Edit Assistant

Overview

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Warner Bros. Television Production UK is a leading creator and distributor of television content. The group produces long-running television brands in drama, factual, documentary, factual entertainment, and history. To date, the group consists of Ricochet, Wall to Wall Media and Twenty Twenty.

Reporting to the Post-Production Operations Manager, you will be part of an in-house post-production team based in London, working across all group companies to provide excellent service and support to all our clients.

• Ensure all offline and online edits are correctly set up and ready before use, both on‑site and remote.
• Ensure safe backup of camera card material.
• Label and manage file‑based material and any relevant metadata.
• Consolidate/transcode file‑based footage.
• Group and sync cross‑shot camera rushes, including creating sync maps using group clips and ISO audio.
• Conform and picture‑check final cuts prior to online.
• Export and upload sequences or clips at various specs for client viewing and transcriptions.
• Mix down video and audio assets and export AAFs and EDLs for Grade/Online and Pro‑Tools mix sessions.
• Assist with general upgrades and maintenance of equipment.

• Extensive knowledge of Avid Media Composer and Nexis shared storage.
• Good knowledge of Da Vinci Resolve and QNAP/Nearline shared storage.
• Thorough understanding of file‑based workflows and formats.
• Understanding of Avid offline editing, specifically with bin management, metadata, multi‑cam and project organisation.
• Be able to troubleshoot and provide support for technical issues.
• Understanding of the post‑production pipeline and final processes including online, grading & audio, AQC (Vidcheck) & QC.
• Understanding of camera formats, colour spaces, LUTs and their integration with post workflows.
• Knowledge of data wrangling and backing up rushes to external drives.
• Familiarity with cloud and FTP portals including Box and Frame IO.
• Ability to manage and guide clients who need to hit delivery deadlines in a pressurised environment.

• Understanding of channel tech specs and the principles of master delivery file formats including AS11 and streaming platform delivery.
• Understanding of UHD/HDR resolutions and delivery.
• Familiarity with HP Anyware, Teradici and PCoIP connectivity.
• Experience with online scheduling tools, such as Farmer's Wife.
• Familiarity with Baselight Editions, Blackbird, Vidchecker/Harding, CineX Tools and Pro‑Tools.

On June 9, 2025, Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans to separate into two publicly traded companies, Warner Bros. and Discovery Global, with an expected completion in mid‑2026. For more details, including leadership appointments and information on individual brands, please visit our newsroom here.

Although you will be hired by Warner Bros. Discovery, upon the planned separation in 2026, your employment likely will transition to Discovery Global. During this period of transformation, you’ll have an exciting opportunity to lay the foundation at one of the world’s premier entertainment brands.

This role is advertised as a hybrid work model, that combines remote and in‑office work, following our current company policy and to be agreed with your line manager. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your line manager reserves the right to change this working agreement where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at ‑principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our…