About the role
The Assistant Editor is responsible for supporting the Zuffa live event edit staff in their daily needs, facilitating the archive of fighter reels and maintaining all pre-production needs for content airing in our TV broadcasts. This position is also responsible for creating template-based graphics and ensuring their delivery to edit team. This position does not travel and remains at Zuffa headquarters. Due to remote needs, this position will periodically work the swing shift into the late evening.
Clips highlights after each event using a Digital Asset System; logs and exports content from the Digital Asset System for use by editors.
Creates projects in AVID Media Composer for each event and builds base of media for editors. This includes but is not limited to: highlights of each fighter on card, name graphics, and specialty footage.
Creates template-based name identifying graphics to be used in broadcasts.
Creates and delivers template-based animations to be used in broadcasts.
Manages media for multiple events simultaneously within storage capacity limitations.
Edits content as needed to support live event requirements.
About the company
UFC® is the world's premier mixed martial arts organization (MMA), with more than 700 million fans and 243 million social media followers. The organization produces more than 40 live events annually in some of the most prestigious arenas around the world while broadcasting to over 900 million TV households across more than 170 countries. UFC's athlete roster features the world's best MMA athletes representing more than 80 countries. The organization's digital offerings include UFC FIGHT PASS®, one of the world's leading streaming services for combat sports. UFC is part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO) and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
