NEWJ | Video Editor | mumbai

3 days ago

mumbai, India NEWJ Full time

NEWJ (New Emerging World of Journalism Limited) is one of India’s fastest growing media-tech companies, founded by Shalabh Upadhyay and Kunal Chaudhary and backed by Jio Platforms Limited. It is a video-only, mobile-first publisher focused on creating and producing high impact video content for the smartphone obsessed young Indian.


Founded in 2018, the company’s mission is to tell stories that matter to India’s masses and remains committed to helping build a ‘Digital Bharat’ as well as grow the country’s Digital Knowledge Economy through impactful and India-centric storytelling. An important part of the mission is to reduce the urban-rural divide in India’s new media space by leveraging data and tech to serve one of the largest and fastest growing news markets in the world.


As a “social-first” publisher, NEWJ incorporates stories of all genres under an umbrella platform and is present in thirteen languages namely Hindi, English, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Odia, Assamese, Urdu, and Malayalam. From politics (NEWJ Rajneeti) and entertainment (Filmy) to sports (Game On) and informative and explainer stories (Desified), NEWJ covers it all.


NEWJ aims to scale up its capabilities in visual storytelling with a focus on #BharatFirst and has aggregated over 16.9 billion views since inception reaching an audience of tens of millions across a dozen social media and OTT platforms. It offers its partners and clients 9 times higher engagement rate and 5.5 times higher view to audience ratio compared to average industry standards As many as 850 video stories produced by the ‘NEWJRoom’ have recorded over a million views each.


NEWJ was ranked 35th amongst the top 50 Global Digital Media Companies by Tubular Labs Ltd


Job Title: Assistant Video Editor


Key Responsibilities:


Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Video editing background Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro, After effects & Photoshop.
  • Good understanding of film grammar - soundscapes, visuals, shot-types.
  • Strong understanding of digital video content, best practices.
  • Creative mind and storytelling skills
  • Ensure logical sequencing and smooth running
  • Manipulate and Edit film pieces in a way that is invisible to the audience
  • Able to understand visual storyboard and paper edit
  • Strong understanding of Telugu, Hindi & English languages
  • Understanding of modern day Aesthetics and ownership to deliver a great output
  • Work to a brief, and maybe an outline of footage and/or a shot list, Script or Screenplay
  • Assemble raw footage, with camera shots, either recorded or transferred onto video tape in preparation for inputting into the computer
  • Input uncut rushes and sound and synchronize and store them into files on the computer
  • Digitally cut files to put together the sequence of the film and decide what’s usable
  • Create a “rough cut” (or assemble edit) of the programme /film and determine the exact cutting for the next and final stages
  • Recorder and fine-tune the content to ensure the logical sequencing and smooth running of the film/video
  • Oversee the quality and progress of audio and video engineering and editing
  • Experiment with styles and techniques, including the design of graphic element
  • Write voiceover/commentary
  • Suggest or select music
  • Carry out online editing and depending on your role you may also finalize technical aspects such as correcting faulty footage, grading and coloring and adding special effects.


Desired Skills and Experience :

  • Minimum 3-5 years of experience
  • Strong knowledge of After Effects
  • Knowledge of After Premiere and Photoshop is must & plus
  • Able to understand various editing formats and codecs such as Vertical, Horizontal.
  • A keen eye for detail and a critical mind
  • Creativity and a passionate interest in sports and video editing
  • Patience and Concentration
  • The ability to listen to others and to work well as part of a team.
  • A high level of self motivation, commitment and dedication
  • Organizational and time management skills
  • The ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
  • Communication skills both written & oral ( Hindi/English)

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