Assistant Editor at Warner Bros. Pictures Animation in Burbank, CA

Job Summary:  

The Assistant Editor provides technical and creative support to the Editors and work coming in and out of the editorial department.  This position requires someone who is meticulous with their work, can juggle multiple demands simultaneously, is incredibly organized and has exemplary communication and troubleshooting skills.   

Your Role Responsibilities: 

 

• Manages the media coming into the department from pre-production through post-production (storyboards, dialogue records, music, special effects, previs, animation, lighting).   

• Imports deliveries and performs quality control for sound, technical requirements, missing footage or discrepancies. Applies studio/editorial naming conventions to all inputs.   

• Tracks outputs from editorial, cut versions, and manages supporting materials.  Maintains an accurate library of file source, version, description, and film sequence. 

• Create and transcode media for editorial turnovers and publishes to the creative team, studio executives, vendors, and other studio functions.  

• Prepares picture and sound media. Process, log and transcribe scratch and production dialogue. Organize audio files, research and manage temp music and special fx libraries 

• Work closely with the 1st Assistant Editor and Editorial Production Supervisor to meet deadlines and manage inflow in the lead up to screenings and major deadlines/turnovers.   

• Refine editorial processes, procedures, systems, and databases.  

• Archive the final editorial project upon wrap. 

• Proactively communicates scheduling challenges to remain on time and mitigate overtime.   

 

Your Qualifications and Experience:  

• Prior experience as an Assistant or Apprentice Editor on a Feature Animation film, or Series Animation.   

• Demonstrates proficiency in using AVID Media Composer, Photoshop, FLIX, ProTools.  

• Prior experience working on a film or series, project organization and archiving is essential.  

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to be flexible.  

• Must be a member of MPEG local 700 and on the IER roster  

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In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual compensation will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to location, skill set, experience, and/or performance. Pay Range: $55.41- (CBA scale) - $57.32 per hour. This role qualifies for benefits according to the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement.