Known is hiring: Assistant Editor in New York

Overview

Known is a modern marketing company engineered for the unprecedented opportunities and challenges facing marketers today.

We are about 200+ people strong, pairing PhD data scientists with award-winning creatives, strategists, engineers and expert research teams to produce some of the most innovative and cutting-edge creative work in culture.

Ad Age touted that “Known may be the ultimate example of a full-service agency,” and honored us with recognitions this year: #3 on The A-List and Ad Age’s Data & Insights Agency of the year for the second year in a row.

We partner with leading brands across finance, technology, entertainment, media, CPG, real estate, and more, earning awards like Emmys, Clios, Effies, Cannes Lions, ProMax Agency of the Year, and Digiday’s Most Innovative Media Agency to name a few.

We couldn’t create award-winning work without seeking out and hiring the best talent.

We are curious innovators, knowledge-hunters who challenge ourselves to do better for our clients, our team and for our world.

Our offices around the U.S. are open and while most of our people work in a hybrid setting, we are a distributed workforce with remote workers.

This is a temp-to-perm Assistant Editor position

Candidates must be located in NYC and able to work in a hybrid capacity.

Known Studios is hiring a temp-to-perm Assistant Editor to help power our expanding New York post production division, based in Manhattan near Bryant Park.

Reporting to the Director of Post Production, you will support top-tier editors and facilitate creative, efficient production for a diverse client base.

Our editors are remote, so you’ll bridge office, studio, and remote workflows—with a positive, solutions-oriented attitude.

This position is temporary to permanent after an introductory period.

What you’ll do

• Support Editorial Team: Ingest, organize, and prepare footage and project files for editors working remotely on Adobe Premiere, ensuring assets are prepped and accessible via cloud/remote systems.
• Remote Workflow Management: Facilitate post workflows between in-office and remote editors; troubleshoot technical issues with remote workflows and in-house infrastructure with IT and management.
• Project Management: Set up edit projects, maintain them, coordinate with management/editorial, close out, organize, back up projects and all necessary files upon completion, transcode, sync, and manage media.
• Media management: Downloading, transcoding and organizing media into projects; maintain clear project organization; upload viewable links for clients and deliveries per specs.
• Conform and Prep: Prepare and export sequences for color and audio finishing, perform basic conforms and online edits, provide reference materials.
• Versioning and Delivery: Create multiple versions for network/streaming/commercials; export and QC final deliverables for multiple platforms and specs, including captions or network slates as needed.
• Post Production Support: Help manage and improve post infrastructure; anticipate and troubleshoot evolving needs of a scaling team and new workflows.
• Collaboration & Communication: Keep the Director of Post Production and team informed of status; communicate with remote editors and producers.
• Team Player: Support where needed; adapt to shifting priorities and help shape the division’s culture and standards.
• Asset Management & Archiving: Maintain records for archival/storage; safely manage sensitive assets.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years professional experience in post-production, editorial, or related environment.
• NY-based, able to be in our Manhattan office minimum 4 days per week during introductory period; hybrid schedule after.
• Proficient with Adobe Premiere; working knowledge of Davinci Resolve for syncing dailies and color prep; some After Effects and other CC apps a plus.
• Experience prepping and finishing promos, multi-format edits, with occasional multi-cam setups.
• Strong understanding of remote editing platforms (JUMP or similar), cloud workflows, and remote post challenges on Mac and PC.
• Knowledge of transcoding, codecs, and storage solutions; strong problem-solving skills and adaptability for broadcast, streaming, and advertising deliverables.
• Meticulous, organized, self-motivated, with a positive attitude.
• Excellent communication and teamwork; comfortable collaborating with creatives, producers, and technologists.
• Interest in helping build processes in a scaling division; flexible, all-hands-on-deck mindset.
• Mac & PC savvy; comfortable with Slack, Google Drive, Workspace, and related tools; willingness to learn and grow.

About You / Culture

All this might sound great, but you’re likely wondering if Known is a good fit for you and vice versa.

Our culture is built on four values: We are one team.

We see the good.

We never stop learning.

There’s always a better way.

We encourage bringing your whole self to work and partnering with us to shape our culture.

Known is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

Compensation

The base rate for this position is $35-$40/hr.

This range is posted in compliance with pay transparency laws.

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