Imada Wong Communications is hiring: Editor Post Supervisor in Los Angeles

IW Group, Ad Age's 2022 Multicultural Agency of the Year, is at the forefront of creating unique Asian, multicultural, and cross-generational solutions for our clients. We have a dynamic team spread across our offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York, as well as virtual locations. We are always looking for talented, creative, and fun people to join our team. Our team members are dynamic and create opportunities to connect with audiences through press, social influences, events, partnerships, advertising, and more!

Position Overview:

We seek a highly skilled and creative Editor/Post Supervisor to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will bring 5+ years of experience in post-production and video editing, showcasing an exceptional eye for detail, storytelling ability, and technical proficiency. You will oversee and execute the post-production process from start to finish, ensuring that our content aligns with creative goals, timelines, and client expectations.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Post Production Management
• Setting post production schedules
• Oversee the post-production workflow, ensuring deadlines and quality standards are met
• Collaborate with directors, producers, and creative teams to achieve the desired vision
• Addressing client feedback
• Managing all final assets, delivery & archival Video Editing
• Edit video content for a variety of platforms (TV, digital, social media, sizzle reel & case studies) using industry-standard tools
• Ensure cohesive storytelling, pacing, and visual continuity  Incorporate music, sound effects, graphics, and special effects to enhance the final product Team Collaboration
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior editors and freelancers as needed
• Communicate effectively with motion graphic designers, colorists, and audio engineers Technical Expertise
• Troubleshoot technical issues related to media files, software, and hardware
• Ensure the delivery of final outputs in various formats and resolutions as per project specifications
• Hands-on experience with color, finishing, VFX, motion graphics, and sound mixing is a plus
• Solid understanding in AI post production tools and/or content localization/transcreative workflows, adopting post-production pipeline to yield more efficiencies
• Experience handling SAG Talent contracts & rights management Quality Control
• Review and refine edits to meet brand guidelines, creative objectives, and technical standards
• Maintain consistency in visual and audio elements across all projects
• Calm and responsive under pressure / tight deadlines

Skills & Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• 5+ years in post-production and video editing
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, scheduling software such as Monday and other industry-standard software. Knowledge of DaVinci Resolve
• Storytelling Ability, strong sense of narrative structure and pacing
• Attention to detail with meticulous approach to editing, color grading, and sound synchronization
• Time Management ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines
• Collaboration, excellent communication and teamwork skills to liaise with diverse creative teams
• Creativity, a portfolio that showcase a strong aesthetic sense and creative problem-solving
• Production leadership, a track record of post-producing A/V content, from vendor research to vetting, negotiation, project management, budget/timeline tracking, project closing and post mortem
• Knowledge of current trends in digital media and content creation is a plus
• Experience working with multi-language content localization is plus

Benefits and Perks:

• Hybrid work model
• Cell phone reimbursement
• 20 PTO days accrued annually
• 19 Holidays (including shutdowns)
• Birthday off
• Shutdown for Thanksgiving week
• Shutdown for Christmas week
• Flex Fridays – half days on Fridays year-round
• Bereavement leave
• Employee referral program
• 401(k) with company match
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance

Equal Employment Opportunity IW Group is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful work environment.

IW Group provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic established by local, state, or federal law.