Video Editor Secaucus, United States

Video Editor is needed in Secaucus, United States.

Position Summary
MLB Network seeks a Freelance Video Editor with strong knowledge of and passion for baseball/hockey, as well as a proven level of expertise in live sports television production. The Freelance Editor will independently edit on assigned programming and assist in the management of the Highlight Group’s day-to-day production of assigned edited elements, including highlights, and assist in other assigned areas of production.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the management of the Highlight Group’s day-to-day creation of daily production elements, including post-produced shows, montages and teases, to be produced and edited by designated Production Edit personnel.
• Independently edit and produce high-end daily, weekly and monthly show elements as assigned.
• Independently edit and produce high-level post-produced shows as assigned.
• Supervise the creation of sales elements and post-produced shows to ensure production standards and client expectations are met.
• Interface with Master Control to help ensure proper delivery of post-produced shows for air.
• When delegated to, serve as a point-person for Production and provide required information and insight to other departments when needed; act as a representative of the Production Edit department for assigned matters.
• Assist in the training and supervision of assigned Edit
• Provide feedback to Production department management regarding the selection and performance of Associate Producers and Broadcast Associates.
• Other such duties as assigned.
• It is expected that the Freelance Video Editor will maintain and increase knowledge in the Production discipline as well as the business on an ongoing basis.

Skills & Experience
The ideal candidate must have most if not all of the following skills and experiences:

• A minimum of 3 to 5 years of live sports television production experience is
• Must demonstrate a passion for and knowledge of baseball/hockey.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Superior knowledge of the Adobe Creative Cloud suite including Premiere Pro, After Effects & Photoshop.
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Be extremely organized, demonstrate initiative and an ability to complete multiple assignments in a timely manner.
• Individual must work well in a dynamic environment and be able to recommend and implement process improvements, work independently and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Demonstrate the tact, diplomacy, decisiveness, and superior people skills required in a pressurized live television
• The ability to effectively take on leadership roles in various functions is required.
• Ability to lift up to 15
• Possess visual acuity sufficient to perform required tasks.
• Possess manual dexterity sufficient to perform required tasks.
• Possess a level of hearing sufficient for effective interaction with stakeholders by various means, including in-person, via phone, etc.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Communications, Broadcast Journalism or related major is highly preferred.

Are you looking to pay or is this a collaboration?
Pay to hire someone

Is this ongoing work or a one off job?
Ongoing work

How would you prefer to pay?
Day rate

What’s your day rate budget range? (USD)
$300-500 (Industry average)

Do you have an estimate of the job or project length?
A few months

Are you a company or individual hiring?
Company

When do you want to have the freelancer secured by?
2-3 weeks

What is most important for this job?
Quality

Where did you find Twine?
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