Edit assistant skills

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Overview of the role

An edit assistant's main purpose is to support and ensure the smooth running of the edit suites. This could be multiple edits across multiple projects or just one edit and project. Although an edit assistant is primarily a technical role, knowledge of the entire editing process and creative thought and initiative is important.

Edit assistant roles are generally part of the offline support or machine room team within a post-production facility.


Core responsibilities

These core responsibilities are provided as a guide and are not exhaustive. The exact responsibilities in a particular job will vary depending on the scale / budget band / genre of the production.


Skills

Check out role specific skills, transferable skills, and attributes for the role of edit assistant.

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