There are some essential skills required for editing the moving image and these are taught in the best universities and colleges specialising in the field. Bournemouth University is used by the BBC for training technicians and editors, but much comes from experience. Being able to pick up the essence of a story is vital for the news editor, whilst the drama editor has to work closely with the writer and director to produce the best program
Jobs are not confined to broadcasting as there are plenty of small independent video companies and they operate in all industries, be it engineering, oil technology and even social videographers may use a freelance editor to tighten up a wedding video.
The video editor will have been to a college which has courses in media studies, and gaining a working knowledge of the various computer editing programs is important. The video editing aspect can be taken as a speciality, and once the degree level course is complete, it’s a matter of gaining as much experience as possible, with a junior in this position getting a basic salary of around £15,000 pa.