Film and Video Editors
Edit moving images on film, video, or other media. May work with a producer or director to organize images for final production. May edit or synchronize soundtracks with images.
22 alternate job titles:
Salary Information
Film and Video Editors: $70,980 (median) per year.
Starting salary (10th percentile).
Required expreience: Varies by Company
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Daily Tasks & Responsibilities
| Task Description | Category |
|---|---|
| Edit audio or video recordings. | General |
| Study scripts to determine project requirements. | General |
| Label production materials. | General |
| Verify accuracy of data. | General |
| Operate communications, transmissions, or broadcasting equipment. | General |
| Operate audio recording equipment. | General |
| Collaborate with others to determine technical details of productions. | General |
| Provide information to coworkers. | General |
| Collaborate with others to prepare or perform artistic productions. | General |
| Determine presentation subjects or content. | Communication |
| Manage content of broadcasts or presentations. | Management |
| Coordinate activities of production personnel. | Management |
| Create computer-generated graphics or animation. | Development |
| Develop promotional materials. | Development |
Technology Requirements
| Technology | Description |
|---|---|
| Adobe After Effects | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Adobe Creative Cloud software | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Adobe Illustrator | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Adobe Photoshop | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software |
| TikTok | Video creation and editing software |
| AJAX | Web platform development software |
| Cascading style sheets CSS | Web platform development software |
| Extensible markup language XML | Enterprise application integration software |
| Hypertext markup language HTML | Web platform development software |
| JavaScript | Web platform development software |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software |
| Adobe Premiere Pro | Video creation and editing software |
| Apple Final Cut Pro | Video creation and editing software |
| DaVinci Resolve | Video creation and editing software |
| Video editing software | Video creation and editing software |
| Adobe Director | Video creation and editing software |
| Apple DVD Studio Pro | Video creation and editing software |
| Apple QuickTime | Video creation and editing software |
| Apple Xsan | Filesystem software |
| Autodesk Maya | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Autodesk Smoke | Video creation and editing software |
| Avid Digidesign Pro Tools | Music or sound editing software |
| Avid Technology audio visual editing software | Video creation and editing software |
| Boris FX Continuum Complete | Video creation and editing software |
| Brightcove | Web page creation and editing software |
| Google Video | Web page creation and editing software |
| Web page creation and editing software | |
| Project management software | Project management software |
| RSS | Web platform development software |
| Screencastify | Video creation and editing software |
| Sorenson Media Sorenson Squeeze | Video creation and editing software |
| Web browser software | Internet browser software |
| Windows Media Services | Video creation and editing software |
| YouTube | Video creation and editing software |
Relevant Certifications
Industry certifications that may be valuable for this career role:
| Certification | Issuing Organization | Practice Test |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Certified Associate - Adobe Premiere Pro | Adobe Systems Incorporated | Not Available |
| Avid Certified Professional: Media Composer | Avid Technology, Inc. | Not Available |
| Avid Certified User: Media Composer | Avid Technology, Inc. | Not Available |
| Certified Video Engineer | Society of Broadcast Engineers, Inc. | Not Available |
| Digital Video Editor | ETA International | Not Available |