Edit Assistant, Fabulous and Sun Sport Originals - Casual

News Corp UK & Ireland Limited; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading media organization as an Edit Assistant/DIT, where you'll support editors in a dynamic video production environment. Your role will involve managing media, assisting in editing processes, and ensuring quality control of content. Ideal for someone with a passion for storytelling and technical expertise in broadcasting. Be part of a team that delivers engaging content to millions.

Qualifications

• Experience in a media organization.
• Knowledge of file-based workflows and broadcast technology.

Responsibilities

• Ingesting and backing up rushes, creating low-res proxies.
• Updating and maintaining DIT and edit logs.
• Assisting on-site editors and preparing edit sequences.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Communication

Organizational Skills

Education

Technical Training in Media

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

Job description

Job Description

The Sun is the biggest news brand in the UK, publishing hundreds of stories a day and reaching over 170 million unique users digitally every month. Its exclusives set the news agenda, and its campaigns have changed many lives. We deliver news, entertainment, and sports coverage to millions daily. With a rich history spanning decades, we are dedicated to providing accurate, insightful, and engaging content across print and digital platforms.

An iconic, dynamic storyteller with a rich heritage and a global audience in the millions, The Sun is now focusing on an exciting, video-focused strategy to engage new audiences, putting video at the heart of our journalism.

Sun Originals is a new video production studio creating premium series for The Sun, Sun Sport, and Fabulous brands. We develop and produce original shows to help The Sun reach its next generation of viewers.

Your Role

As an Edit Assistant/DIT, you will support the Editors and team, highlighting client needs, editing sessions, workflow challenges, or technical issues to the Project Manager.

Day-to-day responsibilities include:

1. Ingesting and backing up rushes, creating low-res proxies
2. Updating and maintaining DIT and edit logs
3. Assisting on-site editors and preparing edit sequences/projects
4. Consolidating projects and preparing edits for grading and online
5. Managing media and projects across locations
6. Performing software-based transcription and creating CC subtitle files for online platforms
7. Managing media and archive projects on relevant systems and file delivery/viewing platforms
8. Preparing sequences and media ahead of editing
9. Playing out, packaging, and delivering assets to/from Edit, GFX, and Audio
10. Reporting technical problems to engineering teams
11. Carrying out metadata entry tasks diligently

What we are looking for:

• Impeccable attention to detail
• Technical training and experience in a media organization
• Operational knowledge of editing environments
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience working with Adobe Premiere Pro workflows in broadcasting or digital publishing
• Knowledge of file-based workflows, broadcast technology, video, and audio theory
• Basic understanding of remote editing and cloud workflows
• Knowledge of common file types, codecs, and resolutions
• Ability to QC and repair erroneous content
• Strong organizational skills with a focused, analytical approach
• Self-motivated with good time management
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Initiative-taking and decision-making skills, with problem escalation when needed