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Skydance · 9 hours ago

Post Production Engineer (Local 700 Y4)

Santa Monica, Los Angeles

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$59.68/hr - $68.23/hr

3+ years exp

Skydance is a diversified media company focused on creating high quality, event-level entertainment. They are seeking a Post Production Engineer to provide technical support for editorial users, ensuring the proper operation of related workstations and technologies.

AnimationBroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFilmFilm ProductionMedia and EntertainmentMusicNewsTVTV Production

Responsibilities

Serves as the principal technical liaison and service delivery resource for all Video editors and playback operators, editorial, design, and mix users

Participates in the research, design, documenting, testing, deployment, and support of all editorial, their peripherals, and the physical configuration of editorial suites

Participates in inventory management programs

Monitors and handles support requests, assuring all requests get resolved per Service Level Agreements

Collaborates daily with userbase and executive stakeholders, Editorial users and Technology and Engineering partners, 3rd party vendors

Collaborates with technical project management efforts

Partners closely with Technology and Engineering partners across Tech Team

Ability to physically lift 40lbs

Qualification

Avid Media ComposerPost-Production EngineeringAudio/Video codecsNetworked storage systemsDigital Distribution workflowsIP based equipmentCustomer serviceTime managementProblem-solvingWritten communication

Required

3-5 years of experience in Post-Production Engineering and Support

Avid Media Composer expertise

Networked attached and local data storage systems: Avid Nexis & other file systems, interconnected clients over variety of protocols: NFS, SMB, DFS, NTFS, experience working with hosted file systems and permission structures

Experience in Editorial, Digital Distribution workflows

Experience with Casting, Music, Editorial and Post-production engineering & front-end operators

Experience working in animation post-production setting, preferably in a studio or post-production facility

Experience with Audio / Video file codecs, routing systems, engineering & signal flow troubleshooting (HDMI, HD/SDI, AES, analog audio & video)

Experience with Monitor and Display technologies: Color calibration and color science

Experience with IP based interconnected equipment

Ability to create and maintain Project Planning inclusive of subtasks, bill-of-materials, time/labor components, etc

Ability to Maintain Diagramming and Documentation of procedures, processes, and systems inclusive of written processes (orders of execution), technical line drawings and logic charts

Excellent customer-service orientation and client rapport with a full understanding of the nuances of supporting a fast-paced post-production environment

Excellent time management skills; ability to multitask in a complex, diverse production environment, and quickly prioritize execution of tasks based on decisions given

Motivated and self-directed; excellent organization, logical / analytical and problem-solving skills; excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to physically lift 40lbs