Assistant Video Editor

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The Daily Wire is looking to add an Assistant Video Editor to our Post-Production team! The Assistant Video Editor will assist the Editors of various Daily Wire shows in building assembly cuts, pulling and editing clips and breakouts as well as editing short-form content for various social media platforms, and more, ensuring that the high-quality standards of the Daily Wire brand are consistently met. This position requires sharp attention to detail and the ability to stay on-task in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment. If you have what it takes, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities

Media Management and Editing Support

Assist Video Editors by pulling and editing media for playback on daily podcasts, syncing audio and video assets, pulling selects, and managing assembly cuts for field recorded projects. Build assembly edits for Video Editors and finish final cuts for various edits. Create lower thirds for show interviews using After Effects

Media Workflow Optimization

Convert, transcode, and compress media for post-production workflow. Ensure all necessary elements are present and edited in a professional and clean manner that fits in with the podcast structure and meets the high-quality standards of the Daily Wire brand. Assist and fill in for other Daily Wire Assistant Video Editors as needed.

Quality Assurance and Brand Consistency

Quality check each daily podcast, original video content, and promotional content produced by the Production and Marketing teams and ensure that there is the correct written format for titles and descriptions, spelling, and export settings. Upload each video to all required platforms and fill in titles and descriptions appropriately, create SEO in the required time, and add/change thumbnails as needed

Communication and Compliance

Maintain consistent communication with the Production and Marketing teams to ensure accurate and speedy uploads. Stay up to date with all changes to department requirement. Complete and submit daily project logs in accordance with Bentkey Project Log Policy.

Other Duties As Assigned

Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.

Required Education/Experience/Skills/Competencies

Education

High School Diploma or GED.

Demonstrated Skills/Abilities/Competencies

• Basic Mac computer understanding and skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud apps, particularly Premiere Pro and Photoshop
• Knowledge of digital media including codec, image types, resolutions, and frame rates (preferred but not required)
• Adobe After Effects proficiency (preferred but not required)
• Ability to maintain multiple ongoing projects at once
• Ability to apply notes given from management
• Maintain a positive attitude that promotes a healthy work environment
• An openness to and great attitude about receiving feedback
• Interest in production and an eagerness to learn about the industry
• Highly self-motivated with a “can-do” attitude
• G Suite proficiency
  
  
  

Reports to: Director of Post-Production

Start date: Immediate

Employment type: Full-time; Non-Exempt

Compensation: Dependent upon experience

Benefits: Health insurance options (medical through BlueCross Blue Shield; dental and vision through Guardian); Paid Time Off; 401k (5% match)

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Not every company kicks off in a garage and expands into one of America’s fastest-growing conservative media outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment - but then again, no other company is the Daily Wire.

Built from the ground up by Ben Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing, the Daily Wire started as a side gig and morphed into a political news and commentary powerhouse in just 6 short years. Now, the Daily Wire is producing entertainment content, investigative journalism, and, of course, multiple chart-topping podcasts. Our team is constantly moving, innovating and growing. We adapt to any and all obstacles with a team of creative geniuses that are all aligned in creating unparalleled content that provides a voice for facts and for freedom. We don’t just echo whatever’s trending - we set trends. When you join the Daily Wire team, your finger isn’t just on the pulse. From The Ben Shapiro Show to Matt Walsh, and to the newsroom of some of America’s most influential writers, you are the pulse. And if that interests you, we’re all ears.

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