Meridian Hill Pictures (www.meridianhillpictures.com) is seeking to hire a full-time Editorial Director to join our Washington DC-based production team. The position offers an ideal opportunity for a talented, creative and enterprising editor to exercise their artistry on a diverse range of interesting and challenging documentary projects. The Editorial Director will serve as the studio’s primary editor for in-house independent films — both features and shorts. The ideal candidate will have great skill and finesse in creative, non-fiction storytelling techniques and have experience editing films that have enjoyed festival, theatrical or televised distribution, in addition to working with partner non-profit organizations. S/he should be passionate about crafting compelling stories through the editing process and committed to community-based and participatory filmmaking approaches. S/he will be enthusiastic about bringing their own strong individual creative and artistic sensibilities into a highly collaborative environment where ideas are respected and embraced. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated mastery managing digital/tapeless HD media post-production workflows, and proficiency with Final Cut Studio, Adobe Premiere and Creative Suite, and content delivery to a variety of formats.

The position is paid on a full-time, salaried basis with excellent benefits including an employer-sponsored healthcare plan, paid holidays and time-off, and access to the company’s community garden plot. Meridian Hill Pictures studio is based in NW Washington DC, in the Josephine Butler Parks Center, a multi-organization “greenhouse” for advancing green spaces and rebuilding communities in DC. The position offers an excellent opportunity for an enterprising editor seeking an opportunity to flourish creatively and professionally at an exciting and growing mission-driven production company.

For more information on how to apply, please visit: http://www.meridianhillpictures.com/about/jobs/