Lead Editor

Job Description

Marquee Sports Network is looking for a team-first, ambitious, Lead Editor to create industry-leading content for all of Marquee Sports Network platforms. The Editor will work in conjunction with award-winning Producers to perform all tasks needed based on editorial standards and tight deadlines.

Primary Responsibilities: Lead Editor
• Bring a positive and creative attitude daily
• Creating professional, network-quality, finished highlights, long-form features and short-form video programs for both broadcast and digital distribution
• Developing high-end motion graphics, animations and other required packaging elements for broadcast, multi-media projects and branded content initiatives
• Facilitating the approval process, including master compressions, QC final output and delivery of digital masters
• Ability to handle sound design and audio mixing; color correction as required

Requirements:
• Demonstrated expertise with various in NLE platforms
• Proficiency with AVID Media Composer desired but not a requirement
• Experience with Adobe After Effects | Photoshop
• Knowledge of HD video codecs | formats | broadcast standards
• Understanding of AI and other new applications within the editing ecosystem
• Strong communication skills
• Book, schedule, and manage edit staff
• Oversee music selections both in edit and studio programming
• Organized, detail-oriented
• Excels under deadlines
• Self-motivated, empowered to work unsupervised
• Team player, willing to collaborate and take direction from producers
• Must be willing to work weekends, nights and some holidays (schedule built around live sporting event hours)
• Knowledge of sports gambling preferred but not required
• Demonstrate the ability to work calmly under a pressurized live television environment.
• Possess the visual acuity to work in darkened edit rooms for extended periods of time to produce required content.
• Possess auditory acuity to effectively listen to instructions via intercom system, phones, etc.
• Possess the manual dexterity to effectively operate keyboard/mouse on computers, edit equipment, etc.

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace!

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d51851-3-22-120-195-42 in your application.