Avid Edit Assistant - Documentaries

Whisper is a leading global production company, specialising in sports, unscripted and branded entertainment. Our diverse team of over 285 international employees produce top-level sports such as Formula One, UEFA and The Paralympics, as well as branded content, prime time documentaries, and entertainment quiz shows for a raft of broadcasters. Whisper’s creativity and storytelling are BAFTA-winning and Emmy International‑nominated. It is also a Sunday Times Best Places to Work.

We are looking for an experienced Avid Edit Assistant to join our busy Documentaries team. The successful candidate will bring a flexible range of skills to our transatlantic post‑production operations, supporting teams and shows across offline services, technical areas and turnover. The role will operate on a late UK hours shift pattern to align with our US operations. The standard hours will be 15:00-00:00 GMT, subject to contractual flexibility with a 2‑hour option on either side, with notice. Whisper is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, communities, and lived experiences. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and supported.

Key responsibilities

• Day to day tasks would include general edit support, ingesting, grouping, syncs, pulls, string outs, creating temp GFX, script sync, review exports, finding archive etc.
• Providing Finishing Support Services such as conforming, media management, online editorial change management and turnover.
• Supporting the technical teams to provide onboarding, induction and facilitating UK-based physical and system support.
• Running and maintaining review sessions between UK and US facilities.
• Facilitating effective communication and change management for shows and teams as a bridge for the transatlantic collaboration - supported by the Post Management teams in both locations.
• Assisting in managing and maintaining our LTO backup and media management services.

Please note that responsibilities may be amended, added to, or removed to reflect the changing needs of the production or organisation.

Skills and Experience

• Proven experience as an Edit Assistant on HETV and/or feature-length content.
• Broad understanding of post‑production workflows and pipelines.
• Good working knowledge of Avid Media Composer and general post infrastructure.
• Experience ingesting and syncing large amounts of footage, including 8K, 6K and drone.
• Strong communication and organisational skills with an ability to stay calm, clear, and methodical under pressure and deal with any issues that arise.
• A collaborative mindset and enthusiasm for creative storytelling.
• Up‑to‑date knowledge of new industry technologies.
• Excellent attention to detail and quality control skills.
• Familiarity with LTO backup systems and media management is a plus.

Location

The base for this position is Kew, London. Due to the nature of the role, remote working will not be possible.

Working Day

5‑day week, based in the Kew office. 15:00-00:00 GMT subject to contractual flexibility with a 2‑hour option either side, with notice. This role will require a degree of flexibility and possibly weekend working. You will be expected to work with the team on a schedule based on production requirements. Lieu days will be given for any days worked over a five‑day work week.

Start

Based on experience.

Application Closing

Fri 19th June.

How to apply

Please upload your CV and tell us in your own way why you are the right candidate for this role.