Assistant Editor (Night Shift)

We are Wild Card

Born in Hollywood, we know what stories move audiences – and how to bring brands into the action.

We connect brands with global markets, crafting high-impact experiences through a blend of creativity and data on screen, in-game and beyond. 

Every moment is an opportunity to build genuine connections, because everyone wants to be part of a great story.

Wild Card is looking for an Assistant Editor (night shift) to join our team. The primary focus of the Assistant Editor role is to prepare and organize project materials through all stages of the digital, non-linear video editing process. The ideal candidate is a team player that desires to work at a company that values a creative team atmosphere. They are self-motivated, proactive, quick-thinking, flexible, thorough and able to juggle many tasks and responsibilities at once with a strong emphasis on organization and an unwavering attention to detail at all times. This is a very demanding position that requires someone who is an effective communicator, positive thinker and is able to show good judgment and initiative.

Job Responsibilities

• Digitizing / Importing / Transcoding footage, graphics and music
• Creating support documentation (continuity breakdowns, VFX breakdowns, pull lists, cue sheets, etc…)
• Downloading media
• Maintaining proper formats, frame rates and project organization
• Building feature assemblies from dailies, feature reels and stems
• Assisting Editors dailies pulls and various other requests
• Creating string outs and shot requests
• Syncing audio and Overcutting footage
• Posting cuts for Producers and Clients
• Prepping for finishing and outputting AAFs, EDLs, XMLs and References
• Exporting finishes for in-house finishing
• Maintaining clean and organized projects throughout the editorial process
• Prepping projects for archiving and backup
• Responding to the creative requests of producers such as music searches, stock footage searches, dialogue cobbling, visual breakdowns, rough feature assemblies, etc.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of assistant editor experience; preferably within a theatrical marketing environment
• 2+ Years of Adobe Premiere/Media Encoder expertise
• Able to work Thursday through Sunday
• Able to work alone and self manage tasks and projects on weekends
• Understanding of frame rates, conversions and codecs
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Must be detail oriented
• Must be team oriented
• Must be able to quickly pick up on workflows and procedures
• Must be technically minded
• Must be able to work quickly and efficiently in a high energy environment. 
• Ability and willingness to work overtime with little or no notice
• Adobe Photoshop, After Effect skills a plus
• DaVinci Resolve and AVID Media Composer skills a plus
• Previous experience with current camera formats and codecs preferred
• Working knowledge of a number of applications including but not limited to Excel, Word, FTP posting, general network storage and basic computer file systems such as File Maker Pro
• Meticulous, collaborative, patient, level headed, able to work well under pressure and maintain a positive attitude.

Hourly Rate: $27/hr

Shift: Night, 1pm-10pm

Pay Range$27—$27 USD

 

 

Disclosures:

In order to adjust to changes in our business, it may become necessary to add, remove or modify certain duties and responsibilities, or to reassign you to another job position. From time to time you may be asked to work on special projects or to assist with other work. Your cooperation and assistance in performing such additional work is expected. Wild Card is proud to employ extraordinary talent across all genders, races, nationalities, religions, ages, abilities and sexual preferences. We strive to encourage and support all of our current and prospective employees to achieve their highest potential. No job applicant will receive less favorable treatment on any basis when applying for a career with our team.

EEO Poster 

E-Verify: Right to Work Our company participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is a program that electronically confirms a candidate’s eligibility to work in the United States after completing the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9). The information provided on the Form I-9 is compared to the records contained in the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) databases. This helps employers verify the identity and employment eligibility of newly hired employees. E-Verify Poster | Eligibility to Work Poster (English) | Eligibility to Work Poster (Spanish) | California Consumer Privacy Act Applicant Notice (CCPA)   Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.