Junior Editor

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Junior Offline Editor – Surgeons: At the Edge of Life – Glasgow

Dragonfly are keen to hear from editors in the early years of their careers who have a passion to work on high-end factual television. In partnership with the BBC, Dragonfly have an opportunity for such an editor to work on the next series of acclaimed specialist factual series ‘Surgeons: At the Edge of Life’.

Over a 6 week period, the successful applicant will learn craft editing and storytelling skills working alongside an experienced senior film editor. They will also cut stand-alone packages that form an essential part of each episode, as an integral part of the Surgeons post-production team. They will be supported by the executive producer, series editor, series director and BBC commissioning editors to understand how a complex, multi-part, multi-camera series is crafted in post-production.

This position will be in-person at a facility house in Glasgow.

CRITERIA:
At Dragonfly we value diversity and encourage a range of perspectives in our storytelling. We are actively encouraging applicants from a wide range of under-represented backgrounds to apply, this includes those from Black, Asian and ethnic minority groups, as well as individuals from lower socio-economic backgrounds and those with disabilities.

Applicants must be based in Scotland and be available from 27th July for 6 weeks, with the possibility to extend.

We are looking for an editor who is passionate about documentaries and factual television and who has the talent to become a leading film editor in high-end television. As this training is about storytelling and not technical editing skills, applicants must have solid experience of using Avid.

Please confirm that you are available for the dates, your relevant experience and that you are based in Scotland in your application.

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Glasgow

Posted on

19th May 2026

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2nd Jun 2026