Consultancy
ScreenSkills Trainee Finder - Industry Reader
I had the pleasure of reviewing and scoring over 300 applications as part of a panel of industry professionals, helping to select candidates for the prestigious Editorial Trainee role through the ScreenSkills Trainee Finder scheme. Congratulations to all those who were successful - I’m excited to see what you achieve next!
Skills Checklists for the Editorial Department
Over the past few months, Arthur Harrison, Louisa Hawkins, Christopher Chow and I have been working with ScreenSkills on a groundbreaking and important new project, to deliver Skills checklists for crew working in the Editorial Department.
Our aims are to:
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Provide core information about the responsibilities and skills for each role in the first set of crew led guidelines
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Show the differences between the roles of 1st Assistant Editor, 2nd Assistant Editor and Editorial Trainee
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Create skill lists that can feed into job descriptions and guide hiring processes
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Define the roles to manage expectations and safeguard crew from exploitation and unfair treatment
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Supplement the Assistant Editor’s Toolkit with resources you can use to to plan your skills development
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We led the development and crew consultations on these checklists. Thank you to our colleagues who lent their expertise and support which was invaluable.
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The checklists are flexible enough to be tailored by the department, production, or company to fit the role, genre and budget band of a production.
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Find out more about the Skills Checklists here.​
Assistant Editor's Toolkit
I have been developing a new resource to support Editorial Trainees and Assistant Editors' career development in the cutting room for The Rough Assembly. It is made up of two documents: The Skills Guide which allows you to keep track of technical skills you have learnt from job to job, separated into Avid Media Composer, Paperwork, Rushes, Turnovers and Editing as well as The Review Guide which gives you the space to reflect on your current job, including what skills you have learnt and what you would like to learn next.
Find out more about the Assistant Editor's Toolkit here.​
Making The Cut
I co-founded Making The Cut, a Facebook group with over 1.5K members for Edit Trainees, Junior Editors, Edit Assistants, Runners, Students and new industry entrants who would like to pursue a career in Post Production. Join the group here.
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About Me
My name is Eleanor, and I’m an experienced Assistant Editor with over six years in the industry, working across both feature films and episodic television. My credits include Afterburn starring Samuel L. Jackson, Snow White, The Buccaneers, Slow Horses with Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas, Temple, and Roadkill — with projects spanning major networks such as Disney, Apple TV+, HBO, BBC, and ITV.
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I’m deeply passionate about supporting others and uplifting the role of the Assistant Editor and have recently produced The Assistant Editor’s Toolkit and Skills Checklists for the Editorial Department - groundbreaking and innovative resources that British Film Editors, ScreenSkills, and Bectu have recognised. I have reviewed applications for Screen Skills Trainee Finder and regularly speak at organisations and universities, including ScreenSkills, Bectu, Cambridge University, Solent University, and Elstree Screen Arts.
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Whether you're a student googling "how to become an Editor" for the first time, a Post Production Runner looking to break into scripted, an Edit Trainee learning new skills, or a 2nd Assistant Editor looking for your next job - I have been there and I have got your back.