Assistant Editor

Job Description

Assistant Editor (Temporary)

Assistant Editors balance the requirements of a fast-paced, daily news cycle with the post-

production needs of Original Series and Documentaries. The job requires an intimate familiarity with broadcast specifications, including video/audio file formats and codecs. Technical expertise in a post-production environment is necessary to execute production workflows, troubleshoot issues and work independently. A keen editorial eye is also in demand to understand priorities and needs of production partners in breaking news scenarios.

The Daily

PREP
• - File-Based conversion & ingest of physical media to shared server
• - NLE Project organization
• - Video/Audio syncing of multi-camera scenes
• - Assembling a string out & building a radio cut

SUPPORT
• - Music searching
• - Addressing producer notes, including shot changes & font fixes
• - Building credits
• - Rendering & creating screeners

WRAP
• Prep for Online:
• - Collapsing video tracks
• - Organizing audio tracks
• - Outputting & delivering

AFTER THE EDIT
• - Media managing multiple shared-servers for news & long-form
• - Archiving long-form projects to LTO

CRAFT EDITING/CONTENT CREATION FOR ALL CNN PLATFORMS
- Elements, including VO, SOTs, Still-Strings
- Interviews, including field and studio pre-tapes
- News Packages
- Teasers for HLN social platforms

The Essentials
• Knowledge to conceptualize, execute and distribute post-production workflows, including ingest, edit, delivery, archive and media management.
• Technical expertise in current and emerging post-production trends with a keen interest in continuing education in this area.
• Skilled troubleshooter and problem-solver with the ability to work-around and solve time-sensitive technical issues.
• Ability to manage time, multi-task and prioritize appropriately in a breaking news environment.
• Effectively communicate to provide exceptional customer service to business partners.
• Flexible with schedule and availability

Required Technical Skills:
-MAC OS, Windows
-Adobe suite, including Premiere, Media Encoder, Photoshop and Audition
-Conversion software, including Handbrake
-Media Asset Management systems
-Content Delivery / Sharing systems, including FTP-based and cloud-based.
-Slack

The Nice to Haves:
• Passion for leadership and the professional development of others.
• Knowledge of VDI and cloud-based workflows.
• Basic skill level in After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, Color Correctio and Audio Mixing

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d297by-3-145-52-86-42 in your application.