Assistant Video Editor (Project-Based)

About BuzzFeed, Inc.
BuzzFeed, Inc. (Ticker: BZFD) is home to the best of the internet. Across food, news, pop culture, and commerce, our brands drive conversation and inspire what audiences watch, read, buy, and obsess over next. Born on the internet in 2006, BuzzFeed, Inc. is committed to improving it: providing trusted, quality, brand‑safe news and entertainment to hundreds of millions of people; making content on the internet more inclusive, empathetic, and creative; and inspiring our audience to live better lives. We’ll continue to recruit the best founders and creators to join us in this mission, with more additions like HuffPost to come.

Business Area:

Content

Job Category:

BuzzFeed Studios

Pay:

$250/day

Union Status:

Non‑Union

BuzzFeed Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We reserve the ability to adjust the final compensation for this role based on the final candidate’s experience, skillset, certifications, and geography.

The Role
BuzzFeed is looking for a dedicated Assistant Video Editor to join our New York Post Production team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ingesting media and prepping videos for edit within Adobe Premiere, troubleshooting common Post issues, addressing technical notes within edits, overseeing QC and exporting on occasion, and may be expected to work on location.

You Will

Work on‑site from the BuzzFeed Campus

Attend active productions, when assigned, and serve as on‑set Media Manager

Ingest, Transcode, Organize, and Archive footage

Keep detailed logs on footage, ingests, and preps

Prep, sync multi‑cam footage, create string outs, assembly cuts, and apply markers

Conform assets for delivery to vendors for sound and color, as well as client deliverables

Collaborate with Editors for larger projects, providing support with dailies, selects, and workflow knowledge to streamline the post process

Address simple technical notes within projects and in‑video graphics when requested

Edit low‑touch short‑form content

Assist Post‑Production Coordinators in managing assets and production materials

Support communication between Production and Post‑Production teams

Give feedback on and help improve workflows

Work with Production Technologies to resolve technical issues

You Have

3+ years experience assistant editing digital content in a professional environment

Advanced knowledge of Mac OS, Google Suite, and Adobe Creative Cloud apps including Premiere Pro (preferred NLE), Photoshop, Illustrator, Media Encoder and After Effects

Comfortable working with common video codecs, formats and timecode formats

Comfortable sharing feedback within a small team environment

Detail‑oriented

Ability to complete tasks autonomously

Ability to adapt and meet changing timelines and deliverables while maintaining multiple tasks

Working knowledge of Post Production and Production process and equipment

Knowledge of social media and digital video platforms a plus

Proactive, positive team player, able to help guide projects from ingest to delivery

Experience with DaVinci Resolve or Adobe Audition for color and sound finishing a plus

Experience behind a camera and knowledge of lighting and sound design a plus

Experience with proxy‑based workflows, remote workflows, SANs and MAMs a plus

Experience with designing and laying in GFX/VFX a plus

Life at BuzzFeed, Inc.
We celebrate inclusion and are committed to equal opportunity employment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or any other protected category.

You Can Expect

A supportive, inclusive atmosphere on a team that values your contributions

Opportunities for personal and professional growth through work experience, offerings from our in‑house Learning @ BuzzFeed team, our Employee Resource Groups, and more

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