Tips on Becoming a Multimedia Editor in Wyoming

The state of Wyoming supports more than 65,000 commercial businesses and many gainfully employed local artists.  Technological developments in digital design have created a landslide of professional opportunities for Wyoming artists seeking employment in the field of multimedia editing.

Wyoming Schools and Training Programs for Multimedia Editing

Wyoming colleges and film schools offer all the training needed for professional audio-visual editing work.  Wyoming art schools with film divisions include College America and Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, University of Wyoming in Laramie, Western Wyoming Community College in Rock Springs and Northwest College in Powell.

Alternatively, many Wyoming artists acquire multimedia editing skills at virtual design schools.  Among the most successful accredited online art colleges offering A/V editing courses and degree programs are University of Phoenix, ITT Tech, The Art Institutes, DeVry and Stratford Career Institute, for example.  Many online art colleges also feature supplemental local resource centers.  University of Phoenix has a campus in Cheyenne. 

Working as a Multimedia Editor in Wyoming

Commercial enterprises all over Wyoming recruit resident multimedia editors, either full time or as needed.  Local businesses hiring audio-visual editing technicians include record companies, software developers, website consultants, advertising firms, feature film makers, animation studios and many others.  Wyoming multimedia editors also work for local TV stations like White-Park-Broadcasting and Silverton-Broadcasting in Casper, Community-Broadcast in Jackson, Denver-Broadcasting in Cheyenne and Wyoming-Public-Television in Riverton, to name a few.  Wyoming sound editors sometimes work at local radio stations like Appaloosa-Broadcasting in Laramie, Douglas-Broadcasting in Douglas, Sagebrush-Broadcasting in Evanston, Keyhole-Broadcasting in Gillette and Cochise-Broadcasting in Jackson, among others.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not provide current data regarding the average annual income of professional multimedia editors employed in the state of Wyoming.  

Skills of a Professional Multimedia Editor

Aside from being familiar with all aspects of film making and broadcasting, multimedia editors are natural observers and listeners with an almost religious attention to detail.  The job of a multimedia editor is basically to manipulate, organize and rearrange raw audio-visual footage into sensible, compelling presentations, often within very strict time frames.  Audio-visual editing work calls for patience, persistence, smooth collaboration and advanced communication skills, not to mention the numerous technical qualifications also required.  Among the media editor's most valuable technical skills are knowledge of computer operating systems, proficiency with digital editing software packages and familiarity with traditional, cut-and-tape editing techniques.