Edit Assistant

Intermission Film • New York, NY

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Intermission Film is an award-winning, full-service creative agency with studios in London, New York, Amsterdam, and Melbourne. It partners with distributors, streamers, and broadcasters to create trailers, sales promos, key art, creative content, and social media work for films and series.

The Edit Assistant will join the New York team and report to the Senior Manager, Production Operations US. The role supports daily editing assistance and workflows, working closely with the global Edit Assistant team and production and technical colleagues. The position calls for a proactive, independent problem-solver who can manage tasks efficiently, communicate across editorial and production teams and time zones, and handle media responsibly with awareness of security.

This is an office-based role on a rotating schedule. Shifts alternate every two weeks between 09:30–18:30 and 13:00–21:00, Monday to Friday. The salary range is $66,000–$75,000 per year.

Requirements

• Strong Adobe Premiere Pro skills, plus Avid Media Composer and DaVinci Resolve.
• At least one year of full-time post-production experience as an assistant or operator.
• Solid understanding of formats, frame rates, codecs, color spaces, HD/UHD/HDR, audio configuration, rushes, and folder structures.
• Experience with shoot-to-finish media management from backup through archive, including localizing and versioning subtitles, GFX replacement, dubbing, and re-racking.
• Proactive, organized problem-solver, comfortable taking ownership in a smaller team and working across time zones.
• Professional-level written and spoken English.
• Legal right to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Editing experience.
• IT or scripting knowledge.
• Hardware troubleshooting experience.
• Commitment to sharing knowledge and learning from mistakes.
• A passion for film.

Responsibilities

• Ingest, transcode, and organize media across formats for offline editing workflows.
• Sync audio, build multicam sync maps, and align stems to picture.
• Set up offline and online projects with organized folder structures and support offline edits, including creative cuts where needed.
• Conform media for online, create AAFs and exports, and prepare finishing materials from locked sequences.
• Export to specification in multiple codecs and containers, and resize footage for social formats and platform requirements.
• Provide high-resolution material from locked spots to the motion graphics team for GFX/VFX.
• Quality-check work and deliver files to broadcasters, partners, and clients, taking ownership of deliverables.
• Manage EditShare and other storage, including workspaces and permissions, and archive projects to LTO and cloud.
• Troubleshoot software and hardware issues, escalating when needed, and support system maintenance and upgrades with the global technical team.
• Coordinate with global teams across time zones, manage tasks and deadlines, and provide clear, thorough handovers between offices.
• Train staff and freelancers on bespoke workflows, help maintain documentation, and keep up with industry technology and workflows.

Benefits

• Up to 31 days of time off, including 10 federal holidays, 18 PTO days, a birthday off after six months, the day after Christmas, and New Year’s Eve.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Access to an employee-funded flexible spending account (FSA).
• Monthly entertainment allowance.
• Seasonal parties.
• Commuter benefits and other offerings through the benefits platform.
• 401(k) retirement plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed