Film & Video Editors
Also called:
Editor, Video Editor, News Editor, Videographer
see titles from the Marine Corps.
Combat Camera Chief; Combat Videographer
What they do:
Edit moving images on film, video, or other media. May edit or synchronize soundtracks with images.
On the job, you would:
- Organize and string together raw footage into a continuous whole according to scripts or the instructions of directors and producers.
- Review assembled films or edited videotapes on screens or monitors to determine if corrections are necessary.
- Trim film segments to specified lengths, and reassemble segments in sequences that present stories with maximum effect.
Communications
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Arts and Humanities
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- reading work related information
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- read and understand what is written
Ideas and Logic
- order or arrange things
- come up with lots of ideas
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
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People interested in this work like activities that include creating, designing, and making your own rules.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Initiative
- Stress Tolerance
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You might use software like this on the job:
Video creation and editing software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Premiere Pro software
- Apple Final Cut Pro
Web platform development software
- Asynchronous JavaScript and XML AJAX
- Hypertext markup language HTML
Graphics or photo imaging software
- Adobe Systems Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
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bachelor's degree or
some college
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$51,300
per year, on average
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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In the Marine Corps:
Combat Camera Chief; Combat Videographer
