Assistant Video Editor (Project-Based)

About BuzzFeed, Inc. BuzzFeed, Inc. (Ticker: BZFD) is home to the best of the internet. Across food, news, pop culture, and commerce, our brands drive conversation and inspire what audiences watch, read, buy, and obsess over next. Born on the internet in 2006, BuzzFeed, Inc. is committed to improving it: providing trusted, quality, brand-safe news and entertainment to hundreds of millions of people; making content on the internet more inclusive, empathetic, and creative; and inspiring our audience to live better lives. We'll continue to recruit the best founders and creators to join us in this mission, with more additions like HuffPost to come. Business Area: Content Job Category: BuzzFeed Studios Pay: $250/day Union Status: Non - Union BuzzFeed Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We reserve the ability to adjust the final compensation for this role based on the final candidate's experience, skillset, certifications, and geography. The Role BuzzFeed is looking for a dedicated Assistant Video Editor to join our New York Post Production team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ingesting media and prepping videos for edit within Adobe Premiere. Candidates may be asked to troubleshoot common Post issues and address technical notes within edits. They will also oversee QC and exporting on occasion. On location work may be expected. You Will Work on-site from the BuzzFeed Campus Attend active productions, when assigned, and serve as on-set Media Manager Ingest, Transcode, Organize, and Archive footage Keep detailed logs on footage, ingests, and preps Prep, Sync multi-cam footage, create string outs, assembly cuts, and apply markers. Conform assets for delivery to vendors for sound and color, as well as client deliverables Collaborate with Editors for larger projects, providing support with dailies, selects, and workflow knowledge to streamline the post process, etc. Address simple technical notes within projects and in-video graphics when requested Edit low touch short-form content Assist Post-Production Coordinators in managing of assets and production materials Support communication between Production and Post-Production teams Give feedback on and help improve workflows Work with Production Technologies to resolve technical issues You Have 3+ years experience assistant editing digital content in a professional environment Advanced knowledge of Mac OS, Google Suite, and Adobe Creative Cloud apps including Premiere Pro (preferred NLE), Photoshop, Illustrator, Media Encoder and After Effects Comfortable working with common video codecs, formats and timecode formats Comfortable sharing feedback within a small team environment Detail-oriented Ability to complete tasks autonomously Ability to adapt and meet changing timelines and deliverables while maintaining multiple tasks Working knowledge of Post Production and Production process and equipment Knowledge of social media and digital video platforms a plus Proactive, positive team player, able to help guide projects from ingest to delivery Experience with DaVinci Resolve or Adobe Audition for color and sound finishing a plus Experience behind a camera and knowledge of lighting and sound design a plus Experience with proxy-based workflows, remote workflows, SANs and MAMs a plus Experience with designing and laying in GFX/VFX a plus Life at BuzzFeed, Inc. We celebrate inclusion and are committed to equal opportunity employment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or any other protected category. You can expect: A supportive, inclusive atmosphere on a team that values your contributions Opportunities for personal and professional growth through work experience, offerings from our in-house Lea