Richard McLachlan

Richard McLachlan

Edit assistant (Post-production)


Location:
Manchester
Career stage:
Early

Badges


Freelance

Availability:
Available

Industries

  • Film
  • Unscripted TV
  • High-end TV

Regions can work

  • South East
  • London
  • North West
  • East of England
  • West Midlands
  • South West
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
  • East Midlands
  • North East
  • Scotland
  • Wales


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About

I am currently working as the Senior Edit Assistant for The Garden, working on the latest series of 24 Hours in A&E. I have also worked as an Edit Assistant on Ambulance and have edited two storylines for Air TV’s Helicopter ER. Previously I have worked as a Freelance Editor on a range of short form documentaries, such as focusing on the lives of teenagers growing up in Bradford and Britain’s Housing Crisis: A People-Powered Solution. To view my showreel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p0wn7w6WwQ

ScreenSkills Training Passport

Richard McLachlan has completed the following modules within the ScreenSkills Training Passport.

Tackling harassment and bullying at work

Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries

Introduction to data protection and cybersecurity in the screen industries

Introduction to financial compliance in the screen industries

Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace

Introduction to mental health awareness at work

Find out more about the ScreenSkills Training Passport

Production safety passport

Richard McLachlan has completed the following production safety passport modules.

  • BBC: Safety and Security

    Production Safety Accredited
    Issued 13 Jun 2026 · Expires 13 Jun 2029

Find out more about the production safety passport

Experience

  1. Senior Edit Assistant

    The Garden · Sep 2025 - Present

  2. Freelance Junior Editor

    Anarchy Cinema · Sep 2025 - Dec 2025

  3. QC Compliance Editor

    Red Bee Media · Mar 2025 - Sep 2025

  4. Edit Assistant (Ambulance)

    Picture Shop (now HOME Post Productions) · Feb 2025 - May 2025

  5. Media Management Operator

    Red Bee Media · Nov 2023 - Mar 2025

  6. Edit Assistant (Holiday cover)

    The Other Planet · Jul 2024 - Jul 2024

  7. Freelance Junior Editor

    Anarchy Cinema · May 2024 - Jul 2024

  8. Edit Assistant (24 Hours in A&E)

    The Garden · Aug 2023 - Oct 2023

  9. Media Management Operator

    Red Bee Media · Oct 2022 - Jul 2023

  10. Customer Assistant

    Tesco · May 2016 - Oct 2022

  11. Junior Freelance Editor

    Anarchy Cinema · Aug 2021 - Jul 2022

  12. Junior Video Editor

    Manto Films · May 2022 - May 2022

  13. Freelance Video Editor

    Sync Media/Visual Eyes/VideoProduction4 · Aug 2017 - Apr 2022

  14. Editor (Helicopter ER)

    Air TV · Dec 2021 - Jan 2022

  15. Junior Freelance Editor

    Sara Lewis · Jul 2021 - Sep 2021

  16. Freelance Video Editor

    Envisuals Ltd · Dec 2016 - Aug 2021

  17. Junior Freelance Editor

    Manto Films · Jun 2021 - Jun 2021

  18. Alive and Gigging (Series 2) Editor & Videographer

    Made in Leeds · Sep 2015 - Dec 2015

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Education and training

  1. Introduction to financial compliance in the screen industries

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jun 2026

    ScreenSkills Funded

  2. Introduction to data protection and cybersecurity in the screen industries

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jun 2026

    ScreenSkills Funded

  3. BBC Code of Conduct induction

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jun 2026

    ScreenSkills Funded

  4. Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jan 2026

    ScreenSkills Funded

  5. Tackling harassment and bullying at work

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jan 2026

    ScreenSkills Funded

  6. Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace

    ScreenSkills Test · Nov 2023

    ScreenSkills Funded

  7. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

    ScreenSkills Test · Feb 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  8. Introduction to mental health awareness at work

    ScreenSkills Learning · Mar 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  9. Edit assistant/technical operator training programme for unscripted TV

    The Pipeline (University of Salford) · Mar 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  10. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

    ScreenSkills Test · Jul 2021

    ScreenSkills Funded

  11. Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace

    ScreenSkills Test · Jun 2021

    ScreenSkills Funded

  12. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

    ScreenSkills Test · Jan 2021

    ScreenSkills Funded

  13. Tackling harassment and bullying at work

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jun 2021

    ScreenSkills Funded

  14. Step Up: film post-production supervisor training for disabled crew

    104 Films · Apr 2021

    ScreenSkills Funded

  15. Post-production workshop for HETV

    Rachel Pinkney · Feb 2021

    ScreenSkills Funded

  16. Digital Cities Virtual: Jobs, Schemes & Opportunities

    ScreenSkills · Jan 2021

    ScreenSkills Funded

  17. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

    ScreenSkills Test · Jul 2020

    ScreenSkills Funded

  18. Mentoring for mentees

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jul 2020

    ScreenSkills Funded

  19. First Class BA Honours Media Studies

    Leeds Trinity University · Sep 2012 - Jul 2015

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Certificates

  • BBC: Safety and Security

    Production Safety Accredited
    Issued 13 Jun 2026 · Expires 13 Jun 2029

  • Introduction to financial compliance in the screen industries

    ScreenSkills Learning
    Issued 13 Jun 2026 · Expires 13 Jun 2027

  • ScreenSkills Passport: BBC Studios (T1)

    ScreenSkills Learning Series
    Issued 13 Jun 2026 · Expires 11 Jan 2027

  • Introduction to data protection and cybersecurity in the screen industries

    ScreenSkills Learning
    Issued 11 Jun 2026 · Expires 11 Jun 2027

  • BBC Code of Conduct induction

    ScreenSkills Learning
    Issued 11 Jun 2026 · Expires 11 Jun 2028

  • Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries

    ScreenSkills Learning
    Issued 11 Jan 2026 · Expires 11 Jan 2027

  • Tackling harassment and bullying at work

    ScreenSkills Learning
    Issued 11 Jan 2026 · Expires 11 Jan 2027

  • Mentoring for mentees

    ScreenSkills Learning
    Issued 15 Jul 2020

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Richard McLachlan

Richard McLachlan

Edit assistant (Post-production)


Location:
Manchester
Career stage:
Early

Badges


Freelance

Availability:
Available

Industries

  • Film
  • Unscripted TV
  • High-end TV

Regions can work

  • South East
  • London
  • North West
  • East of England
  • West Midlands
  • South West
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
  • East Midlands
  • North East
  • Scotland
  • Wales


Download CV