Edit Assistant - 6 Month FTC

Warner Bros. Television Production UK is a leading creator and distributor of television content. The group produces long-running television brands in drama, factual, documentary, factual entertainment, and history. To date, the group consists of Ricochet, Wall to Wall Media and Twenty Twenty. 

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 of working 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. You will have proven customer service skills and a detailed knowledge of post-production workflows, including file-based processes, QC and delivery to UK and international broadcasters. 

Your Role Accountabilities...

• Ensure all offline and online edits are correctly setup 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. 

• Consolidating/transcoding file-based footage. 

• Grouping and syncing of cross-shot camera rushes including creating sync maps using group clips and ISO audio. 

• Conform and picture-check final cuts prior to online. 

• Exporting and uploading sequences or clips at various specs for client viewing and transcriptions.   

• Mixing down video and audio assets and exporting AAF’s and EDL’s for Grade/Online and Pro Tools mix sessions. 

• Assist with general upgrades and maintenance of equipment. 

Qualifications & Experiences...

• 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. 

• Be able 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, LUT’s 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 Frame IO. 

• Ability to manage and guide clients who need to hit delivery deadlines in a pressurised environment. 

The Nice to Haves 

• 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 of online scheduling tools, such as Farmer's Wife. 

• Familiarity of Baselight Editions, Blackbird, Vidchecker/Harding, CineX Tools and Pro-Tools.