Versioning Editor
About the job
- Minimum 3 to 5 years of professional video editing experience, preferably including feature films, long-form television, in-flight versioning, and broadcast versioning.
- Advanced proficiency in professional non-linear editing software, ideally Adobe Premiere Pro and/or Avid Media Composer.
- Working knowledge of broadcast and streaming delivery specifications, including common video, audio, and caption formats.
- Perform Standards & Practices compliance review of feature films and other long-form content against broadcast, platform, and client requirements, including TV-PG, TV-14, and TV-MA guidelines.
- Identify and notate all material requiring modification, including language, nudity, sexual content, violence, drug and alcohol use, graphic imagery, and other restricted content.
- Prepare timecode compliance notes and version documentation accounting for every modification made to each master.
- Create compliant alternate versions using picture edits, audio mutes and bleeps, dialogue substitution, blurs, reframing, and other established compliance techniques.
- Maintain the creative integrity, continuity, pacing, and technical quality of the original program while executing required edits, holding frame-accurate sync across picture, dialogue, and music and effects.
- Re-conform captions, subtitles, and secondary audio to each compliance version so all deliverable elements stay in sync with the edited master.
- Maintain accurate file naming, version control, asset tracking, and delivery records so any version can be identified, sourced, and reproduced on request.
- Manage multiple titles and overlapping deadlines, coordinating with QC and operations on delivery dates, fix cycles, and redeliveries.
- Stay current on evolving broadcast Standards & Practices, advertiser suitability requirements, platform content policies, and rating body guidelines, and apply them consistently across the slate.
- Experience with DaVinci Resolve, Adobe After Effects, or comparable finishing tools.
About the company
Giant Pictures distributes independent film and episodic content to audiences via major streaming platforms, partnering with studios and filmmakers to maximize content value in the digital age. It handles licensing, marketing, and distribution while owning Drafthouse Films and serving as the distribution and technology partner for the Tribeca Festival, linking cinema, festivals, and indie work. It differentiates itself through its genre-focused theatrical label and its festival partnership, plus its tech-enabled distribution that reaches broad and targeted audiences. Its goal is to help independent filmmakers and rights owners reach more viewers and sustain independent cinema in the digital era.
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Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2017
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Fuse Media added Tribeca Films titles to six FAST channels in August 2026.
- Tribeca Films acquired Esta Isla, Fwends, and Mabel in May 2026.
- Giant will launch sales on A Safe Distance in Cannes with Drafthouse distributing US.
What critics are saying
- Streaming platforms and FAST channels can bypass Giant, commoditizing its middleman role.
- Tribeca Films depends on festival supply, and weaker 2026 slates starve pipeline.
- A Safe Distance's split US-Canada rights limit Giant's revenue capture.
What makes Giant Pictures unique
- Giant Pictures pairs distribution with Tribeca Films, creating a festival-to-streaming pipeline.
- Drafthouse Films inside Giant broadens genre and repertory title coverage.
- Giant reaches 45+ streaming services, plus FAST channels through Fuse Media.
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