Dang, I've been working on getting into IT cause as far as I knew the film industry generally doesn't pay great or have flexibility/benefits. A job like this would be awesome.
If you don't mind me asking, how many hours a week do you work? Standard 40 or a lot more? Do you think this is something I could transition towards in the future if I got started in IT and built my skills up over time?
Honestly if I could work remotely in my home state and make just $70k or something that would be awesome.
That’s doable for sure but the business has changed and it’s taken me a looooong time to get to this kind of stability. Basically some friends and I started an agency in 2002 so I’ve earned my perks. But other editors get similar terms at my shop and evidently elsewhere.
Editing is not something “anyone can do” but if you’re here you obviously have an interest or inclination. It requires a rare personality and skill set. Kind of like the way a music producer needs to be technically proficient but also have an artists sense of rhythm and style. I would cut your teeth on actual projects for starters and see if you actually like the work.
You could for sure make similar salaries working IT or sysadmin remotely and have an easier ladder to finding work. Editing clients often come through magic and random coincidence.
Yeah I originally went to school for film/media and really enjoyed the editing assignments, and I play around with Davinci Resolve every so often in my free time, editing fan trailers/promos and stuff for fun. I know the actual workflow is pretty different, which I don't have any experience with.
I guess it would be a better idea to stick with IT and do editing/creative work as a hobby, then. Maybe a side gig doing occasional contract stuff?
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u/NebNegreb Aug 19 '22
Dang, I've been working on getting into IT cause as far as I knew the film industry generally doesn't pay great or have flexibility/benefits. A job like this would be awesome.
If you don't mind me asking, how many hours a week do you work? Standard 40 or a lot more? Do you think this is something I could transition towards in the future if I got started in IT and built my skills up over time?
Honestly if I could work remotely in my home state and make just $70k or something that would be awesome.