editor, videotape

Location

Surrey, BC | Canada

Job description

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Work setting

• Business and/or industry
• Publishing house
• Newspaper
• Website developer
• Magazine or journal publisher
• Television network and/or station

Level of expertise

• Video editor
• Special effects editor
• Sound editor
• Computer graphics editor

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Evaluate suitability of material for publication, broadcast or publication on Internet
• Detect and correct errors in spelling, grammar and syntax
• Plan coverage of upcoming events and assign work accordingly
• Plan and co-ordinate activities of staff and assure production deadlines are met
• Plan and implement layout or format of copy according to space or time allocations and significance of copy
• Write or prepare introductions, marketing and promotional materials, bibliographic references, indexes and other text
• Operate audio-visual or electronic equipment
• Set up, prepare, operate and adjust audio, recording, editing and reproducing equipment to record, edit and reproduce sound input
• Prepare and operate videotape recording and playback equipment and edit video tape after production
• Operate audio consoles or computers, tape machines, microphones and sound processing equipment at concerts and live events
• Operate mixing, dubbing, editing machinery and equipment

Experience and specialization

Target audience

• General public

Additional information

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player

Job tags

Salary

$16.95 per hour