Skydance Animation ยท 3 days ago
Post Production Engineer (Local 700 Y4)
Santa Monica, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$59.68/hr - $68.23/hr
3+ years expSkydance Animation is a dynamic company committed to innovative storytelling. They are seeking a Post Production Engineer to provide technical support for editorial users and ensure the proper operation of editorial workstations and related technologies.
Animation
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
Required
3-5 years of experience in Post-Production Engineering and Support
Avid Media Composer expertise; Avid ACSR Certification or equivalent experience for Media Composer & Nexis Elite a plus
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
Script-based tools understanding (at an authoring level) a plus: Python, bash, perl, etc
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
Company
Skydance Animation
Where imagination is being re-imagined.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase