| Job Title: | Assistant Editor |
| Compensation: | Paid |
| Job Category: | Staff |
| Project Name: | Alkemy X – Political Season |
| Contact: | Sue Fallon |
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| Email: | jobs@alkemy-x.com |
| Job Description: | We are seeking a highly organized, technically skilled Assistant Editor to support our editorial and post-production team starting immediately through November 3, 2026. This is a hands-on role requiring strong media management and technical skills, flexibility, and the ability to work across multiple projects in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities • Prepare and organize media and projects for editorial and post-production. • Ingest, transcode, create proxies and mezzanine files, caption and encode deliverables. • Manage media, project files, storage, backups, and archives. • Support editors with project setup, media organization, syncing, relinking, turnovers, exports, and versioning. • Assist with file transfers, QC, deliveries, and general post-production workflow. • Provide basic machine room and technical support, including media movement, storage management, and troubleshooting. • Help maintain edit systems, drives, media inventory, and general technical operations. • Work closely with Producers, Editors, Post Supervisors, and finishing teams to keep projects moving efficiently. Skills & Qualifications • Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, including Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, and Adobe Media Encoder. • Experience with DaVinci Resolve, particularly media management, transcoding, proxy workflows, and project organization. • Strong understanding of codecs, frame rates, resolutions, file formats, encoding, transcoding, and mezzanine workflows. • Experience with media management, shared storage, file transfers, backups, and archiving. • Familiarity with professional post-production workflows from ingest through final delivery. • Strong troubleshooting skills and comfort providing hands-on technical and machine room support. • Highly organized, detail-oriented, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities. • Must be flexible and willing to jump between editorial support, media management, technical tasks, and general post-production needs. • Must be local to the Philadelphia area and able to work on-site as needed. Must have flexibility to work outside of normal business hours. OT will sometimes be required. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys both the creative and technical sides of post-production and wants to grow within a full-service post-production environment. |
