Assistant EditorEmergent Order Foundation

This is a six month contract position with the possibility of transitioning to a full time role at the end of the year, pending budget.

About Emergent Order Foundation

Emergent Order Foundation (EO.F) is a non-profit, for-purpose creative studio based in Austin, TX that's built on decades of award-winning entertainment and educational content creation by its core team whose experience includes work at Paramount, Spike TV, Webtoon, Nickelodeon, MTV and its sister production company Emergent Order. Through heroic storytelling that embodies classical virtues and that moves our audience to purposeful action, our mission at Emergent Order Foundation is to build a bottom-up movement that champions civilization and the potential it unlocks in each of us. Learn More: eo.foundation

About The Role

EO.F is seeking a full-time Assistant Editor to join our Production Team. This role is designed to help develop strong post-production skills while sharpening critical thinking, creativity, and building hands-on experience across professional post-production workflows. As an Assistant Editor, you will collaborate closely with the Post-Production and Deliverables teams and report directly to the Senior Video Editor, Gavin Tatro.

Core Competencies for the Role

Specific skills and experience are important, but they are far less important to us than your mindset and approach to getting the job done as part of a team. Your past experience and potential fit for the role will be judged overwhelmingly on a demonstration of the following core competencies:

You lead with integrity: You don't cut corners or cut anyone down in the process of getting your work done. You treat everyone with dignity, respect and love. And when you see some nonsense going on, you don't just take offense, you take action.

Deeply Inquisitive: You have a growth mindset. You're a curious, life-long-learner, ravenous to understand the way things REALLY are, not the way you hope they'll be or the way other's claim them to be. Call it scientific skepticism. You want to get to the truth, and verify it through investigation and careful measurement. That way, the choices you make and advice you give are reality-based.

You Think (and Act) Fast, and Slow: You've got a fast, intuitive mind and HIGH velocity of work, but you're also systems-oriented and methodical. 85% of the time, your first thought will be right, but you always take that deep breath to ask "and then what" before leaping into action. That way, you can sprint with confidence without much concern that you'll run off a cliff Wile E. Coyote style.|

You work smart, not just hard: Yes, you have the smarts and sheer grit to muscle through that stack of problems, but if a better mousetrap can be built, you build it. If it can be scripted, automated or systematized so that you and your team are freed to take on the more thorny/wicked problems, you build the robot. And, of course, you love to build robots. You relish in learning new tools. You see poetry in project management tools and databases.

Playful Problem Solver: You keep your sense of humor and take joy in Getting Things Done Right. Having a mile-long to-do list doesn't stress you it, it invigorates you. It's your PURPOSE to rip though that list and do it well. You're drawn to those gordian knots like a moth to a flame. And when you cut through them, the satisfaction propels you into your next challenge with gusto. Despite your analytical bent, you don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

Responsibilities

• Execute intermediate editing tasks including string-outs, selects reels, and rough cuts while working closely with an editor or producer.

• Edit content for EO.F's platforms, including video clip-outs and full-length podcasts.

• Support editors by preparing project files, importing media, organizing timelines, sourcing stock music and footage, and handling transcript preparation and formatting.

• Ingest and manage digital footage from production, ensuring all necessary media is properly cataloged and accessible.

• Maintain editorial workflows by archiving and documenting all associated media efficiently.

• Perform quality control by identifying any discrepancies in audio, video, or graphics to uphold our production standards.

The Bottom Lines(s)

Who, where, when and how much, you ask?

• This is a six month contract with the possibility of transitioning to a full-time role at the end of the year pending budget.

• The weekly rate is negotiable depending upon experience and the duration of the contract.

• In this role, you will report to our Senior Video Editor, Gavin Tatro.

• Our headquarters are in Austin, TX. On-site and on-location work is required as part of the role.