- Title: World Science Festival
- Job Requirements: Must be local to location (or willing to work as a local).
The Assistant Editor/Media Manager will work closely with our Senior Editor and assist the media department in all aspects of media post-production for the Festival including: video editing, media file management / backup, creation of graphics, alteration of still images, stock footage research, and transcriptions. He/she will report to the Director of Media.
Responsibilities:
• Assist Senior Editor with organizing media files and maintaining backup files on the server
• Assist media team with post-producing media for World Science Festival live events, web content, digital
education and marketing materials.
• Research media sources and obtain usage rights as needed
• Create basic graphics and animations
• Transcribe Festival programs
• Interface with editorial producers and editors to determine media needs
Qualifications And Special Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline (Video Production, Communications, etc.)
• Working knowledge of Adobe Premiere, After Effects and Photoshop
• At least 2 years of experience working in post production in television, film, commercials, digital media, or
other related industries
• Background and/or strong interest in science
• Strong research and organizational skills
• Able to handle multiple projects at once
• Studio and field production experience a plus
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without unlawful discrimination based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status or sexual orientation. The World Science Foundation is an equal employment opportunity employer.
About The World Science Festival:
The World Science Foundation (the “Foundation”) produces original live and digital content that brings scientific discovery, insight and perspective to a broad general audience.
Our flagship live event, The World Science Festival, is an unprecedented annual tribute to imagination, ingenuity and inventiveness. Through programming that spans a broad range—from vibrant discussions and debates to works of theatre and film—world-class scientists, leading thinkers, and renowned artists take science out of the laboratory and into the streets, theaters, museums, and public halls of New York City, making the esoteric understandable and the familiar fascinating. The week-long New York Festival has drawn more than a million and a half visitors since its launch in 2008, with millions more viewing the programs online.
The Foundation’s live events and theatrical productions tour nationally and internationally. In March 2016, the Foundation launched the World Science Festival Brisbane, bringing its distinctive programming to new audiences and establishing the first annual Festival outside of New York.
World Science U is the Foundation’s online education initiative, where students and lifelong learners can dive more deeply through artfully produced digital education content presented by world-renowned scientists.
The World Science Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization headquartered in New York City.