Video Editor News (Avid Skilled)

Our international News broadcaster client is looking for an Avid-skilled Video Editor for a permanent shift-based role. Reporting to the Video Editing Manager, the role involves editing various fast-turn-a-round sequences from the news teams in London , including special productions.

Permanent and freelance options. 

Responsibilities

• Provide fast turnaround editing of daily output, PKG's, OOV's and SOT's to broadcast standards 
• Co-ordinate with editorial, newsgathering and production departments to enable successful delivery of newsroom output and external packages.
• Provide feedback and recommendation to producers to ensure best quality sequences.
• To maintain and develop operational and technical standards, ensuring compliance to Ofcom specifications.
• Detailed handover of changes and updates to the Edit team and ensuring that all team members are properly briefed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or a combination of education and experience in Broadcast Television.
• Excellent English written and verbal language skills.
• Extensive experience in Avid Media Composer and Interplay is highly desirable.
• Experience with other editing platforms i.e Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and on one’s own initiative, often to tight deadlines.
• Can look at existing situations and problems and solve and/or develop them.
• Highly effective team player, able to build and maintain working relationships with a range of people. Ability to maintain collaborative working through appropriate delegation of tasks.
• Strong team player.
• Be available for 24/7 shift pattern.