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Assistant Editor

Supports the edit: ingest, sync, organisation, turnovers in UK post facilities — hours follow delivery more than unit call.

Duties

• Read the call sheet and sides before arriving
• Maintain radio/set etiquette and H&S
• Hand over notes/kit status at wrap
• Ingest and sync
• Bins/metadata
• Turnovers to sound/VFX
• Script sync

Reports to

Editor

Works with

Editor, DIT/dailies, VFX coordinator, Post Supervisor

Career path

Post Runner → Assistant Editor → Editor

Day to day

Ingest/sync; bin structure; temp VFX plates; turnovers to sound/VFX; script sync; archive.

Call times

Facility/office hours more than unit call (often ~09:00–18:00) with late nights near picture lock and delivery. Set visits follow shoot calls.

What to wear

Smart-casual in facility; quiet dark clothing in grade/mix theatres; blacks if visiting set.

Tools & kit

Facility workstations; personal headphones/SSD as preferred; colour-accurate monitor where provided.

Tips

Confirm title, agreement, budget band, prep/wrap and kit fee on the deal memo before accepting. We never invent Bectu figures — check bectu.org.uk ratecards / your branch.

Software

• Avid / Premiere / Resolve
• Adobe Premiere transcription / Whisper (compliance!)
• Frame.io
• Pix / Evercast
• Avid Media Composer / Premiere Pro / DaVinci Resolve
• Pro Tools / Nuendo (sound)
• Frame.io / PIX / ClearView
• ChatGPT for draft note summaries (Editor verifies)

Bectu rate cards for this role are in the app.

Related roles

Editor, DIT

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