The Opportunity

Why This Role Exists

I'm Flore Vallery-Radot, a filmmaker creating cinematic portraits of Australian artists and artisans. My work focuses on 1-5 minute short films - think Nowness, not bits of news.

The demand has grown to the point where I can't edit everything myself anymore. Which is exactly the problem I wanted to have.

Now I'm looking for an EXPERIENCED editor who sees this form as THE WORK, not a consolation prize while waiting for a feature or a streaming gig.

What We're Building

The Vision

Short films with edge, originality, and poetry. Social content (reels, trailers, website banners) that respects the craft. A long-term collaboration where you're a creative partner, not a technician assembling slide shows.

The Work

Edit 1-5 minute artist portraits (I have 3 films ready to edit now, more in pipeline)
Cut social content from unused rushes - beautiful, emotional, not algorithmic
Eventually: on-set collaboration, creative development, growing alongside the business

This could evolve into steady or full-time work as the business scales.

What I Need From You

✓ Respect for the form
If you think short-form artist docs are "lesser" work, we're not a fit.

✓ Creative voice
I want proposals, ideas, pushback. Not yes-person assembly. Sprinkle in some crazy, some uniqueness, some edge. Think outside the box with me.

✓ Nowness fluency
You understand pacing, restraint, when to let images breathe.

✓Experience
You have edited short independent films for directors for at least 4 years, at the level of the films I share below. You work quickly, and your timelines and bins are neat and well organised.

✓ Speed: the one-day standard
You can deliver a first cut ready to show the client after one day of editing, on a story already built as a paper edit.

✓ Reliability
You hit deadlines, communicate clearly, don't ghost mid-project.

✓ Solid references
Provide the contact details of directors you have worked with.

✓ The paid trial
We begin with one paid trial day on a real film, or a set of social reels at the full day rate.

✓ Located anywhere in the world
I’m happy to work with someone who is not based in Sydney, as I am, as long as we have a solid remote workflow system.

✓ DaVinci Resolve proficiency
We work together in a shared Blackmagic Cloud library. I give you access to the project, the proxies download by themselves, and you can start editing straight away, with nothing to relink. The free version of DaVinci Resolve is enough, as long as it matches my version exactly.

✓ Long-term vision
You want to build something, not just take a gig. You would join a small, trusted circle of editors who cut my films regularly.

Rate: $450 AUD/day

The Assignment

Before you apply, I need to know we speak the same visual language.

Part 1: Watch these 5 short films on NOWNESS:

For each film, write 2-3 sentences about what struck you - what worked, what you noticed about the craft, what moved you.

Part 2: Watch these very short films + 1 trailer by me

Write a short paragraph (4-5 sentences) about what you see in my work: the aesthetic, the approach, what excites you about collaborating on films like these.

This isn't a test with right answers. I want to understand how you see.

How to Apply

Send the following to me:

Include:

A 60-90 second video of yourself
Tell me who you are, why this work excites you, and why you think we'd collaborate well together.
Your reel or portfolio link
Show me work you're proud of.
Your assignment responses
2-3 sentences per Nowness film + a paragraph for my linked films as a whole (see above).
Your references
2-3 contacts of directors you have collaborated with.

Not sure if this is for you?

If you're excited about building a body of work in short-form artist portraiture, and you want a creative partnership that could grow into something substantial, apply.

If you see this as a side gig while waiting for "real" projects - we're not a fit.

Apply