Job Description
Job Summary
Requiem, a new boutique creative advertising agency, is seeking a talented Assistant Editor to join our team on a freelance-to-hire basis. The ideal candidate will possess a keen eye for detail, a strong work ethic, and is a great collaborator. This job is currently working from a temp location until March, when it will require being on-site five days a week in our Burbank office.
Responsibilities:
- Create finishing preps for Trailers, TV Spots, Sizzles, and Digital spots for in-house and out-of-house finishing.
- Download media and send cuts via sites such as Core, PIX, VanDam, Aspera Shares, Moxion and Media Shuttle.
- Syncing and transcoding assets for editorial use within a Proxy workflow.
- Overcutting sequences with updated sources.
- Completes documents such as Shot lists, Dialogue Lists, Scripts, and Cue Sheet.
- Creates clean footage requests and VFX stringouts.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Film, Media, or a related field preferred.
- Must have minimum 1-2 years of experience as an Assistant Editor, preferably in an agency or production environment.
- Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro and Avid Media Composer.
- Strong understanding of video formats, codecs, frame rates, and offline proxy workflows.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Must be proficient with Microsoft Office and Google Suite applications
- Must be able to troubleshoot common issues.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $30.00 - $34.00 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Evening shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- On call
- Overtime
- Weekends as needed
Application Question(s):
- Are you able to work weekends (paid)?
- Are you able to work 12pm-9pm?
- Are you comfortable working late nights on occasion?
- Are you able to work in an office five days a week?
Experience:
- Agency/Studio: 1 year (Required)
Shift availability:
- Night Shift (Preferred)
- Day Shift (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Burbank, CA 91505 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Burbank, CA 91505: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Burbank, CA 91505