AVID Editor

LA 411; Los Angeles, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

Squadron in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a senior post-production editor to craft broadcast-quality programming for television, streaming, and digital platforms. You will oversee multi-camera edits, color grading, and final mastering to meet editorial standards.

You will manage media workflows, integrate motion graphics and captions, and ensure deliverables across broadcast and digital channels while coordinating with Producers and Directors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Film Production, Television Production, Broadcast Journalism, Communications, Digital Media, Multimedia Production, or equivalent experience.
• 10–12 years editing broadcast television, documentary, news, or digital productions.
• Proficiency with professional non-linear editing software (Avid; Premiere preferred).

Responsibilities

• Edit broadcast-quality programming for TV, streaming, websites, and social media.
• Organize, ingest, log, and manage digital media assets.
• Assemble raw footage into engaging stories while maintaining editorial continuity and quality.

Skills

Broadcast editing

Non-linear editing

Color correction

Motion graphics

Subtitles/closed captions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Film/Production

Tools

Avid

Adobe Premiere Pro

Job description

This is a Full Time position in the field of Post Production - Editing, Compositing, Motion Graphics, & Visual Effects , located in Los Angeles, CA .

The position pays $425.00 — $425.00 per day.

The employer is Squadron.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Edit broadcast-quality programming for television, streaming platforms, websites, social media, digital communications, and other multimedia distribution channels.
• Organize, ingest, log, catalog, synchronize, and manage digital media assets utilizing established media asset management and archival procedures.
• Assemble raw footage into compelling, accurate, visually engaging stories while maintaining editorial continuity, technical quality, and compliance with City communications standards.
• Edit news packages, feature stories, documentaries, public affairs programming, promotional campaigns, public service announcements, educational programming, interviews, meeting highlights, event recaps, social media content, livestream recaps, and special projects.
• Perform multi-camera editing for public meetings, press conferences, public hearings, town halls, studio productions, remote productions, and live events.
• Integrate lower thirds, titles, graphics, motion graphics, animations, maps, photographs, licensed media, archival footage, music, sound effects, and other visual elements into finished productions.
• Perform color correction, color grading, audio editing, dialogue enhancement, audio sweetening, noise reduction, and final mastering to meet broadcast standards.
• Prepare multiple versions of completed projects for broadcast television, cablecast, livestreaming, websites, social media platforms, mobile applications, and digital archives.
• Produce short-form digital content including promotional clips, trailers, highlight reels, reels, shorts, vertical video, teasers, and other social media assets.
• Create and synchronize closed captions, subtitles, transcripts, and other accessibility features in compliance with ADA requirements, FCC regulations, WCAG accessibility standards, and City policies.
• Perform quality control inspections to verify proper audio levels, video quality, color consistency, caption accuracy, graphics placement, file integrity, and broadcast compliance prior to publication or transmission.
• Ensure all productions comply with branding standards, copyright laws, licensing agreements, intellectual property requirements, and applicable broadcast regulations.
• Collaborate with Producers and Directors throughout the editorial process from concept development through final delivery while incorporating revisions and stakeholder feedback.
• Maintain organized project files, edit timelines, media assets, graphics, and production documentation using established departmental file management procedures.
• Support emergency communications by producing rapid-turnaround edits for public safety announcements, emergency briefings, disaster response communications, and urgent public information messaging.
• Prepare playback materials and edited content supporting live productions, public meetings, press conferences, community events, and special broadcasts.
• Operate professional non-linear editing systems and maintain proficiency in current editing software, codecs, file formats, media management systems, and evolving post-production technologies.
• Coordinate with Engineering and Production personnel regarding file delivery specifications, media transfers, storage, and technical workflows.
• Meet production deadlines while managing multiple projects simultaneously within a fast-paced broadcast production environment.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Experience

Required QualificationsBachelor's degree in Film Production, Television Production, Broadcast Journalism, Communications, Digital Media, Multimedia Production, or a closely related field, or equivalent professional experience.Minimum ten (10-12) years of professional experience editing broadcast television, documentary, news, government, corporate, educational, or digital and social media productions.Minimum ten (10-12) years of experience utilizing professional non-linear editing software in Avid required. Premiere preferred.Expertise in editing programming for broadcast television or digital media platforms.Expertise in working in collaborative production environments involving multiple stakeholders, compressed production schedules, and concurrent projects both for digital and traditional mediums.Experience supporting government communications, public information programming, livestream productions, or public sector media operations is desirable but not necessary.