Post runner
| Highest | $3,400 / mo · United States |
|---|---|
| Experience | 0–1 yrs |
| Degree | Not required |
| First paycheck | 3 years of study + 3 to 9 months job search |
Pay in the destination countries
Monthly, in US dollars. Each country is an Imora admission package — open one for that route's fees, language requirement and deadline.
| Country | Monthly |
|---|---|
| United StatesTOEFL 80–100 · $10–70k | $3,400max |
| Hong KongIELTS 6.0–6.5 · HK–200k | $2,800 |
| SingaporeIELTS 6.5 · SGD 18–35k | $2,800 |
| United KingdomIELTS 6.0–7.0 · £11–38k | $2,800 |
| CanadaIELTS 6.0–6.5 · CAD 20–40k | $2,650 |
| AustraliaIELTS 6.0–6.5 · AUD 30–50k | $2,450 |
What does the day look like?
A post runner works inside an editing, colour grading, or sound post-production facility. 0 percent of the day involves cutting actual film. 70 percent of working time is spent on hospitality and cleaning: preparing tea, coffee, and specific catering orders for visiting directors, agency producers, and editors, clearing dishes, sanitizing edit suites and keyboards, restocking client drinks fridges, and cleaning washrooms.
15 percent goes to physical runs across the city, carrying hard drives, LTO data tapes, contracts, and camera kits between agencies, production offices, and rental houses, as well as handling packages and the switchboard phone. The remaining 15 percent covers basic technical operations: powering on edit bays and monitors in the morning, transferring files via Aspera, Signiant, and FileZilla under Master Control Room supervision, and shadowing assistant editors in the evening to learn Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, or DaVinci Resolve. Shifts run 40 to 55 hours per week across rotating schedules: 08:00 to 17:00, 09:00 to 18:00, or 13:00 to 22:00. Weekend work, overnight shifts, and overtime are frequent around delivery deadlines.
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