News Editor - WPXI TV

WPXI TV is looking for a News Editor to join the team! The ideal News Editor candidate will have a deep understanding of Avid Media Composer, experience editing video under tight deadlines, and efficient personal time management. This individual will have experience on Avid Media Composer or like software, excellent personal time management, strong communication skills, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

• Operate Avid Media Composer and Production Management (Interplay) with high efficiency
• Navigate Avid iNews to access rundowns and scripts
• Communicate with crews in the field, producers, and directors
• Edit while staffing an ENG receive center coordinating feeds, and field crews
• Collaborate with the editing team to share editing tasks, manage media, and archive
• Work weekends and holidays as needed

• Provide a reel of your personal work that demonstrates your video editing skills
• Applicants should have the ability to work at a screen for a minimum of eight hours in a loud environment
• Visual acuity between 1 - 8 feet and the ability to hear and properly edit audio are required
• Related experience preferable

• Local news experience is preferred