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Once Upon a Time is a full-service global advertising agency working across entertainment, music and gaming. We have offices in London, Los Angeles, New York, Alfreton and Sydney.

We are seeking a talented and motivated Assistant Editor to join the Once Upon a Time - LA team. The Assistant Editor will play a vital role in supporting the creative team in developing high-quality marketing and advertising materials for film, television, streaming and brand campaigns across the entertainment space.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Assist Senior Editor: Work closely with the Senior Editor to assist with editing promotional content for trailers, sizzles, TV spots, digital assets, and social media campaigns. Provide additional editorial support by assembling rough cuts, applying visual effects, color correction, audio syncing, cut downs, shot string-outs, and pulling selects for trailers, TV spots, sizzles, and other promotional content.
2. File Management: Ensure all project files and media are properly ingested, organized, backed up, following studio or network-specific guidelines and workflows, while ensuring footage, graphics, and audio files are properly logged and accessible for editors and producers.
3. Media Organisation: Maintain and organise media assets, ensuring all footage, audio, graphics and other files are properly ingested, labeled, stored, and managed. Handle proxy workflows, sync dailies, and transcode footage as needed.
4. Footage Logging: Assist in logging and reviewing raw footage, marking key moments and lines, and helping to identify the best takes for use in marketing materials.
5. Creative Collaboration: Collaborate with other departments such as producers, graphics, art design, marketing, and social media teams to meet specific project needs.
6. Adaptation and Repurposing: Assist in adapting content for various formats and platforms, ensuring that the footage is edited to fit specific campaign objectives.
7. Revisions & Deliverables: Execute shot swaps, edit revisions, and minor graphics updates based on internal and client feedback.
8. Quality Control: Review edits and drafts to ensure they meet the highest technical and creative standards and flag any issues to the project manager.
9. Post-Production Assistance: Aid with the assembly of final deliverables and assets, ensuring everything is prepared for client approval and distribution.
10. Collaboration: Work closely with editors, producers, and freelance resources to maintain creative continuity and meet tight deadlines.
11. Archiving & Backup: Ensure all projects are properly archived and backed up in accordance with company protocols.
12. Music: Oversee the preparation of music cue sheets on a per project basis.

Key Requirements:

1. Experience: Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in video editing, preferably in the film, television, or advertising industries.
2. Proficiency in Editing Software: Strong working knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro and the Adobe suite.
3. Technical Skills: Solid understanding of digital media formats, codecs, and file structures. Experience with color correction tools, sound editing, and visual effects software is a plus.
4. Attention to Detail: Strong eye for detail, ensuring that the final product aligns with the creative vision while meeting technical standards.
5. Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact effectively with senior editors, project managers, and other creative teams.
6. Creativity: A creative mindset with an understanding of marketing principles, storytelling, and audience engagement in the context of film and TV promotions.
7. Organisational Skills: Highly organised with the ability to multitask and manage time efficiently under tight deadlines.
8. Work Ethic: Ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively, in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Writing/Editing

Industries

Marketing Services and Advertising Services