Industrial Light & Magic is seeking for a VFX Editor

As a VFX Editor you will set up and complete all editorial work as requested from a Supervisor, Lead Editor or Production on feature or episodic projects.

You will communicate with the client editorial team and maintain the editorial timelines and databases with the latest client changes and internal versions from multiple artist disciplines.

You will ideally have 3+ years experience as a VFX Editor in a Production and VFX facility environment.

What You’ll Do

• Communicate with production team and client editorial; including tracking all stages of the client cuts, internal cuts and iterations
• QC and ingest plates, consolidated media and on-set reference material provided by clients and scan facility
• QC Editorial client deliverables and prepare Avid media for upload
• Update sequences with new dailies from VFX artists and outsource vendors
• Request scans from the client editorial and/or scan facility
• Maintain the in-house editorial database tracking render lengths and adjusting cut lengths according to client updates for assigned show(s)
• Provide abbreviated cuts and material for client reviews
• Output sequence movie files, AIFF audio files, and EDLs for CG as specified by Production
• Show wrap-up duties including various archiving tasks and editing finals and awards reels.
• Provide line-up information for retimes and/or post-moves to artists and supervisors.
• Perform special projects under the supervision of the Lead Editor, Production Manager or VFX Supervisor, including show, bidding reels or  providing  visual reference for production

What We’re Looking For

• 3+ years experience as a VFX Editor in a Production and VFX facility environment with a solid understanding of VFX pipelines and team structure
• A self starter who independently, collaborative and maintains positive relationships within ILM Vancouver, as well as global teams
• Strong ability to multitask and meet deadlines while working under tight schedules
• An effective communicator, adept at working with a diverse group of colleagues
• Comprehensive understanding of editorial materials and workflows (e.g., formats, codecs, transcoding, exporting etc)
• Previous experience with editorial databases
• Strong desire to edit creatively

Nice to have:

• Previous experience with Avid Media Composer.
• Adobe Premiere Pro
• DaVinci Resolve
• Microsoft Excel
• Command-line environments (ie: Linux)
• Experience with ingesting performance capture and witness camera