Royal Media Services Limited is recruiting for the above position. We are looking for a trained creative Video Editor with great production and organizational skills. The jobholder is expected to be a team player, a problem solver with great attention to detail and possess a clear understanding of overall content production process.
The jobholder’s role will include the following:
- Manage the post-production process of Video production by digitizing and organizing raw footage into polished pieces suitable for broadcast.
- Assemble recorded footage into a finished project that tells a cohesive story, matches productions’ vision and meets broadcast standards
- Convert, download and capture footage from various sources (camera persons, producers, talent)
- Work with and creatively manipulate raw camera footage, dialogue, sound effects, graphics and special effects.
- Cut shot sequences to different angles at specific points in scenes, making each individual cut as fluid and seamless as possible.
- Receive and internalize brief to grasp production team’s needs and specifications
- Review shooting script and raw material to create a shot decision list based on scenes’ value and contribution to continuity
- Creatively Input music, dialogue, graphics and effects
- Create/acquire and update, maintain database of key production elements (music, graphics, sfx)
- Ensure logical sequencing of finished product
- Mastering finished products in time and archiving existing projects to ensure that sufficient resources exist to allow for new projects.
- Continuously discover and implement new editing technologies and industry’s best practices to maximize efficiency.
- Work with director, producer and talent to achieve desired end result.
- Trim film segments to specified lengths, and reassemble segments in sequences that present stories with maximum effect.
- Archive in proper retrievable sequence raw and finished footage.
- Quality control
Requirements
- Proven working experience of over 3 years in video editing
- Bachelors/Diploma in media related or Arts field
- Solid experience with digital technology and editing software packages with a strong portfolio
- Thorough knowledge of timing, sequencing and continuity
- Familiarity with special effects, 2D, 3D and compositing
- Creative mind and storytelling skills
- Incisive knowledge of the Kenyan and global media tends/scene
- Skilled in capturing and editing video, audio and text
- Team player, good attitude and aptitude to learn
- Can understand and write in English and Kiswahili.
- Work under pressure, tight deadlines and minimum supervision
If you find this a good challenge and you qualify, please send your application and CV to [email protected].
Quote the code HRD/TVP/VE/01/2024
Closing date will be Sunday 28th January, 2024. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
