiple projects in a fast-paced environment. The Lead Assistant Editor must know the online / coloring process from start to finish. This position requires someone who is extremely organized with the ability to multi-task various project needs at once, and able to problem solve and communicate effectively. Speed and technical aptitude are an absolute must. This position reports directly to the Post-Production Supervisor.

Responsibilities:
• Create and organize projects from scratch
• Ingest footage and elements from studio tapings, and group multi-cam footage
• Basic editing of elements and clip roll-ins for studio tapings, as needed
• Basic editing of excerpts for delivery to promotional and social outlets, as needed
• Transcode footage of all formats from various sources
• OMF, AAF, and other media management duties, as assigned by Post-Production Supervisor and editors
• Compress and export clips with links for distribution, viewing and approvals
• Ability to collaborate with Post-Production team members to troubleshoot and create a streamlined and efficient workflow

Requirements:
• 2 to 3 years of video editing experience is required
• Premiere Pro experience is a MUST
• Experience with, or a basic understanding of, media asset management software is needed. FrameIO, Vimeo, Dalet (cataloging, adding metadata, folder structure organization)
• Experience with the full Adobe Creative Suite, preferred
• Must be able to export and upload current edits for distribution
• Must be able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Strong understanding of video formats and equipment is required
• Strong organizational skills, as well as the ability to work independently and manage time effectively, are required

TMZ is a workplace that requires the COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment. Requested accommodations/exceptions will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis in accordance with law.

TMZ is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

“Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is: $30.00- $34.00 per hour. This position is regularly scheduled for a 50-hour work week but scheduled overtime hours are not guaranteed”.

Job Title: Freelance QC Coordinator

Overview:
The QC Coordinator reviews all project deliverables from internal and external post production teams before publishing and archiving. This role is indescribably meticulous in their work and is a strong communicator, interacting with a myriad of team members and departments during the final phases of a project. As the last line of defense before publishing, QC Coordinators play a critical role in ensuring that CNE video content looks and sounds its best, airs without errors, and adheres to strict standards for various types of deliverable assets. The QC Coordinator reports to the Supervisor, QC, and works closely with video editors, Post Production Supervisors, Scheduling, Video Operations, and the Media Asset Management team. This role may occasionally require extended hours and weekend work in order to get the job done.

Primary Responsibilities:
- Review in-progress edits and all project deliverables (video, audio, images, documentation) for quality and adherence to required technical specifications; catch spelling errors, improper framing, glitches, improper color and audio levels, off-brand/off-series errors, and more before air and archive
- Relay QC notes to editors and ensure all applicable assets are redelivered as needed
- Manage a steady queue of deliverables across several projects and brands with competing priorities and shifting air dates, pivoting when necessary and communicating deliveries and delays to Scheduling and Publishing teams
- Stay on the pulse of updated style guides and series tags, ensuring newly published content keeps up to date with brand/series refreshes.
- Help enforce standards, policies, and procedures for asset delivery and archiving
- Assist with media requests such as pulling archived episodes, transcoding videos for external delivery partners, etc.
- When possible, preview content ahead of initial delivery and QC review; provide quality-control feedback to editors, audio mixers, and colorists during a project, and provide feedback to associated team members
- Liaise with various CNE teams for inbound and outbound delivery requests, technical-related inquiries involving delivery specs, transfer credentials, and sending requests (via SFTP, Signiant, Hightail, etc.)

Desired Skills and Qualifications:
- 1-2 years of experience in a post-production environment, with skills revolving around asset management and delivery
- Working knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro is required
- Excel in meticulous attention to detail, with experience in a wide array of video formats, quality control, archiving, and light-touch editing.
- Proficient knowledge of the main digital video and audio formats
- Understanding of media codecs, bit rates, aspect ratios, color spaces, and compression
- Effective organizer with proven ability to manage multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously
- Calm and deliberate demeanor with excellent communication skills in a highly dynamic, fast-paced environment; a team player with patience and empathy
- Proactive and strong ability to problem solve and work through issues
- Produce under the pressure of deadlines
- Communicate well and be flexible with other departments
- Someone who relishes noticing errors in media and day-to-day life, and won’t get bored or lose focus when reviewing multiple iterations or deliverables of the same piece of content
- Must always have the goal and mission of CNE in mind

What happens next?
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply and we will review your application as soon as possible.

