Assistant Editor

Atomic Cartoons•Vancouver, BC

1d•CA$1,200 - CA$1,400•Hybrid

About The Position

Atomic Vancouver is looking for an Assistant Editor to join the team on one of our ongoing CG series. Atomic Cartoons, a Blue Ant Studios company, is an award-winning, internationally renowned animation studio with teams in Vancouver, Ottawa, and Los Angeles. Known for an artist-driven culture that attracts, retains and promotes the best talent in the business, Atomic develops and produces high-end animated content that spans preschool, comedy, action-adventure, adult and commercial genres, and everything in between. The animation studio has developed a stellar global reputation for its ability to translate big brands like LEGO, Star Wars, My Little Pony, CoComelon, and many more into top-notch animation, while also developing high-quality original Atomic productions like The Last Kids on Earth,Rocket Saves the Day, and Mermicorno: Starfall. Atomic is B Corp certified and a BC Benefit Company.

Requirements

Prior experience working in an Editorial Department or role for Film, VFX or Animation.
Proficiency in editing using Adobe Premiere.
An understanding of film and HD video formats, files, frame rates, and resolutions.
File encoding/transcoding experience, exhibiting a sound understanding of video codecs and file formats.
Basic Photoshop and Storyboard Pro skills.
Meticulous attention to detail, high standard of quality and highly organized.
Currently legally eligible to work in Canada.
BC residents are preferred for this role.

Nice To Haves

A firm understanding of the animation process, workflow, and terminology is an asset.

Responsibilities

Maintain pacing and show style by cutting storyboard animatics.
Use Temp SFX + Music to convey the feel of the final product.
Work closely with the Lead Editor, editors and production team.
Ensure the production database (using Shotgrid) is updated with current cut information.
Ensure the timeline is up to date with correct versions and audio.
Prepare sequence edits for client approval when required, as well as other outputs and deliveries.
Organize and run the dailies sessions.