Assistant Editor

Publicis Groupe•Chicago, IL

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

As an Assistant Editor, you will have a wide-range of responsibilities, as you will do everything from sourcing stock footage and music to editing internal and social content to daily requests (including but not limited to project deliverables, compressions & media acquisition). The Assistant Editor will be called upon to do technical tasks such as prepping projects for color and audio mix, final conform, and delivery.

Requirements

Post-production experience required
Proficient in Premiere Pro, Media Encoder, and After Effects
Knowledge of Resolve, Photoshop and Illustrator
Technical understanding of video and the post-production pipeline
Passionate, driven, proactive, curious, with an ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast- paced, high-expectation environment
Strong sense of priorities with the ability to manage multiple asks/tasks
Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer

Responsibilities

Accountable for all media including proper ingest, media location etc.
Media Acquisition (sourcing stock, hunting through dailies, etc.)
Prepping of projects for finish
Offer support to editors to achieve creative vision (assembly edits, rough cut passes, etc.)
Editorial on internal and social content
Porting of projects from Premiere to other post production software such as After Effects and Resolve
Final conform/delivery of masters (slating, final QC, 5.1 mixes, SRTs etc.)
Partner with other Harbor studios and external vendors to facilitate project sharing
Explore and apply AI tools to enhance creative workflows, from generating fresh content ideas to streamlining production tasks, while staying curious about emerging technologies that shape the future of storytelling
Other duties as assigned