Assistant Editor / Assistant Finishing Editor Job at Software Resources in Los A

Assistant Editor / Assistant Finishing Editor Software Resources has an immediate job opportunity for an Assistant Editor / Assistant Finishing Editor with a major corporation in Los Angeles, CA. Onsite M-TH, remote Friday. Duration : 24 month(s) Pay Rate: $35 – $41/hr DOE Must Haves: Must submit a portfolio/reel of work containing examples of high-volume, short form asset output. This team is high volume and deadline driven. The official job title is Assistant Editor, but job duties may align more closely with Assistant Finishing Editor. Candidates should have experience converting finished masters into different aspect ratios and formats to be published on socials (Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, etc.). Experience should be in short form marketing assets. Longform experience will not translate well. Will be outputting 30-50+ assets per day with quick turnaround requirements. This is a long term assignment (2 years). Looking for candidates that are comfortable staying in the AE role for two years; would like to see candidates with ambition and desire to move up or progress with their career, but not in a rush to do so – they will stay and grow within this role until the opportunity arises to move forward. Department/Group Overview: The Entertainment Television Marketing Operations Team works closely with The Company's creative content organizations and creative marketing teams, providing operational support across multiple business units to produce and deliver top quality marketing content globally. Marketing Operations provides asset and media management, post production operations and services, and creative technology support for Entertainment Television Marketing. The operations team leverages cutting edge software and hardware tools to provide professional level in-house post production services to internal marketing partners in a deadline driven high volume environment. This includes an agile, efficient, and technically advanced finishing process, that customizes marketing workflows to launch thousands of successful marketing campaigns across multiple platforms. When you turn on your television, smart device or however you consume content, you will interact with media to which this team has contributed. Job Summary: The Assistant Editor works to ensure the post production flow is streamlined for greatest efficiency. This includes preparing projects for finishing, converting promos for distribution on various platforms requiring alternate aspect ratios. This is our first line of quality assurance when evaluating aesthetic and technical quality for assets representing multiple Television networks. Review, relink and QC finishing packages to ensure all media components & finishing elements have been delivered with required technical specifications. Prepare NLE sequences submitted by various offline teams for finishing and final graphic/VFX integration. Convert finished sequences for repurposing by changing key day/date graphics appropriately, complete Audio Layback process for Master Delivery, and export completed sequences. Color grade and/or apply LUTs to NLE sequences submitted by various offline teams. Produce and edit reformatted end credits & full screen logo spots, as needed. Perform closed caption fixes and basic technical edits and adjustments as needed. Basic Qualifications: • Must submit portfolio/reel of work containing examples of high-volume, short form asset output. • Minimum 2 years' experience in marketing, content post production or related field. • Expert level proficiency required with technical specifications currently being used for television broadcast, cable distribution, OTT distribution and various social media platforms. • High level proficiency required with Adobe Premiere Pro & Media Encoder. • Must be proficient in color grading using Adobe Premiere Pro (Lumetri). • Must possess professional experience using Premiere Pro Essential Sound & Graphics panels. • Strong familiarity with industry standard file types (MOV, MP4, JPEG, AIFF, WAV etc). • Must possess deep knowledge of aspect ratios, frame rates, codecs and other video specifications. • Must be familiar with AirTable, Slack and Box. • Must be proficient in both PC & MAC OS environments. • Must have a positive attitude and great communication skills. • Must be willing to work in office and maintain a flexible schedule with occasional overtime during seasonal project surge. • Must be detail oriented and organized, with the ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously. • Must work well under pressure, and thrive in deadline driven environments. • Ideal candidate is a strong problem-solver with the ability to adapt when facing potential roadblocks. Preferred Qualifications: • Experience and familiarity with Apple Final Cut X, Adobe After Effects. • Familiarity with Leader HD Scopes. • Experience with Davinci Resolve. Required Education: High school diploma Don't delay. Join the Software Resources team today! Software Resources specializes in connecting talented IT professionals with challenging job opportunities that transform jobs into careers. To meet our clients' hiring needs, we continuously source talented IT Professionals with all levels of expertise and in all disciplines. We offer world class major medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) with match, short term disability, Life Insurance and AD&D. You, our future employees, can make a tremendous difference to our company and our clients. Please apply to this job and experience the Software Resources difference. #J-18808-Ljbffr