Michael Walter

Profile

Accomplished video editor with extensive experience in news, broadcast, digital media and post-production workflows, and a proven track record of leadership. A demonstrated expertise in workflow creation and optimisation, technical troubleshooting, training, and quality control to ensure a seamless transition from ingest to final broadcast output. A highly organised creative professional with an eye for detail, combining artistic vision with technical precision to deliver a high-quality end product with passion, originality and visual impact.

Employment History

Lead Editor & Unit Administrator

Network 10 | Paramount ANZ

2022 – CURRENT

Day-to-day administration requirements, including workflow and procedural documentation, system troubleshooting and implementation.
Handle scheduling, resource allocation, and operational planning, as well as training and supervision for a team of 14 editors.
Act as interdepartmental and multi-network liaison to ensure quality control from ingest, through production, to post-production and then broadcast output.
Development of workflow structures in the rollout of a new Production Asset Manager (MediaCentral and MC Cloud UX) across the network, as well as training for use of the system and the day-to-day troubleshooting of end users in the newsroom.

Senior Editor

Network 10 | Paramount ANZ

2018 – 2022

Sole/Lead Editor roles across Network 10 Specials such as In The Shadow of the Towers (2021), Young Talent Time: Unmasked (2021), The Royal Fallout (2020), and William and Catherine: Saving The Crown (2020).
Social Media editing requirements for digital side-shows accompanying hit shows created by Warner Bros. Australia for Network 10 such as Dancing with the Stars, The Masked Singer and The Bachelorette.
Production and editing of creative promotional ad spots across broadcast and social media for 10 News First and Studio 10.

Editor

Network 10 | Paramount ANZ

2016 – 2018

Daily package editing requirements for on-air broadcast across News & Entertainment programs on Network 10 and its affiliates, including 10 News First, ensuring a balance of technical quality and ethical storytelling.
Feature package and promo editing requirements for national programs across the network and its affiliates such as Studio 10.
Editing of International and Domestic programming content ensuring all technical, timing and compliance standards are met for linear free to air broadcast, BVOD and SVOD platforms.
Operational practices associated with News Exchange including Ingest, Content Management, Quality Control and Distribution within the internal network and to external partners.