Edit Assistant

Tinopolis Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Tinopolis Limited is seeking an Edit Assistant/Junior Engineer for the MSV Post Production arm in London. The role combines editing assistance with junior engineering tasks across three sites, including media ingest, offline builds, sync maps, and preparation for online deliverables.

You will support Avid, Premiere and Resolve workflows, manage Nexis and archiving, and work with broadcast standards. Some evenings and weekends may be required; right to work in the UK is a must.

Qualifications

• Post production experience essential.
• Proficient with Avid Media Composer.
• Experience with Avid AMA tapeless workflows.
• Knowledge of broadcast specs and post workflows.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high level of service and accurate deliverables to clients.
• Provide technical support to the Bookings Department.
• Edit Assisting – Sync Maps, Conforming, Audio Exports, etc.
• Provide Avid, Premiere & Resolve support across London/Glasgow/Wales sites.
• Devising workflow and instigating improvements.
• General assistant duties: Nexis management, exports, backups and ingest of rushes.

Skills

Avid Media Composer

Premiere Pro

Resolve

Team focused

Tools

Nexis

Interplay

Network hardware basics

Job description

EDIT ASSISTANT/JUNIOR ENGINEER MSV Post

Post is the Post Production arm of the Tinopolis group, responsible for longform post for all production companies within the group, including Mentorn Media, Sunset+Vine, Pioneer Productions, Passion Distribution and Firecracker Films. Our operations provide a full range of services from workflow design and on location services, through to edit, final post & delivery. At MSV our philosophy is to focus on our people and how we work as a team, we hope to find a person who believes in this ethos. We are looking to employ a self‑motivated, highly organised Edit Assistant/Junior Engineer with post‑production experience, who is looking for a step up in their career or wants to take on a new challenge with the opportunity to progress within a supportive, friendly team. As an Edit Assistant, you will be expected to take on roles such as media ingest, offline project builds, sync maps, preparing the project for online, final deliverables, consolidation, and archiving. Experience of the above is essential to be successful in the role. As this role also incorporates the role of Junior Engineer, we would be interested in hearing from candidates with a good technical grounding as you will be occasionally tasked with being the "boots on the ground" for the Tinopolis Group's engineering teams. For this element of the role; we would provide training for so even a basic appreciation of technical systems would be beneficial. Ideally, you will have knowledge of most ubiquitous OS' (Windows, MacOS etc) and a surface knowledge of network switches and other related hardware. Along with the following key points, to be successful in the role you will also have excellent communication skills, be adept at handling large scale projects and be proficient in delegation and workflow management.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensuring a high level of service and accurate deliverables to clients.
• Working closely with the Bookings Department in ensuring that they receive sufficient Technical support/assistance.
• Edit Assisting – Sync Maps, Conforming, Audio Exports etc.
• Provide Avid, Premiere & Resolve support across our 3 sites (London/Glasgow/Wales)
• Devising workflow and instigating.
• General assistant duties: Nexis management, exports, back up and ingest of file-based camera rushes, following a variety of workflows. Relink, conform and Online Prep.
• Creating viewing files and other final deliverables.
• Desirable - Supervise of all broadcast deliverables, which includes file delivery (AS11, IMF etc) Quality Control (QC) and Quality Assessment Reports (QAR)
• 1st Line Technical Support in the London Facility and suitable escalation to second/third lines of support across group.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Previous experience within a Post Production environment
• Proficient with Avid Media Composer
• Experience with Avid AMA tapeless workflows.
• Expert knowledge of file formats, compression & conversion.
• Experience of remote workflows.
• Experience of Content Agent, Interplay an advantage.
• Excellent knowledge of broadcast technical specs, post production techniques and working practices.
• Junior editor experience beneficial.
• Experience of networks/pc hardware/general Post Production Systems.

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Team focused
• Adaptability- Can you adapt with a project whilst making sure you and those around you are supported?
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills- clear communication is vital.
• Ability to identify, prioritise and solve problems.
• Able to do shift work that includes evenings and occasional weekends where required.
• A desire to learn, inspire and develop

PLEASE NOTE:

• This is a permanent contract.
• The role is based in Hammersmith, London W6.
• The role may involve some unsocial hours and occasional weekend work.
• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK on a full-time basis.
• Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Diversity and inclusion We want our team to reflect the wide range of audiences and communities we serve. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and experiences, and particularly encourage applications from groups that are currently underrepresented in television production. If you have a disability or long‑term health condition and need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. We will be happy to discuss how we can support you.