Assistant Editor

You are an Assistant Editor who is ready to join a growing post-production facility dedicated to the creation of best-in-industry video and audio content.

You have strong technical and software skills including proficiency in Adobe Premiere, and working knowledge of After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator. You are familiar with broadcast and online video formats, standards, and compressions. You have an extraordinary attention to detail, outstanding organizational skills, and excellent communication skills.

What You’ll Do:

Assist in video editing for commercial productions, including loading & transcoding RAW footage, creating and organizing projects, laying out supers, generating prep for color grade, audio mix, and conform, optimizing videos for social, and editing cutdowns for TV and online videos
Search for and recommend online content, stock footage and music options
Participate in supervised sessions with senior editors, producers, creatives, and directors
Closely follow best practices for delivering high-volume commercial tagging work
Create agency and client review links and QC all work before links are sent
Maintain asset libraries for ongoing client work
Initiate project wrap process upon completion of projects and work with production teams to ensure all final projects, files, and deliverables are archived at the end of every project
Create final deliverable files to spec for broadcast and online use
Organize and maintain digital and physical storage spaces for fast and efficient retrieval of assets
Ensure all media assets are checked in and checked out through the vault database

Communication Skills:

Collaborate closely with lead editors
Effectively communicate ongoing project status with producers and senior artists

TBWA\Chiat\Day Values:

Our creative product is everyone’s responsibility.

We are tough on work. We are kind to each other.

When we take care of each other, the rest takes care of itself.

TBWA\Chiat\Day Attitudes:

Curiosity: Be open minded to ideas wherever they come; curious people are often unafraid of change;

Collaboration: Self-confidence without a big ego; work with all types of people;

Integrity: What we say is what we do; it is honesty and respect in our dealings with people;

Resourcefulness: To find ways to do whatever we have to do for our clients, and our people.

Location:

Given the nature of Production team and the client(s) assigned to this role, we are only considering candidates that currently live in or wish to relocate to New York City or Nashville.

The annual salary range for this role is $50,000-$60,000 and may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic location and experience.