Video Editor News (Adobe Premiere Skilled)

currently not taking further applications

Our international News broadcaster client is looking for a freelance Adobe Premiere skilled Video Editor. Reporting to the Video Editing Manager, the role involves editing various fast-turn-a-round sequences and short packages from the news teams in London, including special productions. Ideally the candidate should have skills also in Essential Graphics and must have experience in fast turnaround TV environments.  

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 similar
• Experience in Broadcast Television ideally in a News Environment or similar.
• Excellent English written and verbal language skills.
• Extensive experience in Adobe Premiere (and Essential Graphics preferred)  
• 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.

To start January 2024 tbc

Shifts either 9am - 5pm or 12 (1pm) - 8 (9)pm tbc

Position is on a freelance basis inside IR35 but with regular work.

Rate will be payable to candidate via their Umbrella company.