Generalist Editor

**GENERALIST EDITOR**

**Location**: McCann Manchester, Stockport (Hybrid working)

**WHO WE ARE**

Set in eight acres of Cheshire countryside with an onsite pub, bistro, gym and outdoor pool, McCann Manchester is a truly unique working environment. We are the largest integrated agency in the UK and create brand advertising, digital and communications strategies for some of the UK’s most interesting brands.

We are now looking for an experienced Editor with excellent Premiere and After Effects skills to join our Post-Production team

**YOUR ROLE**

The Generalist Editor is responsible for crafting creative stories with strong artistic and technical skills. This highly experienced Generalist Editor can edit diverse styles including commercial spots, brand videos, animatics, web content, narrative, historical, motivational, documentary and training videos.

**YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide invaluable creative input on all projects and throughout the post-production process
- Work closely with creative teams to craft visually-compelling creative stories under tight deadlines
- Demonstrate the technical and creative vision to collaborate with project teams, as well as work independently to achieve the best possible results.
- Be innovative while adhering to client brand guidelines - and when creating new campaigns
- Transform footage and narrative scripts into powerful visual stories and highly kinetic pieces for screens of all sizes
- Execute compression and scratch-track audio recording as needed
- Improve working knowledge of other related post-production software
- Maintain quality control to ensure that all work meets the highest possible standards
- Vigilantly seek to optimise the group resources (both equipment and personnel)
- Foster a positive team atmosphere and establish credibility, both internally and externally
- Supervise any mid-level Editors and Junior Editors
- Interview, select and train new Editors and Junior Editors
- Able to set priorities while handling multiple projects
- Continuously explore cutting-edge, current and unique production processes/procedures

**REQUIRED SKILLS
- Experience with or understanding of tracking, rotoscoping & compositing.
- A positive and enthusiastic attitude.
- Must be detail oriented, organised, able to estimate required post-production time, work to tight deadlines, manage video project assets and have excellent communication skills.
- Excellent time management and multitasking skills
- Effective independent problem solving
- Able to work collaboratively in a fast-paced and deadline-driven environment.

**McCann Worldgroup is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. We embrace diversity in all its form. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.**

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