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DreamWorks Animation has an exciting new opportunity for an Assistant Editor to join its team based in Glendale, CA. The Assistant Editor will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the Edit suite in support of the Lead Editor. This position is covered by the Motion Picture Editors Guild.

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Responsibilities: "What would you say you do here?"

• Supports Lead Editor and Associate Editor(s) across daily production and editorial needs.

• Is responsible for the accurate presentation of all materials related to the film (eg: story reels, screeners, previews, DCPs, etc.).

• Leads, participates in, and/or prepares for scratch, production, and ADR dialogue recording sessions.

• Imports, organizes and breaks down dialogue recordings in preparation for use by Lead Editor.

• Supervises and mentors other assistant editors on the project.

• Help curate SFX and temp music for lead editor.

• Cuts and/or supervises the cutting of temp SFX and Music for the story reel.

• Responsible for creation of all media outputs from Editorial.

• Imports and organizes new media deliveries from Production.

• Responsible for publishing all cut lists and change notes to Production.

• Is the primary point of contact with Technical Directors in production.

• Supervises quality standards of all work done at audio houses and other post houses.

• Spots final film with Sound Designer and Composer.

• Acts as a creative liaison between Directors/Production, sound designer, and mixers.

• Attends all screenings (studio and preview) and works with Directors and Lead Editor to incorporate changes resulting from those screenings.

• Attends production meetings as needed.

• Delivers an approved cut of the film in the required format to the sound and music departments on the handover date.

Basic Qualifications: "What do I need to have in order to do this job?"

• Intimate knowledge of AVID Media Composer.

• Some experience with Premiere Pro and Resolve.

• Understanding of professional video/audio standards, codecs and movement of content between various post production applications.

• Has acquired enough union hours to be on the Industry Experience Roster.

Desired Qualifications: "What can I offer?"

• Proficiency with Photoshop and Adobe After Effects is a plus.

• Familiarity with FLIX.

• Familiarity with Autodesk Shotgrid.

• Animation editing experience is preferred.

• Familiarity with Pro Tools for temp/scratch recording is preferred.

• Familiarity with both Linux/Unix and Windows operating systems is preferred.

Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of four days per week.
Salary Range:  $111,072 - $135,000

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