Avid Edit Assistant

Whisper is a leading global production company, specialising in sports, unscripted and branded entertainment. Our diverse team of over 270 team members work in offices across the UK and beyond, producing top level sports such as Formula One, UEFA and The Paralympics, as well as branded content, prime-time documentaries and entertainment quiz shows for a raft of broadcasters. In 2023 Whisper won a BAFTA and was nominated for an International EMMY. It's co-owned by Sony Pictures Television and is a seven-times Broadcast Best Places to Work. We are looking for an experienced Avid Edit Assistant to join our busy Documentaries team. The successful candidate will bring a flexible range of skills to our transatlantic post production operations, supporting teams and shows across offline services, technical areas and turnover. The role will operate on a late UK hours shift pattern to align with our US operations. The standard hours will be 15:00-00:00 GMT subject to contractual flexibility with a 2 hour option either side, with notice. Whisper is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, communities, and lived experiences. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and supported. Key responsibilities: Providing Offline Services such as media management, ingest and grouping / syncing. Providing Finishing Support Services such as conforming, media management, online editorial change management and turnover. Supporting the technical teams to provide onboarding, induction and facilitating UK based physical and system support. Running and maintaining review sessions between UK and US facilities. Facilitating effective communication and change management for shows and teams as a bridge for the transatlantic collaboration - supported by the Post Management teams in both locations. Assisting in managing and maintaining our LTO backup and media management services. Please note that responsibilities may be amended, added to, or removed to reflect the changing needs of the production or organisation. Skills and Experience: Proven experience as an Edit Assistant on HETV and / or feature length content. Broad understanding of post-production workflows and pipelines. Good working knowledge of Avid Media Composer, and general post infrastructure. Experience ingesting and syncing large amounts of footage, incuding 8K, 6K and drone. Strong communication and organisational skills with an ability to stay calm, clear, and methodical under pressure and dealing with any issues that arise. A collaborative mindset and enthusiasm for creative storytelling. Up to date knowledge of new industry technologies Excellent attention to detail and quality control skills Familiarity with LTO backup systems and media management a plus. Location: The base for this position will predominantly be Kew, London, international travel maybe required on occasion.