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Is this a first? FCP X experience REQUIRED for job?!
This add today on Washington DC’s Craigslist
Creative Video Editor (Northern Virginia)
Date: 2012-07-23, 12:15PM EDT
Reply to: tn**************@************st.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Management consulting firm has a need for creative video editor in Northern Virginia with experience in Final Cut Pro and/or Sony Vegas. Our varied client base provides opportunities to work on a variety of different type of projects.You must be able to work collaboratively with producers, directly with clients, or creatively on your own.
The ideal candidate will have the following skills:
• Experience with Final Cut Pro X (required for consideration)
• Experience with Apple’s Motion (required for consideration)
• Experience with screen capture technology Camtasia and Snagit
• Motion graphic design skills and basic animation skills
• Green screen editing
• Ability to work with producer to develop story boards
• Demonstrate a good narrative sense through editing
• Basic understanding of color correction
• Basic understanding of keying within Final Cut
• Willingness to lean new software or techniques
• Support all aspects of video and webcast production
• Must be licensed to drive and possess reliable transportationInitially work will be available on a project basis, but could lead to a full-time opportunity for the right candidate. Must be local and able to pass a drug and background test to be considered. Please submit a cover letter, resume, and supporting links of past work /reels.
Candidates meeting the requirements specified above will be contacted within a week of submission to start scheduling interviews.
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23 Replies
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it’s a first if it’s a paid position. LOL
Tim Wilson
Vice President, Editor-in-Chief
Creative COW Magazine
Twitter: timdoubleyouThe typos here are most likely because I’m, a) typing this on my phone; and b) an idiot.
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I think we’ll start to see more of this with fresh projects. Meaning, projects that are starting up with no ties to other NLEs.
If it works out in the long-run for FCPX, I think it’ll start with the smaller houses (such as mine), independent filmmakers, editors, etc… like it did with FCP legacy. It just needs enough people to say, “I used it. It worked great for X, Y, and Z and I couldn’t use the other guys’ NLEs because of these reasons…”
I’d start a job in it and hire editors for it, given the right project/client/etc…
Michael Garber
5th Wall – a post production company -
I did one back in June on LA craigslist, but for a PA to do keyword tagging. Some interesting responses were hurled at me.
John Davidson | President / Creative Director | Magic Feather Inc.
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Well…I just did hire a guy.
Condition: FCPX, Motion, After Effects.
Yes there are more paid FCPX jobs out there than you might think. -
Curious – what type of job was it? Corporate, web, broadcast, etc…?
Michael Garber
5th Wall – a post production company -
[alban egger] “Condition: FCPX, Motion, After Effects.”
Just curios, why the requirement for both Motion and AE, and how are you using them together? Also, how are you getting work in and out of FCPX to AE?
Shawn
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Note that the company doing the ‘hiring’ is not primarily engaged in the production business. Also that there is no reference to salary, or salary range. And of course it’s on Craigslist.
Scott Sheriff
Director
https://www.sstdigitalmedia.com“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.” —Red Adair
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Unfortunately the “Send to Motion” deson´t exist (yet).
So what we do is setting up FCPX effects in Motion and publish them into the FCPX effects tab. Works great. But we do miss to send clips out of the timeline.AE….simple alphamasks (ProRes4444).
This was edited in FCPX, tracking and titles in After Effects, Grading on a real DaVinci, Sound in ProTools.
https://vimeo.com/45690368I was only one of two camera-operators here, but the edit and final mastering was done by my colleague, who is on FCPX since July 2011 just like me.
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“I’ve heard you need to know Final Cut to be an editor. What’s the latest version called? Oh ‘X’? Well, make sure that’s listed to.”
I’m sure it’s something like that.
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I dont get why this baffles people in the business.
If I was a VFX start-up and didnt know better, yes folks that happens all the time, I would opt FCPX for its simplicity.
Back in the day (from my background), most 3D/Motion design houses didnt have an Avid or Media100.
They had Premiere (pre CS) as a simple editor.
This was also the norm on the Unix side, sorry forgot the software that was used then.
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