Assistant Editor

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Recreation is a creative brand agency located in the East Cut neighborhood of San Francisco.

We’re on the hunt for Video Editors to join our growing in-house production team. We’re looking for someone who has a passion for this craft and proactively pushes themselves to think outside the norm. Someone who understands composition, selection and editorial flow, and can edit professional, finished video across a variety of styles, whether it's a brand launch manifesto video, a product how-to walk-through, or a corporate documentary.

Responsibilities
  • Transcribe and proof interviews
  • Handle and maintain digital assets including back ups, project preparation, syncing, dailies creation, logging
  • Assist in edit sessions
  • Assist in closed captioning
What You Need to Succeed
  • Gratitude, humor, curiosity, and enthusiasm
  • A great sense of storytelling
  • Strong organizational and multitasking skills are essential
  • Motivated self starter
  • Extensive knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite, especially Premiere Pro
  • Working knowledge of DaVinci Resolve
  • Knowledge of capture formats, RED, ARRI, Canon
  • Knowledge of the round trip process, compression, codecs, color spaces, gamma encoding, and LUTs
  • Experience in a creatively-driven agency or internal creative team
  • Familiar with high-end post-production workflow

This is a full-time position and we offer health benefits, a work environment without a lot of layers or politics, and a chance to learn, grow and make a difference for both our clients and the agency. If all that sounds good, we look forward to hearing from you.

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