Video Editor

Video Production Editor, is responsible for reviewing audio and visual footage and using computer software to organize clips into a cohesive finished project. Their duties include splitting or combining video clips, adding appropriate sounds or graphics and watching the finished product to catch mistakes before submitting it for review.

Duties and responsibilities

A Video Editor’s main task is to take the raw footage shot by a film crew and Director and turn it into the final product. Examples of duties a Video Editor may need to perform include:

• Assembling raw footage and transferring or uploading to a computer
• Analyzing and following a script, screenplay or outline when performing edits
• Inputting sound to enhance footage, which may include selecting music and writing voice-overs
• Adding graphics to enhance footage
• Digitally splicing film and video and synchronizing them into one rough cut file
• Improving and correcting lighting, coloring and faulty footage
• Working closely with Directors to present a final product that matches their vision
• Making revisions to edits upon request

Qualifications:

• Creative thinking ability to translate raw footage into a finished product while following a script or storyboard
• Reading comprehension and critical thinking skills to fully understand scripts
• Organizational skills and information ordering ability to place scenes in logical order
• Ability to take direction and follow instructions from the Director
• Visualization skills to imagine how a scene will look once necessary edits are complete
• Knowledge of video editing, photo editing and production software
• Time management skills to complete edits and revisions in accordance with strict deadlines