Video Editors
A Video Editor edits films, primarily smaller film productions or video recordings of events. Edits film for review, and collaborates with directors and producers to create a final production. Uses specialized editing software. May supervise editing assistants.
About this Career
Average Salary
£25,269New workers start at around £12,901. Normal pay is £25,269 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £45,889
Annual Openings
50Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in London, and do not distinguish between full and part-time jobs
Daily Tasks
- Maintains, repairs, programs and operates unmanned aircraft to provide aerial photographs and video.
- Operates sound mixing and dubbing equipment to obtain desired mix, level and balance of sound.
- Manages health and safety issues.
- Operates equipment to record, edit and play back films and television programmes.
- Checks operation and positioning of projectors, vision and sound recording equipment, and mixing and dubbing equipment.
- Controls transmission, broadcasting and satellite systems for television and radio programmes, identifies and solves related technical problems.
- Takes, records and manipulates digital images and digital video footage.
- Photographs subject or follows action by moving camera.
- Operates scanning equipment to transfer image to computer and manipulates image to achieve the desired effect.
- Inserts lenses and adjusts aperture and speed settings as necessary.
- Arranges subject, lighting, camera equipment and any microphones.
- Selects subject and conceives composition of picture or discusses composition with colleagues.
Skills Employers are looking for
| Skills | Importance |
|---|---|
| Active Learning | 73% |
| Monitoring | 70% |
| Active Listening | 70% |
| Reading Comprehension | 67% |
| Critical Thinking | 66% |
| Speaking | 66% |
| Learning Strategies | 63% |
| Writing | 57% |
| Mathematics | 49% |
| Science | 39% |