About the business and the role:
SIRAP is a leading creative content studio producing motion content & TVCs for brands across the design, luxury, lifestyle, arts and tourism industries clients including Visit Victoria, Grown Alchemist, Mecca Cosmetica, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra amongst others, across Australia and internationally.
We are expanding our team to allow us to create premium, dynamic and creative post-production solutions with a dedicated full time Senior Editor & Animator.
As a Senior Editor & Animator you will work across a range of varying projects, creating engaging and creative outputs from social content, marketing films to TVCs and anything in between. As a Senior Editor you are expected to demonstrate initiative by contributing creative ideas and solutions to client briefs, and to work with our team to develop creative post-production driven solutions to pitch to clients.
You will be expected to work as an online and offline video editor and animator, bringing high-level skills and proficiency across offline editing, animation, colour grading and on-line editing.
Proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite including Premiere Pro and After Effects is a must.
We are a tight knit team with a people-first culture. We understand the importance of enjoying your job and do whatever we can to bring that to life. As a Senior Editor, you will spend you time in our South Yarra studio, where you will have access to powerful editing workstations, equipped with dual-screens and the latest suites of software.
You will work alongside all of our team, and most closely with the Creative Director, Directors and the Producers who will continue to provide training and guidance for you, with the opportunity for you to continue to develop professionally in the role. You must have excellent communication and comprehension skills.
As we continue on our successful trajectory and growth, you are responsible for training the next generation of editors that may work alongside you at SIRAP. You will train your junior team members to be as capable and competent as you are, if not more so.
In your role as Senior Editor, you will be responsible for the management and archiving of all SIRAP files and will be responsible for managing team members’ (other editors/videographers) workflows are consistent with the ‘house standard’ for which you are integral in continuing to ensure is best-in-class, while overseeing the way in which they are executing their edit tasks to allow for a collaborative and creative culture and continue to build SIRAP’s quality of work and cache in the industry.
Applicants MUST have proven experience in Adobe After Effects & Premiere Pro, with a folio of high-quality editing and animation work, be extremely organized and a self-starter. You will need excellent communication/comprehension skills, be a team player, have a friendly professional attitude and be willing and interested to learn new skills editing and animation styles and techniques.
Applicants MUST have a current driver's license, full time access to a motor vehicle, and be based in Melbourne, with full working rights. Visa sponsorship opportunities will not be considered. You will be required to travel to inner city Melbourne daily.
The successful applicant will have the opportunity to grow with this successful and expanding company and will ideally be a part of SIRAP’s future growth and innovation.
Applicant Requirements
•MUST have senior experience and high-level of skill in Adobe Premier Pro & After Effects
•MUST have a sense of urgency, and an ability to edit films within short turnaround times
•MUST have experience editing a variety of film content – animation, interviews, TVCs and social media content
•Excellent communication/comprehension skills
•Valid Drivers license
•Full police check and valid Australian working rights
•You must be residing in Melbourne
•You must be available for shoots outside of normal business hours, including early morning, after hours, holiday periods and some public holidays, where required
Roles & Responsibilities;
- Contributing creative ideas and concepts to team huddles, pitches and production meetings in relation to the post-production and creative approach of a video concept or video series
- Online and Off-line Editing, colour grading and animating of SIRAP projects
- Advanced knowledge of Adobe Products, e.g., Photoshop, Premiere and After Effects
- Capable of handling multiple, multi-week long video editing projects simultaneously
- An extreme attention to detail — including end-client branding requirements and goals
- The ability to work in both Windows and Apple environments, as required per the project
- Editing SIRAP productions in line with the Director’s brief, client feedback and Producer’s direction
- Editing content in a fast-turnaround manner with a sense of urgency and time-management
- Compiling, assembling and managing all video footage in line with the provided brief, to produce a high quality edited film output and providing new ideas
- Creating film edits for the SIRAP website and social media platforms as required
- Presenting in a smart, tidy, professional attire and manner for all aspects of the job – including client meetings, shoots and in-office hours, and conducting with professionalism in front of clients
- Execute video editing in Adobe Premiere to create a variety of stylized videos for internet, TVC broadcast distribution
- creating and editing graphics and associated assets in programs in the Adobe Creative Suite as required
- developing animated films in response to client briefs
- Partake in location recces, take photographs and manage the collation of data and materials and video assets for pre and post production as required
- Attending shoots and editing projects – some of which may include irregular working hours and weekends where required
- Work closely with the Motion Director and SIRAP team to create a variety of video content from concept to completion for interviews, creative concepts and various marketing initiatives
- Syncing video and sound files for interview edits, and voice over records
- Managing, Briefing and Compiling relevant post production files to sound designers, motion graphics artists and collaborators as required
- Ensure the correct formatting and presentation for finalized videos according to client's specifications including output for CAD, and all media buy specs
- Work closely with clients to address their feedback and requests where required, including in-studio side-by-side sessions
- Research and implement new techniques and methods to maximize the company’s efficiency
- Responsible for managing and backing up all data and files including researching and recommending workflow and archiving technology to ensure the longevity and safety of SIRAP collateral
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