Assistant Editor/Media Manager (Temporary Contract)

Situation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A marketing and advertising agency in New York is seeking a Freelance Assistant Editor/Media Manager to support their Video team. The role involves assisting with post-production workflows, managing media storage, and providing support for shoots and webinars. A successful candidate will have over a year of video post-production experience, familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite, and excellent communication skills. This position offers a pay rate of $30 per hour with approximately 40 hours per week of work.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of video post-production experience required.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills are essential.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality work.

Responsibilities

• Assist editors with post-production prep including ingesting footage.
• Support shoot pre-production needs and manage media storage.
• Provide support for photoshoots and webinars.

Skills

Video post-production experience

Attention to detail

Adobe Creative Suite

Google Suite

Communication skills

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

Assistant Editor/Media Manager (Temporary Contract)

The Freelance Assistant Editor/Media Manager supports the Video team across post-production, pre-production, and content capture workflows. This role handles post-production prep, archival systems, and assists with shoot pre-production, photoshoots, webinars, and small edits.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist editors with post-production prep (e.g., ingesting footage, pulling old project files, organizing timelines, etc.)
• Support shoot pre-production needs (e.g., picking up small gear rentals, placing lunch orders, ordering car service, etc.)
• Provide on-set or remote support for photoshoots and webinars, including screen sharing, media management, file intake, and basic troubleshooting
• Execute basic edits (e.g., creating stringouts, resizing, end card swaps, social cutdowns, webinar edits, internal edits, etc.)
• Manage short- and long-term media storage, as well as file-sharing softwarw
• Distribute footage and media to internal and external partners
• QA video exports before release to ensure final deliverables meet technical specs
• Maintain organized archival systems for both short- and long-term storage

REQUIREMENTS

• 1+ years of video post-production experience
• Knowledge of technical specs, file sizes, and social platform safety guidelines
• Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop)
• Knowledge of Google Suite (Drive, Sheets, Docs, etc.)
• Familiarity with pulling stock footage, stills, music comps, and final files
• Experience supporting photoshoots, webinars, or small-scale productions a plus
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality work
• Ability to adapt to changing schedule demands and multitask effectively
• Commitment to meeting deadlines
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Attention to Detail
• Functional and Technical skills
• Self-Development
• Team Player
• Work Ethic

  COMPENSATION

  • $30/hour pay rate
  • ~40 hours/week

  OUR COMPANY

  We are Situation, a marketing and advertising agency that builds and drives passionate communities to meaningful action. We partner with leading live experience-based brands across theater, culture, and entertainment to create campaigns that break through, sell tickets, and spark cultural conversation.

  Situation is part of Situation Group, a collective of award-winning advertising agencies.