Technical Editor – Role Overview
The Technical Editor owns technical finishing, troubleshooting, quality control, and
delivery across Knockdown’s post-production projects. They ensure client requirements
are understood and executed accurately, with final files checked and ready for release.
Typically joining around picture lock, they work with Post Producers and Coordinators to
review deliverables and coordinate technical handoffs with editors, colorists, and
mixers. Projects span digital, social, broadcast, streaming, web, in-store displays, and
other custom formats.
Responsibilities
- Review briefs, specifications, and current feedback with the production team;
build complete delivery checklists and flag missing or conflicting requirements.
- Conform and relink sequences, integrate approved color and sound, and verify
graphics, effects, and timing.
- Prepare masters, textless versions, captioned files, alternate durations and
aspect ratios, and platform-specific exports.
- Set and verify codecs, compression, resolution, frame rates, bitrate, and other
delivery settings.
- Verify color management, color space, gamma, and levels; diagnose
inconsistencies and coordinate corrections.
- Verify audio loudness, true peak, sample rate, bit depth, channel layout,
encoding, sync, and required stems.
- Check captions, supers, and disclaimers for accuracy, timing, fonts, placement,
and safe areas.
- Perform technical, visual, and audio QC on exported files; document issues and
confirm corrections before delivery.
- Troubleshoot media, rendering, and export problems, and improve presets and
repeatable workflows.
- Maintain organized projects, media, naming, version control, and delivery
records.
Role Expectations
The Technical Editor is responsible for the technical accuracy and completeness of final
deliverables. They must independently interpret specifications, identify problems, and
clearly communicate delivery status and blockers. They have authority to hold files that
fail QC. Client communication remains with the production team.This role requires substantial professional finishing and delivery experience, advanced
Premiere Pro skills, proficiency with Media Encoder, and working familiarity with After
Effects and DaVinci Resolve. A deep understanding of color and audio workflows is
essential, including the ability to verify specialists’ work and handle routine corrections.
Dedicated grading and mixing remain with those specialists.
Strong organization, attention to detail, clear communication, and reliable follow-through
under deadlines are essential.
Freelance Engagement
Fully remote, ongoing part-time work a $50-60/hour. Support is expected several times
a week, with hours varying by project.
To apply, share relevant experience or credits, hourly rate, time zone, availability, and a
brief example of a technical delivery problem you solved and verified.
Pay: $50.00 - $60.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
Work Location: Remote
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