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Post-Production · Assistant Editor

Organise the footage. Build the career.

Assistant editors are the unsung heroes of post. FILMD gives you a platform to showcase your technical skills and get hired by editors who need you.

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Sound familiar?

You keep post running. Time to get the recognition.

Your technical skill keeps every edit on track. But your contribution disappears the moment the project wraps. FILMD makes sure it doesn't.

The old wayOn FILMD
Skills going unrecognised behind the lead editorA profile that highlights your technical expertise and credits
Limited to your current editor's network for workBe discovered by editors and post houses across the UK
No formal way to demonstrate your software proficiencyDetail your NLE skills, workflow expertise, and codec knowledge
Inconsistent contracts and payment termsFILMD Pay with standardised contracts and timely paymentComing soon

Getting started

Three steps to get going.

No auditions, no agents and no industry connections needed.

  1. Create a free account

    No fees and no approval process. Your name and your location, and you're in.

  2. Build your profile

    Add your skills, credits, availability and location, even if it's your first day on set.

  3. Get found

    You appear on the members map, where productions searching for your role in your area can find you.

What FILMD gives you

Everything an assistant editor needs.

  • Technical profile

    Showcase your NLE proficiency, workflow skills, and technical capabilities.

  • Get discovered

    Editors and post supervisors search for assistant editors by software and location.

  • Jobs board

    Find assistant editor roles across features, TV, and commercial post.

  • Accreditation

    A recognised mark of professional standard. The FILMD badge builds trust with editors and post supervisors.

  • Direct messaging

    Reply to anyone who messages you, free. Start new conversations with any member on FILMD Plus.

  • FILMD PayComing soon

    Professional contracts and reliable payment for post work.

Your profile

Your assistant editor profile on FILMD.

No agent and no showreel budget needed. Your skills, your credits and a direct line to the productions hiring in your area.

  • On the members mapVisible to productions searching for your role near them.
  • MessagesReply to anyone who messages you. Start new conversations with FILMD Plus.
  • Credits from your first jobBuild a record of your work as your career grows.
  • Track your applicationsComing soonSee where each application stands, in one place.
See an example profile
An example FILMD profile, belonging to founder Craig Heyworth: headshot, accreditation badges, biography and filmography.

25,400+

cast and crew are on FILMD.

Stories from the community

From the community

“Congratulations on creating such a great platform. Kudos for coming up with this amazing idea and implementing it!”
Anisa ButtActor and screenwriter
“This is the best online filmmaker's experience I've ever had.”
William SimmonsDirector
“I'm so happy a platform like this has finally come about. Having access to this will massively help me in building up a portfolio of work.”
Jack StockerProps supervisor

Common questions.

Can I specify which NLEs I use?
Yes. Your profile includes your software expertise: Avid, Premiere, Resolve, Final Cut, so editors can find AEs with the specific technical skills they need.
How do editors find me?
Editors and post supervisors search the members map by role, software, and location. Your profile does the work for you.
What is accreditation?
Accreditation recognises that you've reached a professional standard. It covers experience, conduct, and capability. Accredited members carry the badge and stand out in search.
Is FILMD free?
Joining is free: your profile, the jobs board and replies to anyone who messages you cost nothing. FILMD Plus (£11.99 a month, or £119 a year) adds FILMD Accreditation, new conversations with any member and entry to FILMD Grants.
Can I message anyone on FILMD?
You can reply to anyone who messages you for free. Starting a new conversation with any member needs FILMD Plus. No mutual connections are needed either way.

Every great edit starts with great organisation. Join FILMD.

Join 25,400+ cast and crew building their careers on FILMD. Free to join.

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Free includes your profile, the jobs board and replies to anyone who messages you.