Edit Assistant - 6 Month FTC

Edit Assistant – Post‑Production

Reporting to the Post‑Production Operations Manager, you will be part of an in‑house post‑production team based in London that will work across all group companies providing excellent service and support to all our clients. As a highly skilled Edit Assistant with experience in a busy Avid Media Composer post‑production facility, you will play a key role within the team by ensuring that all post‑production tasks run smoothly and meet frequent deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all offline and online edits are correctly set up and ready before use, both on‑site and remote.
• Ensure safe backup of camera card material.
• Label and manage file‑based material and any relevant metadata.
• Consolidate/transcode file‑based footage.
• Group and sync cross‑shot camera rushes, including creating sync maps using group clips and ISO audio.
• Conform and picture‑check final cuts prior to online.
• Export and upload sequences or clips at various specs for client viewing and transcriptions.
• Mix down video and audio assets and export AAFs and EDLs for Grade/Online and Pro Tools mix sessions.
• Assist with general upgrades and maintenance of equipment.

Qualifications and Experience

• Extensive knowledge of Avid Media Composer and Nexis shared storage.
• Good knowledge of Da Vinci Resolve and QNAP/Nearline shared storage.
• Thorough understanding of file‑based workflows and formats.
• Understanding of Avid offline editing, specifically with bin management, metadata, multi‑cam and project organisation.
• Ability to troubleshoot and provide support for technical issues.
• Understanding of the post‑production pipeline and final processes including online, grading & audio, AQC (Vidcheck) & QC.
• Understanding of camera formats, colour spaces, LUTs and their integration with Post workflows.
• Knowledge of data wrangling and backing up rushes to external drives.
• Familiarity with cloud and FTP portals including Box and FrameIO.
• Ability to manage and guide clients who need to hit delivery deadlines in a pressurised environment.
• Nice to have: Understanding of channel tech specs and the principles of master delivery file formats including AS11 and streaming platform delivery.
• Understanding of UHD/HDR resolutions and delivery.
• Familiarity with HP Anyware, Teradici and PCoIP connectivity.
• Experience with online scheduling tools, such as Farmer's Wife.
• Familiarity with Baselight Editions, Blackbird, Vidchecker/Harding, CineX Tools and Pro‑Tools.

Hybrid Working

This role is advertised as a Hybrid work model, combining remote and in‑office work, following our current company policy and to be agreed with your Line Manager. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

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