Joint Resident

General Position Summary

Wieden+Kennedy believes that each team member makes a significant contribution to our success. That contribution should not be limited by the assigned responsibilities outlined in a job description. Therefore, this job description is designed to outline primary duties, qualifications, and job scope, but not limit the employee or the organization to just the work identified. It is our expectation that each team member will offer their services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of our endeavors and to pursue individual career growth.

Department purpose

JOINT is W+K’s premier full service post-production house. We work with our talented collaborators to create world-class content that impacts culture and defies expectations. We strive for excellence, compassion and kindness in every element of our work.

Major Responsibilities/Primary Functions

• Support the post production team in their work on TV commercials, social and cinema content.

• Assist editors and assistant editors with footage searches, music searches, transcoding & logging, media management, editing, VO recordings, temp compositing and rotoscoping, motion graphics and archiving

• Act as assistant editor on smaller scale projects or as a 2nd assistant editor on larger scale projects

• Aid in prepping materials for audio, color and finish, check hard drives into vault, ship to client storage

• Attend live edit sessions with creative team, take notes and provide editor with assets and elements as needed, export cuts and create postings for client reviews to share with producer.

Qualifications, Distinguishing Characteristics and Special Requirements

• Passion for the art and craft of storytelling

• High level of creativity and professionalism

• Highly organized with a keen attention to detail

• Ability to communicate ideas clearly and effectively, and to work collaboratively

• Strong working knowledge of Premiere, After Effects, and Photoshop

• Degree in film, media studies or related discipline, or equivalent work experience

• Firm grip on fundamentals of filming and editing techniques and formats

• Motion graphics experience a plus

W+K Core Mission -

“Use creativity and influence to change the world and impact culture.”

Wieden+Kennedy is committed to inclusivity and anti-racism in everything we do, fostering an environment of belonging and collaboration for all. We believe that each team member makes a significant contribution to our success. That contribution should not be limited by the assigned responsibilities outlined in a job description. Therefore, this job description is designed to outline primary duties, qualifications, and job scope, but not limit the employee or the organization to just the work identified. It is our expectation that each team member will offer their services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of our endeavors and to pursue individual career growth.