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Assistant Editor

Transition Productions, Marina del Rey, CA, United States


Looking for a full time staff assistant editor to join the team! We’re a busy Los Angeles-based production company, specializing in television, documentary, live production, commercial, and branded content. We do a lot of action sports content, so knowledge or background in skateboarding, snowboarding, BMX, racing, etc is a major plus.


Qualifications:

  • Must be proficient in Adobe Premiere Pro and Avid.
  • Experience with other Adobe Creative Cloud applications a plus.
  • Knowledge of video specs including file types, codecs, raster sizes, frame rates, etc.
  • Meticulous attention to detail
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Collaborative and creative sensibility
  • Ability to work efficiently under tight deadlines on multiple tasks
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interface with producers, editors, other assistant editors, coworkers, and varying levels of management.


Responsibilities:

  • Ingest and transcode media

  • Sync footage

  • Prep project files and apply organizational structure to projects

  • Create multicam sequences
  • Gather and organize string-outs and selects
  • Export sequences for reviews, transcriptions, references, etc.
  • Prep sequences for mix and color turnover
  • Light editing, sound design, and coverage
  • Provide editorial, creative, and technical assistance to editors and story producers


We’re looking for someone who is hungry and looking to grow as part of a team. This is a full time in-office position.