Senior Video Editor - News

TeamPeople
Washington, DC
Full-time

Primary Function

The Senior Video Editor News requires the ability to create high quality news packages for broadcast. They should be a self motivator, able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.

Operations, Newsgathering Operations, Media Archive, International Operations, Technology Projects, Technology Infrastructure, News, programs, creative, Media Institute, Digital Division, Studies Center, Human rights.

This person must have a comprehensive knowledge of all the leading professional video editing applications. They are expected to have an up to date knowledge with world news and current affairs.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Working in close collaboration with news producers to edit news packages and current affairs program.
  • Edit highly professional and polished video and audio content (including recording of voice over) to air in line with International industry standards.
  • Liaise with news, archive, media management to ensure integrity of video and audio material throughout the news production workflow.
  • Quality check each edited video and audio package for visual and audio errors and rectify, where necessary to avoid on-air errors.
  • Ability to edit quickly framing meaningful news stories for breaking news and on air turnarounds.
  • Have an up to date knowledge with world news and current affairs.
  • Perform playback of media direct from edit suite when required by PCR as a backup to normal play out servers.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
  • Available to be deployed in the field and other broadcast centers during demanding news events.
  • Perform other duties relevant to the job as requested across the clients Media Network.

Skills & Qualifications

  • Ability to film using client issued camera equipment.
  • Fluent Arabic speaker / reader desirable.
  • Fast, adaptable non linear editing skills.
  • Effective communication skills.
  • Leadership skills.
  • Excellent sense of pace and timing.
  • Ability to visualize the written word and express it in pictures and sound to achieve the producer's or journalist’s vision.
  • Skill to edit creative or meaningful sequences from available footage.
  • Having an eye for detail.
  • Having a high level of computer literacy.
  • Fluent in English. Fluency in Arabic an advantage. Fluent Arabic language skills written and oral, would be helpful.

Education & Experience

  • Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Film, Media, or Journalism.
  • 5 years’ work experience in broadcast television within a non-linear video editing role. Experience in long form craft editing would also be useful.
  • 30+ days ago
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