Assistant Editor

Company description

HARBOR is a global company with operations in New York, Los Angeles, and London. Relentlessly focused on talent, technical innovation, and protection of artistic vision, HARBOR hones every detail throughout the moving image-making process: live-action, dailies, creative & offline editorial, design, visual effects, CG, sound & picture finishing.

Overview

As an Assistant Editor, you will have a wide-range of responsibilities, as you will do everything from sourcing stock footage and music to editing internal and social content to daily requests (including but not limited to project deliverables, compressions & media acquisition). The Assistant Editor will be called upon to do technical tasks such as prepping projects for color and audio mix, final conform, and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for all media including proper ingest, media location etc.

• Media Acquisition (sourcing stock, hunting through dailies, etc.)

• Prepping of projects for finish

• Offer support to editors to achieve creative vision (assembly edits, rough cut passes, etc.)

• Editorial on internal and social content

• Porting of projects from Premiere to other post production software such as After Effects and Resolve

• Final conform/delivery of masters (slating, final QC, 5.1 mixes, SRTs etc.)

• Partner with other Harbor studios and external vendors to facilitate project sharing

• Explore and apply AI tools to enhance creative workflows, from generating fresh content ideas to streamlining production tasks, while staying curious about emerging technologies that shape the future of storytelling

• Other duties as assigned

Location & Commitments

• Full-time role, currently hybrid status

• In-person/in-office minimum of 3 days per week

• Travel may be required to deliver on client and production needs

• Occasional work outside of normal business hours may be required to meet client project deadlines

Qualifications

• Post-production experience required

• Proficient in Premiere Pro, Media Encoder, and After Effects

• Knowledge of Resolve, Photoshop and Illustrator

• Technical understanding of video and the post-production pipeline

• Passionate, driven, proactive, curious, with an ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast- paced, high-expectation environment

• Strong sense of priorities with the ability to manage multiple asks/tasks

Physical Demands

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence" means we're better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [email protected] .

Compensation Range: $53,200.00 - $70,560.00 Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 3/1/2026.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.