About BuzzFeed

BuzzFeed (Ticker: BZFD) is home to the best of the internet. Across food, news, pop culture, & commerce, our brands drive conversation & inspire what audiences watch, read, buy, & obsess over next. Born on the internet in 2006, BuzzFeed is committed to improving it: providing trusted, quality, brand-safe news & entertainment to hundreds of millions of people; making content on the internet more inclusive, empathetic, & creative; & inspiring our audience to live better lives. We'll continue to recruit the best founders & creators to join us in this mission, with more additions like HuffPost to come.

Business Area: Content

Job Category: Production Operations

Hourly: $275/day, $34.3750/hr

Union Status: Non-Union 

BuzzFeed is committed to fair & equitable compensation practices. We reserve the ability to adjust the final compensation for this role based on the final candidate's experience, skillset, certifications, & geography.

The Role

BuzzFeed is looking for a dedicated Assistant Video Editor to join our Los Angeles Post Production teams. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ingesting media & prepping videos for editing within Adobe Premiere. Candidates may be asked to troubleshoot common Post issues & address technical notes within edits. They will also oversee QC & exporting on occasion. Drive prep & delivery may also be expected. This is a project-to-project in LA, but you will be required to be in the office every day that they work. Hours may vary 16 to 40 hours/week.

You WIll

• Work on-site from the BuzzFeed Campus
• Attend active productions, when assigned, & serve as on-set Media Manager
• Ingest, Transcode, Organize, & Archive footage
• Keep detailed logs on footage, ingests, creating proxies, & prepping projects
• Sync footage, prepare & assemble string outs, apply markers
• Collaborate with Editors for larger projects, providing support with dailies, selects, etc.
• Address simple technical notes within projects & in-video graphics when requested
• Edit low touch short-form content
• Complete project wrap assignments; create archive exports
• Assist Post-Production Coordinators in managing of assets & production materials
• Support communication between Production & Post-Production teams

You Have

• 1+ years experience with digital media content & vertical features in a professional environment
• Working knowledge of Mac OS, Google Suite, DaVinci Resolve, & Adobe Creative Cloud apps including Premiere Pro (preferred NLE), Photoshop, Illustrator, Media Encoder & After Effects
• Comfortable working with common video codecs, formats & timecode formats
• Comfortable sharing feedback within a small team environment
• Detail-oriented, technical, & open to new ideas
• Can complete tasks autonomously
• Flexibility to adapt & meet changing timelines & deliverables
• Working knowledge of Post Production & Production process & equipment
• Knowledge of social media & digital video platforms a plus
• Available to work evenings, nights, & weekends
• Proactive, positive team player, able to help guide projects from ingest to delivery
• Experience with DaVinci Resolve or Adobe Audition for color & sound finishing a plus
• Experience behind a camera & knowledge of lighting & sound design a plus
• Experience with proxy-based workflows, remote workflows, SANs & MAMs a plus

Life at BuzzFeed

We celebrate inclusion & are committed to equal opportunity employment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to & will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or any other protected category.

You can expect:

• A supportive, inclusive atmosphere on a team that values your contributions
• Opportunities for personal & professional growth through work experience, offerings from our in-house Learning @ BuzzFeed team, our Employee Resource Groups, & more