Edit Assistant

Title: Edit Assistant

Location: London, England, United Kingdom

Hybrid

Film & Animation

Full time

We’re looking for an Edit Assistant to join our busy Film and Animation team here at RY in early January next year. This is a great opportunity to join our award-winning independent creative agency in the heart of Shoreditch. We create standout film and animation projects for some of the worlds’ largest brands and organisations, across a range of audiences and formats.

The edit assistant works collaboratively with producers, animators, post-production facilities and freelancers to support our post-production and archiving workflow. They ensure that the in-house edit suites, archive and deliverables are of the highest standard expected by both the team and our clients. As part of our market-leading film and animation team, the edit assistant will also work on edits for smaller/internal projects, and collaborate with editors on larger ones.

For a flavour of our work, please see our current showreel:

Responsibilities will include:

Technical edit support:

- Prepping the edit suite and rushes for remote edits, prepping and logging shoot and edit drives, keeping up to date with technologies and software, and overseeing the maintenance of post-production equipment

File delivery and encoding:

- Responsible for exporting cuts for upload, creating and quality checking digital file deliverables for clients, and creating master files

Editing:

- You’ll show editing flare, and be able to take on internal and marketing edits for RY, and manage small projects or changes to larger client projects

Archiving:

- Working with producers, animators, freelancers and studios to ensure projects are washed up, safely backed up, archived and logged through our archiving system

Library:

- You’ll be responsible for logging all media in and out of RY

Requirements

• Good knowledge of tapeless workflows and file formats
• A thorough knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro CC editing software, including captioning and subtitling tools, knowledge of Avid would be an advantage.
• A good understanding of encoding using Adobe Media Encoder, Quicktime Pro. Other encoding software is an advantage.
• An understanding of Adobe AfterEffects.
• The ability to troubleshoot and provide support for technical issues.
• An exceptional eye for detail and never lets average work through to clients.
• Shows a passion for film
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator etc) would also be beneficial

 RY embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.