Video editors of London: how are you coping with the poor state of salaries, particularly that of the permanent job market? And how do we band together to start affecting change so that editors can earn a decent living?

I've turned down multiple roles over the years because of how poorly they pay. I fear though that London is full of editors who are desperate and/or unaware of how to negotiate, accepting low-paying work and unfortunately, contributing towards undercutting the industry.

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Just as an example, I saw a posting the other day paying £32-40k for a "senior video editor" role. This salary range is by no means within what a senior in the industry should be earning.
And unfortunately, this seems to be a bit of a trend: job postings that require an extensive amount of technical and creative experience, to then offer £20-35k in pay!

It’s all cities fyi

You can partially blame AI for this. I'm seeing the same trend in Washington, D.C., and it doesn't help that our president just put thousands of new job seekers out there to compete with me.

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