Edit Assistant

Comic Relief has an in-house production team creating content for both our own digital and social media channels and for broadcast. We have several premier edit suites and a large archive of content. This role is to support the day to day running of those edits and managing the archive as well as managing kit and camera equipment.

Key responsibilities:

• Main point of contact for the internal edit suites to include day to day running, troubleshooting errors and system upgrades
• Holding day to day relationship with Support Partners (our external edit support contractors)
• Maintaining relationship and liaising with CR internal IT support function with regards to the edits and infrastructure
• Supporting editors (both in house and/or freelance out of house) as needed
• Daily edit and archive storage and media managing workflow
• Ingesting media, pulling clips and sharing links
• Supporting Content and Digital Content team accessing footage, pulling archive and preparing timelines or small edits
• Supporting Production with footage requests and footage sales/licensing
• Supporting Production with deliverables in and out from/to CR/BBC/Production Companies
• Managing our Vimeo/YouTube showcases
• Managing the kit room and all camera, sound, lighting equipment, hard drives and travel equipment – servicing and repairs, buying/replacing items of kit as needed
• Managing an inventory and booking in/out system
• Supporting with possible introduction of new DAM system (data asset management)

Essential Skills and Competencies:

• Good understanding of all stages of production, with a particularly keen interest and knowledge in post-production and the edit
• Technical skills, Premier experience and confident with rushes and archive systems a real plus
• Super organised and innate desire to keep systems up to date whilst keeping attention to detail
• Multi-tasking: actively progressing multiple tasks at any one time
• Clear communication: liaising with team heads or project leads, providing regular updates on progress or challenges that need overcoming
• Use own initiative: offering solutions to challenges or bringing fresh ideas to the table
• Most importantly, a sense of fun and positivity!

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