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About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Editor to join our Production team in Toronto. You will play a key role in our expanding in-house post-production capabilities, working closely with Producers, Creative, Account teams, and brand partners on a variety of projects within the food and beverage space.
Responsibilities
- Lead offline editorial across broadcast, digital, social, branded content, and integrated advertising campaigns.
- Edit work across a wide range of formats and durations, from short-form and social content through :06, :15, :30, and longer-form storytelling.
- Partner closely with Producers, Creatives, Account teams, and brand stakeholders throughout the post-production process.
- Participate in pre-production and creative conversations to anticipate editorial opportunities and post-production considerations.
- Participate in and lead supervised edit sessions, confidently navigating feedback and contributing editorial solutions.
- Bring a strong editorial perspective to find the strongest story, performance, pacing, structure, and creative execution.
- Create and implement motion graphics, including supers, typography, transitions, end cards, and graphic treatments.
- Perform light color correction and grading, collaborating with external partners for advanced requirements.
- Manage multiple edits, versions, aspect ratios, formats, and deliverables across projects.
- Prepare and adapt work across broadcast, social, and digital specifications.
- Perform stock music searches and provide creative input on music direction.
- Collaborate with external post-production partners for motion design, animation, VFX, color, audio, and finishing.
- Maintain highly organized project files, media, working assets, and archives.
- Perform editorial QC and prepare final files for review, approval, and delivery.
- Work confidently within established post workflows and contribute to developing our in-house editorial capability.
- Work on-site from our Liberty Village office during designated in-office days (Tuesday and Thursday).
- Work effectively across both in-person and remote editorial workflows.
- Share knowledge, best practices, and technical expertise with the broader team.
- Have experience with Extreme Reach submission or uploading for broadcast deliverables.
Requirements
- 7+ years of professional editorial experience within an advertising agency, in-house agency, production company, or post-production environment.
- Agency and/or in-house experience strongly preferred.
- A strong portfolio or reel demonstrating editorial craft, creative thinking, and a high level of polish.
- Demonstrated experience working on food, beverage, and/or food-adjacent advertising and content.
- Extensive experience with professional NLE systems and contemporary post-production workflows.
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro and comfort working within the broader Adobe Creative Suite.
- Strong proficiency in After Effects, with the ability to independently design, build, and implement motion graphics.
- Working knowledge of Photoshop and an understanding of how design assets move between creative and editorial workflows.
- Comfort performing light color correction and grading, with an understanding of when work should transition to a dedicated colorist or finishing partner.
- Strong understanding of media management, codecs, formats, versioning, conforming, and preparing projects for downstream finishing.
- Experience working directly with Creative, Production, and Account teams, as well as clients or brand stakeholders.
- Strong creative instincts and an ability to interpret feedback, contribute ideas, and recommend editorial solutions.
- Comfortable working independently while managing competing priorities, tight timelines, and multiple stakeholders.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, collaborative, and calm within a fast-moving production environment.
- Demonstrated ability to take editorial ownership of a project from initial assembly through approval.
- Experience with collaborative review platforms such as Frame.io and remote post-production workflows.
Skills
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Adobe Creative Suite
- After Effects
- Photoshop
- DaVinci Resolve (asset)
- Baselight (asset)
- Motion Graphics
- Colour Correction
- Grading
- 2D Animation (plus)
- 3D Animation (plus)
- Media Management
- Codecs
- Formats
- Versioning
- Conforming
- Frame.io
- Extreme Reach submission
Location
- Toronto, ON
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Minimum 2 days in-office per week (Tuesday + Thursday)
Experience Level
- Senior
Salary/Compensations
- $90,000-$100,000
About the Company
- The Kitchen brings together a range of disciplines and capabilities, including creatives, producers, data analysts, and social experts, to deliver remarkable ideas across various mediums.
- The team moves at the speed of culture, responding to trends and events to create ideas that capture the spirit of the moment and earn media impressions.
- The company has been recognized internationally by Cannes, One Show, and was named Campaign's Global ‘In-House Agency of The Year’.
- The Kitchen seeks trailblazers passionate about producing award-winning work and generating innovative ideas.
Equal Opportunity
- The Kitchen and Kraft Heinz are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting and retaining the most qualified employees regardless of race, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, age, or disability.