Mumbai
Freelance
Hybrid
WHY THIS ROLE EXISTS
- We have cut our films with more than twenty editors. We want someone who knows our directors, our pace and our clients, film after film
THE JOB IN ONE LINE
- You cut our films with the directors, from the first assembly to picture lock, and every cut-down the campaign needs
WHAT YOU'LL OWN
The cut
- Build the first assembly fast, then find the film with the director
- Bring ideas the script didn't have: structure, pace, the moment that lands
Versions
- Turn feedback into versions quickly and cleanly
- Cut the 60, 30, 15 and 6-second edits, and the vertical and square versions for social
Sound and music in the offline
- Lay temp music and sound that sells the cut, and hand clean tracks to the sound studio
Handover
- Deliver a clean EDL/XML, references and notes to online, grade and CG
- Keep the project tidy enough for anyone to open
AI and stock
- Work with AI-generated and stock shots alongside live action, as on our AI films
HOW WE WORK
- Chase the last 5%. We only hire people who pursue excellence. Most work stops at good enough. The last 5%, the detail nobody asked for, is where our films are made
- Move first. Start before you feel ready. A rough version today beats a perfect one next week
- Lead with the answer. Be clear, give the context, then say what you need
- Update before anyone asks. "Done", "doing it by [date]" or "stuck, here's my suggestion" are all fine. Silence never is
- Plan for the obstacle. If X goes wrong, then Y, decided in advance
- Show the number, not the story. Results over effort
- Raise the hard thing early. Flag the risk on the day you see it
THIS ROLE IS FOR YOU IF YOU
- Have a reel of ad films you're proud of
- Can sit with a director for twelve hours and still have opinions
- Work in Premiere Pro or Avid, and know DaVinci Resolve
THIS ROLE IS NOT FOR YOU IF YOU
- Wait for notes before trying anything
- Hand over messy timelines
- Take feedback personally
HOW WE'LL MEASURE YOU
- Versions delivered when promised
- Directors who ask for you again
- Clean handovers: no media missing at online
WHAT YOU GET
- A hot seat. We're setting up our processes right now, so your work shapes how they turn out
- A real view of how a production company runs, from brief to delivery
- You learn from the best in our system, and you help build it
- A house with more than 150 international creative awards, Cannes Lions among them
THE DETAILS
- Freelance. Paid per project or on a monthly retainer, agreed in writing before you start
- Hybrid: in our Andheri West edit suite during the cut, remote for versions
- Mumbai based
HOW TO APPLY
- Apply with the form on this page
- Share your reel, and name two ad films you cut and what you brought to each
- Know someone who'd be great at this? Email their name and number to mail@1stdecember.com. Even one name helps