Edit Assistant

Description:

The Sun, the UK’s biggest news brand, is looking for a dedicated Edit Assistant / DIT to join its brand-new Sun Originals video production studio. This team is pioneering a video-first strategy to bring innovative, premium content to The Sun’s vast digital audience. This is an exciting opportunity to support editors in a production environment committed to dynamic, modern storytelling.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for supporting the post-production workflow, including ingesting and backing up media, proxy creation, preparing edit sequences, maintaining logs, managing digital assets, and handling closed captioning and transcription. You’ll work closely with editors and post-production teams to ensure a smooth and efficient process from shoot to final delivery.

Your duties will include preparing projects for grading and online editing, updating asset locations, logging technical data, assisting with delivery formatting, and proactively identifying and reporting technical or operational issues.

You’ll need a solid understanding of Adobe Premiere Pro, file-based broadcast workflows, and remote/cloud-based systems. Experience working in fast-paced news or media environments is highly desirable.

What You’ll Do:

• Ingest and back up rushes; create low-res proxies

• Maintain DIT and edit logs

• Support on-site editors and prepare edit projects/sequences

• Consolidate and prep edits for grading and online delivery

• Manage media across all relevant platforms and systems

• Perform software-based transcription and generate subtitles for online use

• QC and repair content when needed

• Monitor metadata and report any technical issues

• Package, archive, and deliver assets between departments

Life at News:
News UK offers an exciting and inclusive work environment focused on passion, purpose, and professional growth. With iconic brands like The Sun, The Times, Virgin Radio, and talkSPORT, you’ll be part of a major multimedia organisation. You’ll also benefit from numerous employee-led groups and initiatives under a comprehensive Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategy.