Editor
IMAX
IMAX is not your everyday entertainment experience. With over 50 years of history as a global innovator in entertainment technology, our employees and their careers have constantly gone beyond the ordinary at IMAX. We combine proprietary technology with industry-leading knowledge and relationships with top studios and filmmakers to create theatrical experiences that take audiences beyond the edge of their seats to a world they never imagined. IMAX has revolutionized the way people experience movies and continues to push the boundaries of entertainment experiences beyond blockbusters and into exciting new directions.
Come explore IMAX – where innovation, creativity and passion come together. Get inspired, get involved, and ignite your future with IMAX!
Job Description:
About The Role:
IMAX creative is looking for talented editors that can drive, develop, and deliver stand out creative AV ideas and executions across multiple mediums. The role will be responsible for making innovative AV work, striving to continuously raise the creative bar through their desire to push themselves and others with their ideas and executions.
We are looking for individuals who are deeply passionate and knowledgeable about culture, movies, music, and IMAX. The successful candidates must be able to adapt to the changing media landscape, media consumption habits and creative trends to sell and promote our IMAX, IMAX content, and IMAX Documentaries in unique, innovative, and effective ways through trailers and reels.
This posting is for various project-based opportunities at IMAX throughout 2025 and beyond. There may not be a current opening, please apply and submit your portfolio and any other relevant information, and we will get in touch when we're looking for experts.
What You’ll Do:
Create AV work that stands out and gets noticed, shared and liked
Pitch and present ideas to the team and stakeholders for their edits
Visualize, ideate, edit, and produce original and truly engaging AV spots/ trailers, AV content, or reels
Work with Sr. Production Manager to get projects through various stages of execution, including, footage research, editing, music selection, audio and voiceover
Consult and develop edit structures with the Head of Creative and Sr. Production Manager throughout the production process while staying on brief
What You’ll Need:
5+ years’ experience in Entertainment, Agency, or Studio setting
Strong background and experience using Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere Pro, After Effects and Photoshop)
Strong technical understanding of codecs and aspect ratios
Ability to propose strong and distinctive copy or edit structure to elevate video pieces by proactively sharing ideas
Equally comfortable creating edits from scratch as carrying out adaptive and versioning work
Strong understanding and/or experience in AV finishing processes
Strong understanding of post-production, editing and audio design techniques
Compensation:
42.10 - 80.00At IMAX, you will be part of a culture built on respect – we are committed to creating a welcoming and diverse atmosphere across our organization.
For consideration, please apply online. We thank all applicants for their interest in IMAX but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
IMAX will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, or arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Change Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable.