DreamWorks TV - Assistant Editor

What You'll Do

• Supports Lead Editor and Associate Editor(s) across daily production and editorial needs.
• Is responsible for the accurate presentation of all materials related to the film (eg: story reels, screeners, previews, DCPs, etc.).
• Leads, participates in, and/or prepares for scratch, production, and ADR dialogue recording sessions.
• Imports, organizes and breaks down dialogue recordings in preparation for use by Lead Editor.
• Supervises and mentors other assistant editors on the project.
• Help curate SFX and temp music for lead editor.
• Cuts and/or supervises the cutting of temp SFX and Music for the story reel.
• Responsible for creation of all media outputs from Editorial.
• Imports and organizes new media deliveries from Production.
• Responsible for publishing all cut lists and change notes to Production.
• Is the primary point of contact with Technical Directors in production.
• Supervises quality standards of all work done at audio houses and other post houses.
• Spots final film with Sound Designer and Composer.
• Acts as a creative liaison between Directors/Production, sound designer, and mixers.
• Attends all screenings (studio and preview) and works with Directors and Lead Editor to incorporate changes resulting from those screenings.
• Attends production meetings as needed.
• Delivers an approved cut of the film in the required format to the sound and music departments on the handover date.

Requirements

• Intimate knowledge of AVID Media Composer.
• Some experience with Premiere Pro and Resolve.
• Understanding of professional video/audio standards, codecs and movement of content between various post production applications.
• Has acquired enough union hours to be on the Industry Experience Roster.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with Photoshop and Adobe After Effects is a plus.
• Familiarity with FLIX.
• Familiarity with Autodesk Shotgrid.
• Animation editing experience is preferred.
• Familiarity with Pro Tools for temp/scratch recording is preferred.
• Familiarity with both Linux/Unix and Windows operating systems is preferred.

Schedule & Pay

Hybrid: this position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of four days per week. Salary range: $111,072–$135,000/year.