What are the responsibilities and job description for the Freelance Post Production Assistant position at MATTE Projects?
Who are we?
MATTE is a 360° full-service creative studio at the convergence of hype, storytelling and design. We bring people together to inspire new ways of engaging, to provoke long term progress, and to entertain audiences around the world, while helping forward-thinking brands and institutions nimbly and truly do the same. Our studio capabilities range from strategic ideation and insights, creative development, branding and identity, experiential, web design and development, campaigns and content creation, all the way through full-scale production and execution.
About this role:
We are seeking a motivated, detail-oriented, and proactive Post Production PA to join our team. This is an entry-level, in-office position perfect for someone looking to build a career in post-production. As the swing shift PA, you will be the backbone of our evening operations, providing essential support to our editors, assistant editors, and producers. You will ensure our post-production pipeline runs smoothly, deadlines are met, and our creative team has everything they need to succeed.
Responsibilities:
Your day-to-day tasks will be a mix of technical, creative, and administrative duties:
MATTE is a 360° full-service creative studio at the convergence of hype, storytelling and design. We bring people together to inspire new ways of engaging, to provoke long term progress, and to entertain audiences around the world, while helping forward-thinking brands and institutions nimbly and truly do the same. Our studio capabilities range from strategic ideation and insights, creative development, branding and identity, experiential, web design and development, campaigns and content creation, all the way through full-scale production and execution.
About this role:
We are seeking a motivated, detail-oriented, and proactive Post Production PA to join our team. This is an entry-level, in-office position perfect for someone looking to build a career in post-production. As the swing shift PA, you will be the backbone of our evening operations, providing essential support to our editors, assistant editors, and producers. You will ensure our post-production pipeline runs smoothly, deadlines are met, and our creative team has everything they need to succeed.
Responsibilities:
Your day-to-day tasks will be a mix of technical, creative, and administrative duties:
- Act as the primary point of contact for evening support, assisting the post-production team with various needs.
- Handle essential company runs, including hard drive/gear pick-ups and drop-offs, client deliveries, and other time-sensitive errands.
- Manage evening meal orders for the team, office supplies are stocked, and ensure edit bays and common areas are clean and organized.
- Assist with media management, including ingesting footage, creating and organizing proxies, and setting up new project files per our workflow.
- Perform light editing tasks, such as creating cutdowns, reformatting/resizing videos for social media platforms (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube), and adding subtitles.
- Support the finishing process by assisting with online conform preparation, prepping sequences for color and audio, and handling final versioning.
- Create and export various versions of final cuts for different platforms, specs, and clients (e.g., textless, different aspect ratios, with/without captions).
- Perform basic QC checks on final exports to catch any visual or audio errors before delivery.
- Assist with labeling, tracking hard drives, archiving projects, and other basic office duties as assigned.
- Ability to work in-office Monday through Friday from 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM. Punctuality and reliability are essential.
- Basic knowledge of post-production workflows and familiarity with Adobe Premiere Pro.
- Meticulous attention to detail, especially when managing files, following instructions, and QC-ing content.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills. You can take direction clearly and ask clarifying questions when needed.
- Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and stay calm in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.