Salary Range: $90-105K per annum.
POSITION OVERVIEW
We are looking for a Senior Editor that combines creative, managerial, and technical know-how, participating in and supervising the edit process from storyboard through final delivery and into archive.
Supporting multiple projects and/ or requests at once, the Sr. Editor will collaborate with Production and Technology teams to document, refine and improve editing workflows and processes ongoing.
A member of the WSS leadership team, this role will play a key role as supervisor for various editing staff, conducting regular check-ins, creative and technical support, plus mentorship where needed.
The Sr. Editor will also be responsible for providing regular and pro-active communications on project status, resource needs, and/or recommendations for improvement to executive stakeholders.
What You Will Do
STUDIO EDITORIAL OVERSIGHT
· Supervise and support editorial projects and requests.
· Collaborate with Production, Pipeline and Project Producer(s) on implementation of editorial & archiving processes and organization. Amend and maintain on-going an Editorial Department Bible (studio and/ or project specific).
· Pro-actively communicate editorial concerns and/ or recommendations to SVP Production Innovation, Producer to support for more effective work.
· Collaborate with Producer(s) and/ or Director(s) in planning stages and throughout a project’s lifecycle to ensure editorial is set up to meet contractual technical specs and delivery requirements easily.
· Organize video and audio tracks as per WSS production standards; which must in turn be exported and delivered to Animators, 3D artists, composers, sound mixers, and colourists as per individual specs.
· Track and organize all external and internal assets used for easy filing at completion of episode or project.
· Maintain a library of approved general use assets for each project (i.e. music, sound effects, etc.).
· Lead process discussions with editorial team, support and initiate best practices both for studio and on a project specific basis.
· Strategize on proper organization and naming conventions and ensure team are using the correct naming conventions, saving work in accordance with edit workflows and uploading to Flow correctly.
· Ensure all notes are tracked in Flow and addressed by applicable team members.
· Support editorial partner identification (i.e. shared asset libraries, collaborators) and supervise process roll-out to editorial department.
PEOPLE MANAGEMENT/ LEADERSHIP
· Act as manager and supervisor to in-house Editor(s) and Assistant Editor(s) - manage priorities, assignments, time-off requests and provide guidance/ mentorship and training as needed.
· Work with Editorial coordinator to plan out tasks and look at any flags.
· Foster a creative, diverse, collaborative, accountable environment that nurtures talent, and encourages giving team members a voice.
· Act as an on-the-floor leader, providing support, guidance and clarity where needed.
· Conduct regular check-ins for those reporting directly, as well as with department heads/ managers for collaboration.
· Run daily team stand-ups with editing department.
PRE-PRODUCTION/PRODUCTION
· Creatively collaborate with the Directors/Producers in all areas of pre-production, production in order to lock a final animatic with key poses for animation through final render.
· Edit animatics and voice tracks per the creative vision direction of the Director(s).
· Build audio tracks with SFX/ music.
RETAKES/POST-PRODUCTION
· Manage that all incoming rendered content and source material for editorial purposes is well organized and labeled.
· Work with Directors to cut final locked version of the episode for postproduction audio.
· Manage that outputs and asset turnovers are prepared per spec for post-production on schedule.
OTHER
· Deliver assignments per the project’s schedule.
· Adhere to and implement all digital file management protocols.
· Fulfill all duties in an efficient and diligent manner.
PROFESSIONAL EXPECTATIONS:
· Interact respectfully and professionally with colleagues, partners, and clients.
· Demonstrate punctuality, reliability, and a business-casual appearance.
What You Will Bring
EDUCATION
· Degree and/or diploma in film school or equivalent experience preferred.
· 5+ years of experience working in a professional film/television environment preferred
· 2-3+ years of experience working as an editor on animated content preferred
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES
· Experience in narrative development and storytelling as it pertains to editing.
· Advanced knowledge in using Adobe Premiere is required.
· Familiarity with Flow as a tracking and asset filing system is preferred.
· Prior experience using After Effects and/or Photoshop is an asset.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS/ QUALITIES
· Ability to communicate ideas clearly and concisely.
· Passion to share information, methodologies and ideas with others.
· Self-motivated and pro-active. Consistently strives to expand knowledge base.
· Efficient and detail oriented.
· Strong problem-solving skills with ability to lead and work collaboratively.
· Ability to deliver work on time and meet set production objectives.
ABOUT WIND SUN SKY ENTERTAINMENT
360 storytellers across intersecting platforms, Wind Sun Sky Entertainment (WSS) is a next gen content studio led by former LucasFilm Animation executive, Catherine Winder (Invincible, The Angry Birds Movie 1 & 2, Star Wars: The Clone Wars). Headquartered in Vancouver, our studio serves as the epicenter for our customized creator driven work at the convergence of storytelling and technology. Our expertise lies in crafting distinct, best in class multi-platform narratives that traverse broadcast, YouTube, gaming, and more, ensuring our content resonates with diverse audiences worldwide.
