Creative Marketing Assistant Editor

General Summary

The Creative Marketing Assistant Editor supports the Creative Marketing Editorial team in producing A/V content for all LAIKA marketing initiatives including film and studio promotions, social media, events, publicity, and consumer products. This role works closely with the Creative Marketing Edit team and collaborates with production, media services, and VFX to help maintain an efficient editorial pipeline for marketing content.

Job Functions

• Curate, log, and edit raw footage for behind-the-scenes and studio-led content captures and prep string-outs.
• Prepare editorial timelines and assist the Creative Marketing Edit team with syncing footage and audio.
• Transcode and convert media, create proxy files, and prepare editing equipment and software.
• Collaborate with Photo/Video team to log, sort, and offload media for creative marketing editors.
• Support content creation across behind-the-scenes, studio-promotional featurettes, and social media content, with a collaborative, hands-on approach.
• Prepare Adobe Premiere project files for mix and color to go to online editor.
• Collaborate with Media Services team on file management, legacy media curation, and preparing current production captures for archival publishing.
• Ensure proper file structure, project organization, editorial workflow integrity, and overall quality assurance.
• Maintain a unified visual aesthetic aligned with LAIKA’s studio and film branding.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience in an editorial/multimedia area of professional work; online portfolio required.
• Editorial experience in a film, TV, commercial, or social media production company.
• Knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite with a primary focus on Premiere; After Effects knowledge a plus.
• Knowledge and experience with HD, 2k, 4k, HDR workflows (i.e., frame rates, aspect ratios, timecode generation, video codecs, video transcoding, and STEMs) and media export formats (i.e., QuickTime Codecs, EDLs, XMLs, and AAFs).
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication skills; able to work collaboratively and respond to direction.
• Strong eye for detail, timing, film language, and storytelling.

Location

On-site in Hillsboro, OR

Salary

Salary is commensurate with skills and experience.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to walk; stand; sit; use hands to operate standard office equipment; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear both in person and by telephone. The employee must lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee works under typical office conditions and is exposed to variable indoor temperatures. The noise level is usually quiet or moderate.