- Job Requirements: Must be local to location (or willing to work as a local).
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Additional Requirements:
- Have you worked in an Avid offline/online environment to prep shows for finishing/deliverables?
Viacom, Music & Entertainment is seeking an experienced assistant editor to provide support for a unscripted long form show thru online.
This includes basic assistant editor duties, working with producers to execute various editorial projects which involves but not limited to keep track of existing show media, strong organizational skills desired. Looking for seasoned AEs with network show backgrounds that can troubleshoot on their own.
***Avid MC AES with unscripted long form experiecnce) are preferred.***
Responsibilities:
-upres existing locked picture cuts, prepping finished shows for online finishing (color, mix)
-Media management of multiple projects in an ISIS/San/Interplay environment.
-Transcoding files for multiple platforms.
-Assisting editors for string outs, prepping multi-group edits/synching, exporting cuts and take over smaller edits
-Follow naming conventions for all media and keeping it consistent thru the workflow.
-Working with other groups for ongoing needs
Basic Requirements:
-Must be extremely comfortable/expert user with Avid Media Composer not limited to Adobe After Effects, Photoshop and encoding apps.
-Experienced in workflows of sending full shows to mix (prepping projects, AAF, log sheets, etc)
-Demonstrate the ability to troubleshoot edit maintenance issues (ex: media offline, audio issues, reconnecting old projects, etc) Avid errors
-Able to handle multiple requests in a fast-paced environment.
-Know the differences between file codecs from tapeless material.
-Understand the digital delivery process and the types of files exported for on/air & online.
-Comfortable in a Mac environment as well as the ability to multitask under changing priorities.
-Team player and open to various workflows from different groups.
-Flexible hours (late nights)
-Bachelor's Degree and someone genuinely interested in post-production who wants get on track to be an editor.
-Effective verbal and written communication skills are necessary
-project duration is one week with possibility of extension in December