Assistant Editor (Night Shift)

Wild Card Creative Group•Culver City, CA

2d•$27 - $27

About The Position

We are Wild Card Born in Hollywood, we know what stories move audiences – and how to bring brands into the action. We connect brands with global markets, crafting high-impact experiences through a blend of creativity and data on screen, in-game and beyond. Every moment is an opportunity to build genuine connections, because everyone wants to be part of a great story. Wild Card is looking for an Assistant Editor (night shift) to join our team. The primary focus of the Assistant Editor role is to prepare and organize project materials through all stages of the digital, non-linear video editing process. The ideal candidate is a team player that desires to work at a company that values a creative team atmosphere. They are self-motivated, proactive, quick-thinking, flexible, thorough and able to juggle many tasks and responsibilities at once with a strong emphasis on organization and an unwavering attention to detail at all times. This is a very demanding position that requires someone who is an effective communicator, positive thinker and is able to show good judgment and initiative.

Requirements

2+ years of assistant editor experience; preferably within a theatrical marketing environment
2+ Years of Adobe Premiere/Media Encoder expertise
Able to work Monday through Friday
Able to work alone and self manage tasks and projects on weekends
Understanding of frame rates, conversions and codecs
Exceptional organizational skills
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
Must be detail oriented
Must be team oriented
Must be able to quickly pick up on workflows and procedures
Must be technically minded
Must be able to work quickly and efficiently in a high energy environment.
Ability and willingness to work overtime with little or no notice
Meticulous, collaborative, patient, level headed, able to work well under pressure and maintain a positive attitude.

Nice To Haves

Adobe Photoshop, After Effect skills a plus
DaVinci Resolve and AVID Media Composer skills a plus
Previous experience with current camera formats and codecs preferred
Working knowledge of a number of applications including but not limited to Excel, Word, FTP posting, general network storage and basic computer file systems such as File Maker Pro

Responsibilities

Digitizing / Importing / Transcoding footage, graphics and music
Creating support documentation (continuity breakdowns, VFX breakdowns, pull lists, cue sheets, etc…)
Downloading media
Maintaining proper formats, frame rates and project organization
Building feature assemblies from dailies, feature reels and stems
Assisting Editors dailies pulls and various other requests
Creating string outs and shot requests
Syncing audio and Overcutting footage
Posting cuts for Producers and Clients
Prepping for finishing and outputting AAFs, EDLs, XMLs and References
Exporting finishes for in-house finishing
Maintaining clean and organized projects throughout the editorial process
Prepping projects for archiving and backup
Responding to the creative requests of producers such as music searches, stock footage searches, dialogue cobbling, visual breakdowns, rough feature assemblies, etc.