Senior In-Studio Editor in London

We create stunning visual effects for film and episodic projects. The way we work shapes the work we make. What’s different about Outpost? We believe in making people matter at Outpost. We want to build a creative environment where everyone feels valued, treated with respect and able to make a positive difference every day. We’re ambitious and growing quickly but our focus remains on nurturing personal connections, supporting one another as well as making time to celebrate our collective successes. We’re always on the lookout for how we can do things better to enhance the experience of our team, our clients and the world around us.

At Outpost you have the chance to make a valuable contribution, not only to the amazing high end episodic and film productions you’ll be working on, but also in developing the positive culture that we want to spread throughout the VFX community. You will have access to training through online training platforms as well as our own internal learning and development resources. And as a growing team there are always opportunities to progress your career or move into a different area to further your development. We’ll work with you to help you achieve your goals, whatever they may be. You’ll also get to work alongside the incredibly talented, friendly, and genuine individuals that make up Outpost!

Job Description

You are responsible for the ingest, management and delivery of all projects assigned by the Group Head of Editorial. Working closely with Production, you will maintain accurate conforms and up-to-date editorial information in Flow Production Tracking/ShotGrid, support client communications and prepare and run client-facing studio reviews and showreels in the London studio.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of editing experience within the film and television industry
• Minimum 5 years working in Foundry Hiero/Nuke Studio
• Minimum 5 years working in Flow Production Tracking/ShotGrid
• Working knowledge of Premiere, Resolve, RV, and Nuke a plus
• Excellent organizational skills and accuracy
• An understanding of OCIO processes a plus
• Must be able to work independently, and have excellent communication and multitasking skills

Responsibilities

• Conform and check received media against provided EDLs or Count Sheets.
• Ingest/homologate VFX pulls and elements provided by the client into the internal format and colourspace.
• Maintain clear and accurate shot tracking across all relevant systems and documentation, ensuring editorial changes, turnovers and deliveries are reflected consistently.
• Maintain Flow Production Tracking/ShotGrid with up-to-date shot counts, offlines, and retime/repo instructions.
• Maintain an open dialogue with the VFX Supervisor and communicate any creative or editorial changes you identify in the edit.
• Communicate with the client-side editorial department when required.
• Generate sequence edits for internal review or client delivery when requested by Production.
• Provide Production with accurate, up-to-date information on task progress and timings to support effective scheduling and planning.
• Quality-control client deliveries and communicate all notes or issues to Production and your VFX Supervisor.
• Troubleshoot ingest and delivery issues as they arise, resolving queries promptly to ensure smooth and timely workflows.
• Proactively identify potential editorial, technical or workflow issues that may affect shot delivery, escalating risks early and working with the relevant departments to resolve them.
• Report significant issues to the Group Head of Editorial and Show Producer/Production Manager.
• Maintain a consistently high standard of accuracy and attention to detail across all editorial work, ensuring sequences, reference materials and associated editorial information are prepared accurately and efficiently for reviews, turnovers and final deliveries.
• Prepare and lead client-facing reviews and showreel presentations in the London studio, presenting creative work, facilitating client feedback, requests and revisions and providing in-person editorial support.
• Work with the Pipeline department and Group Head of Editorial to improve pipeline and workflow efficiencies, including the management of data, colourspace and shot tracking.
• Provide guidance to other VFX Editors and editorial team members, sharing knowledge and promoting consistent working practices to ensure understanding across editorial workflows, technical requirements and standards.
• Provide late-shift coverage when assigned or scheduled, as required.
• Support the Production team to ensure successful project management.
• Consistently demonstrate exceptional attention to detail and strong organisational and planning skills.
• Communicate the culture and ethos of Outpost VFX.
• Maintain a working knowledge of all editorial software and pipeline tools in use by the editorial department.
• Be an ambassador for the company when communicating with clients.

Qualifications - Equal opportunities

At Outpost we believe that our strength lies in our differences. These help us to take different perspectives, challenge norms and create a special environment based on mutual respect. Outpost is an equal opportunities employer. Employment with us is based on a person’s extraordinary talent and potential. No candidate will receive any less favourable treatment based on their age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual preference, or any other factor that has no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.