Freelance Editor - Avid
Company: Sinclair Broadcast Group
Location: Chicago
Posted on: April 15, 2024
Job Description:
Marquee Sports Network -is looking for a team-first, ambitious,
Editor to assist in creating industry-leading content for
broadcast, social and digital platforms. The Editor -will work in
person under the direction award-winning Producers to perform all
tasks needed based on editorial standards and tight
deadlines.Primary Responsibilities: -Avid Editor
- Bring a positive and creative attitude daily
- Creating professional, network-quality, finished highlights,
long-form features and short-form video programs for both broadcast
and digital distribution
- Developing high-end motion graphics, animations and other
required packaging elements for broadcast, multi-media projects and
branded content initiatives
- Facilitating the approval process, including master
compressions, QC final output and delivery of digital masters
- Ability to handle sound design and audio mixing; color
correction as requiredRequirements:
- Demonstrated expertise with various in NLE platforms
- Proficiency with AVID Media Composer desired but not a
requirement
- Experience with Adobe After Effects - Photoshop
- Knowledge of HD video codecs - formats - broadcast
standards
- Previous video editing experience in sports -
- Strong communication skills
- Organized, detail-oriented
- Excels under deadlines
- Self-motivated, empowered to work unsupervised
- Team player, willing to collaborate and take direction from
producers
- Must be willing to work weekends, nights and some holidays
(schedule built around live sporting event hours)
- Knowledge of sports gambling preferred but not required
- Demonstrate the ability to work calmly under a pressurized live
television environment.
- Possess the visual acuity to work in darkened edit rooms for
extended periods of time to produce required content.
- Possess auditory acuity to effectively listen to instructions
via intercom system, phones, etc. -
- Possess the manual dexterity to effectively operate
keyboard/mouse on computers, edit equipment, etc. - - Sinclair
Broadcast Group, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer
and Drug Free Workplace! - About Us - Make your mark in Media with
Sinclair Broadcast Group, a diversified media company dedicated to
connecting people with content everywhere! We have consistently led
the broadcast industry since our inception, and now Sinclair owns
the largest regional sports network business and one of the largest
television broadcast portfolios in the country. In addition, we
have affiliations with all of the major broadcast networks, own
Tennis Channel, and several multicast networks including TBD and
Comet. Our content is distributed over-the-air, on multi-video
providers, and through our industry-leading digital media
platforms. We're at the forefront of NextGen technology, enabling
innovative new ways to engage with broadcast content like never
before. -We also recently launched a free TV streaming service
called STIRR. Our success is the direct result of our extraordinary
employees and management team who believe in our vision and are
dedicated to ensuring a great future for our employees. We are
advancing the world of Media and want YOU to join our winning team!
- About the Team - The life-blood of our organization is our
people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture, and we
take really good care of people. How good? Here is a glimpse: great
benefits, open door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to
see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning team? Let's
talk.
Keywords: Sinclair Broadcast Group, Tinley Park , Freelance Editor - Avid, Advertising , Chicago, Illinois
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