Assistant VFX Editor

Job Description

Description

Position at Industrial Light & Magic

Assists with daily tasks and editorial work as requested by a Lead or Senior VFX Editor on a Feature Production.

Primary Responsibilities and Accountabilities
• Maintain client cut with latest changes from client editorial and internal versions from multiple artist disciplines.
• Assist in preparing sequences for client review on a weekly basis.
• QC and ingest plates and on-set reference material provided by clients and scan facility.
• Maintain the in-house editorial database (Shotgun) tracking render lengths and adjusting cut lengths according to client updates for assigned show.
• Output visual and audio references of client cuts for artist and production use.
• Provide line-up information for retimes or post-moves to artists and supervisors.
• QC Editorial client deliverables and prepare avid media for upload.
• Import consolidated media from client.
• Assist in handling show wrap-up including various archiving tasks and editing finals and awards reels.
• Performs special projects under the supervision of the Lead Editor, production manager or VFX Supervisor, including show or asset reels.

Job Requirements

Education/Experience

Bachelors Degree in Film or related field desired, or equivalent experience.

Required Skills / Competencies
• 2+ years experience with Avid Media/Film Composer or other NLE.
• Strong ability to multi-task and meet deadlines while working under tight schedules.
• Strong team player with good inter-personal and communication skills.

Preferred Skills / Competencies
• Knowledge of editorial materials and workflows (e.g., formats, codecs, transcoding, exporting etc).
• Adobe Premiere Pro experience.
• Shotgun experience.
• Linux & Mac experience.
• 1 year VFX experience (e.g., basic understanding of a VFX pipeline and team structure).

Technical Skills

Proficient with Avid Media/Film Composer or other NLE.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r12x0m-18-191-171-20-42 in your application.