Potential candidates will receive a video export for a QC test.

Editor for a new home makeover show

This onsite role would be responsible for overseeing the entire graphics post-production process and final finishing stages at our office located in Koreatown/Wilshire Park.

Quality control:
The Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that the final product meets our clients’ quality standards and technical specifications and is free of errors or technical issues. They will review the final deliverables and provide feedback to the post-production team to ensure that any necessary corrections are made. The Coordinator ensures that all graphics produced by the team meet the client’s quality standards and are visually cohesive.

Workflow:
The Coordinator manages the post-production workflow, ensuring that all stages of the process are completed on time, in the correct order and identifies any possible delays before they occur. The Coordinator will develop and implement workflows and processes for the graphics team to improve efficiency and ensure that projects are completed on time. Other duties include, but are not limited to, file organization and management, keeping updated spreadsheets and workflow tools, staying current with the latest techniques, plug-ins, video production and motion graphics to maintain innovation and growth and help tracking and managing client requests. The Coordinator will also need to work with finishing houses on behalf of our clientele and provide any necessary assets for full finishing.

Communication:
The Coordinator will communicate with clients and/or finishing houses to provide updates on the finishing progress and ensure that the final product meets their expectations. They may also address any concerns or feedback provided by the client and work to resolve any issues that arise. Good communication with the Creative Director, Designers and Producers is key to our collective success for Concept Arts and our clientele.

Technical expertise:
The Finishing Coordinator must have a strong understanding of post-production workflows, technical specifications, software, and tools. They should display proficiency in QC and delivery of finishing graphics and must have experience with legacy studio clients.

This is a full time role, hourly role offered at $26-$33 with full insurance benefits and 401k options.

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About Concept Arts
Concept Arts was officially founded in Los Angeles in 1980, eight years after its beginnings in 1970’s London. From the iconic 1985 Teen Wolf poster and She’s Gotta Have It in 1986, to genre-defining key art for The Matrix in 1999, to the groundbreaking 2021 digital campaign for Wandavision, we’ve been a part of some of pop culture history’s most indelible moments.

Our agency has grown up alongside the entertainment industry for half a century, and taken part in the evolution of creative advertising since before the Internet. Even as we’ve expanded into the digital space with award-winning social campaigns and 360 executions, we’ve never forgotten our roots.

Institutional memory and long-term growth have proved what we always believed: fulfilled people produce quality work. Concept Arts offers every employee multiple avenues for career growth and empowerment within our company.

From dedicated culture forums, to mentorship programs, and more, we strive to give each individual the resources they need, and the opportunity to explore their potential.

Looking for a Post Coordinator. Netflix deliverable knowledge ideal. Hybrid work environment that is mostly remote but will need a candidate that can go into the LA office as needed.

Experienced candidates that are pro-active and organized. Communication is key with ability to multi-task detail oriented production needs.

Proficient in Google docs, tracking formula driven spreadsheets, standard office management requests.

AVID experience a major plus, assist with creative and facilitate system organization.

Looking for an editor with a really unique style - fun, funky transitions, good with music, super stylized editing. Looking for an editor who is also comfortable with story. Must have the experience and reel to show interesting transitions, sound design, etc.

Looking for someone to edit a 12-minute short film. Color grading not required.

Need edit done around early July.

Please include reel and (if possible) full scenes that you have edited.

Full-time Post Production Assistant position open for a busy production company located in Hollywood. This is not a remote position, reliable transportation is required.

Duties will be post-related which include but are not limited to minimal runs (to/from vendors, crafty, etc.), data entry, tracking Archival & LTO's, working closely with assistant editors and assisting post Management as needed. Previous Network experience is preferred or equivalent experience.

Desired Characteristics:
- Must have a good attitude, be willing to learn, and be a team player
- Proven ability to manage in a deadline-oriented environment and to multi-task
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work independently or as part of a collaborative team
- Strong written and verbal communication skills

Kin Community is building its roster of diverse, creative freelance editors. Digital cutting, YouTube-style is what we’re looking for with proficiency in Premiere and Adobe Creative Suite. Experience cutting food content is a bonus! Working knowledge of color correction, sound sweetening and motion graphics, also a plus. Please send resume and links of your work. Thanks!