Video Editor (Junior)

This job is a PART TIME position (22.5 hours per week) and the £24,000 would be paid Pro Rata. It’s a 6 month contract, initially, starting on Feb 1st and is 100% based at our small Sheffield studio in S8.

About us

Sort Of…Films Ltd is a small but very busy documentary video production company in Sheffield. Established in 2003, we specialise in short form, non-broadcast content for clients across higher education/academia/research, health, architecture, conservation and the environment and due to one particular client, video games!

The easiest way to get a sense of what we do is to explore www.sortoffilms.co.uk and/or our vimeo channel at www.vimeo.com/sortoffilms.

Our registered office is the Electric Works in Sheffield city centre but the job listed would take place at a second location in S8 postcode – a chilled out, homely, purpose-built studio.

Responsibilities:
– Assess briefs from clients and director/producer/line manager, discuss and clarify necessary elements.
– Take receipt of, ingest and process original assets including raw footage and audio according to pre-established workflow.
– Source and process additional assets including royalty free footage, music and graphics.
– Manage established system of backups, archiving and record keeping for all assets and project files.
– Create and manage project files using Adobe Premiere, using established organisational processes and principles for bins, timelines etc.
– Edit projects according to briefs, applying critical thinking and creativity to optimise narrative coherence, pace, tone and style where necessary.
– Add visual effects, graphics, and animations using software such as Adobe After Effects.
– Edit, enhance and mix audio according to established procedures.
– Ensure all videos adhere to brand guidelines and maintain a consistent visual style.
– Ensure accessibility requirements of all outputs are met including subtitling.
– Manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
– Manage edit suite and hardware in collaboration with line manager as necessary to ensure a clean, efficient, safe, fully-functional and optimised work environment and edit system.
– Provide regular project progress updates and manage related spreadsheet.
– To assist in the maintenance and updating of company social media, Youtube and Vimeo pages/channels, the company website and any other pages as required.
– To occasionally perform additional reasonable, safe duties that are closely related to the successful continuing operation of the business and its growth such as marketing/promotional activities.
– To attend all necessary meetings that are specific to company projects as well as employment review meetings.
– To attend all industry-relevant training and any other training (such as health and safety).

Required Experience:
– Proven experience as a Video Editor using Adobe Premiere and related software.

Desirable Experience:
– Experience of a professional workplace such as a production company, digital agency or post-production facility.

Desirable Knoweldge:
– Strong understanding of video editing techniques, including color grading, audio editing, and motion graphics
– Familiarity with filmmaking, photography and sound principles relevant to editing including shot composition, colour settings/profiles, media filetypes, frame rates, audio processing/track management,
– Knowledge of PC hardware and connectivity – for example, external drives and cabling, graphics cards, I/O cards, networking.
– Familiarity with DropBox, Vimeo, YouTube, Social Media, Google Docs, Google Sheets.
– Familiarity with technical and filmmaking terminology.
– Excellent attention to detail and ability to work independently or as part of a team.

Please note that this initial period of employment may act as a springboard to a further contract and so we are keen to hear from people who might consider further employment beyond the stated end date of the contract should there be a requirement.

Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract

Salary: £24,000.00 per year

Expected hours: 22.5 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Performance bonus

Experience:

• Video editing: 1 year (required)

Ability to Commute:

• Sheffield (required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Sheffield: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person