Assistant Editor

Aditi Consulting; Bethesda (MD); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Aditi Consulting in the greater Washington DC area is seeking a Contract Assistant Video Editor to support the Studio Team in post‑production and asset management. This hybrid, as‑needed contract can run up to 40 hours per week, and the candidate should live in the DC/Baltimore region and be willing to work at the Bethesda office as needed.

The role focuses on transferring footage, creating proxy files, stringouts, and review links, while managing Digital Asset Management and Frame.io systems.

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience in video editing or asset management.
• Background in video production, journalism, communications, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Prepare project files for Editors
• Manage and organize project files and assets
• Upload footage from Studio and Field Productions to the shared server
• Create and share proxy files of footage for review
• Create basic stringouts for Editors
• Organize existing footage
• Manage and maintain Shared Server
• Manage and maintain Frame.io structure and organization
• Create review links for both the Studio Team and the company

Skills

Adobe Premiere Pro

Multitasking

Project management

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Independent worker

Tools

Frame.io

NAS / File Sharing

Jump Desktop Connect

Job description

The Contract Assistant Video Editor will partner with the Studio Team to help facilitate the production of high-quality health education videos. This role will primarily focus on post-production and asset management, including transferring footage from the Studio to the editors, creating proxy files for review, making basic stringouts, and creating review links for the wider team. This role will also focus on managing the Studio’s asset management systems, including the Digital Asset Management system, Media Asset Management system, and Frame.io. The Contract Assistant Editor will report to the Head of Content and work closely with the Producers and Editors to help with the post-production process. This is a hybrid, as-needed contract position with the potential for up to 40 hours per week. The candidate must live in the greater Washington DC/Baltimore area and be willing to work in our Bethesda office as needed, sometimes up to 5 days per week.

Payrate: $35.00 - $40.00/Hr.

Responsibilities

• Prepare project files for Editors
• Manage and organize project files and assets
• Upload footage from Studio and Field Productions to the shared server
• Create and share proxy files of footage for review
• Create basic stringouts for Editors
• Organize existing footage
• Manage and maintain Shared Server
• Manage and maintain Frame.io structure and organization
• Create review links for both the Studio Team and the company

Requirements

• 1 year of experience in video editing or asset management
• Background in video production, journalism, communications, or a related field

Required Skills

• Must be very comfortable using Adobe Creative Suite, specifically Premiere
• Ability to work independently while taking direction from Producers and Editors
• Must be able to multitask and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong understanding of the full video production lifecycle, including pre-production, production, and post-production
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and project management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Must provide and maintain a reliable home office space, including a computer, high-speed internet connection, and other equipment necessary to perform the role

Preferred Skills

• Experience using NAS or FileSharing system a plus
• Familiarity with Jump Desktop Connect (or other remote access workflows) a plus
• Familiarity with Frame.io a plus
• Experience creating healthcare, medical, or patient education content is a plus

Pay Transparency: The typical base pay for this role across the U.S. is:$35.00 - $40.00/hour. Non-exempt positions are eligible for overtime at a rate of 1.5 times the base hourly rate for all hours worked in excess of 40 in a work week, or as required by state or local law. Final offer amounts, within the base pay set forth above, are determined by factors including your relevant skills, education and experience. Full-time employees are eligible to select from different benefits packages. Packages may include medical, dental, and vision benefits, health savings accounts with qualified medical plan enrollment, 10 paid days off, 3 days paid bereavement leave, 401(k) plan participation with employer match, life and disability insurance, commuter benefits, dependent care flexible spending account, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, accommodations and reimbursement for work travel, and discretionary performance or recognition bonus. Sick leave and mobile phone reimbursement provided based on state or local law.