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Step 1
Review your demo reels and assemble your best clips for uploading to a virtual resume on your website. This will not only save you the cost of CD's, mailers and postage but will also allow you to continuously add new content and rearrange your existing clips for the website to maintain a fresh look.
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Step 2
Subscribe to film jobs websites such as The Film Editor, Motion Picture and Video Industries, Film Staff, Entertainment Careers, and Crew Net (see Resources). These are just a handful of the Internet resources that regularly post film crew jobs, announce upcoming productions, and even let you post your resume and samples of your film editing expertise.
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Step 3
Bookmark studio websites' employment pages and visit them regularly. Each of the major studios, like Warner Brothers and Disney, has a detailed employment page.
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Step 4
Register with your state's Film Commission office. In addition to maintaining databases of local actors and indoor/outdoor filming locations, each commission office also keeps a database of tech crew people who can be available on short notice to work on movies, TV shows and commercials being shot in the area. This cuts down significantly on the cost of a film company having to transport and accommodate a tech crew from studio headquarters.
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Step 5
Carry your business cards everywhere you go. Let your friends and associates in the film biz know that you're looking for projects. Incorporate your website as part of your signature block on all of your correspondence.
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Step 6
Network with your peers by joining trade associations such as the Motion Picture Editors Guild and the Entertainment Services and Technology Association.
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Step 7
Expand your existing skill set; the more things you're able to do, the more valuable a commodity you can make yourself. Consider doing in-house film editing projects in the vocational, educational and corporate training sectors; these aren't as subject to seasonal employment conditions and will also hone your creative editing skills in different areas.
