Production Technology Industry Specialist

Job Description

Come build the future of entertainment with us.
Are you interested in shaping the future of movies and television? Do you want to define the next generation of how and what Amazon customers are watching?

Prime Video is a premium streaming service that offers customers a vast collection of TV shows and movies - all with the ease of finding what they love to watch in one place. We offer customers thousands of popular movies and TV shows from Originals and Exclusive content to exciting live sports events. We also offer our members the opportunity to subscribe to add-on channels which they can cancel at anytime and to rent or buy new release movies and TV box sets on the Prime Video Store. Prime Video is a fast-paced, growth business - available in over 240 countries and territories worldwide. The team works in a dynamic environment where innovating on behalf of our customers is at the heart of everything we do. If this sounds exciting to you, please read on.

This position will be a Production Technology industry specialist who is responsible for supervising production technology programs covering Amazon Studios productions under the direct supervision of the Head of Production Technology. This will include supporting the broader Production teams assessing the technical & security requirements of each Tier 1 production during the preparation stages and being directly involved in implementing those plans throughout the shoot and post production periods. In this role you will support production technology infrastructure and network solutions that adhere to Content Security procedures and policies. On a day to day basis, you will work closely with and provide advice and support to production and act as the first point of contact on technology matters for all cast and crew in the studio and on location.

You will be responsible to manage services that are built to scale on AWS globally and is business critical and in the forefront of our customer success. As an Amazonian you will demonstrate the Amazon Leadership Principles, coaching and mentoring others on best practices, performance and career development.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• Build, test, and operate all network systems required to support the productions that are part of Amazon Studios.
• Experience in Networking/IT/Technical film industry
• Experience in working with Cisco or Arista switches and firewalls
• Experience working with Quantum, EMC, or other enterprise storage solutions
• Experience in Aspera and Signiant file transfer technologies
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert providing technical guidance and security best practices for both on-premise and cloud-based networks
• Provide technical solutions to meet the needs of productions with an emphasis around automation, simplicity, and secure network architecture.
• Design/Deploy/Support and troubleshoot network platforms for production and post production locations
• Assist with design & implementation of 10/40/100Gbe Networks, WAN Optimization, Accelerated Internet Delivery, Compression, Real-time Video Streaming, Transcoding workflows

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Knowledge of studio IT systems, including production and post-productions environments
• Thorough knowledge of feature film production and post-production industries, services, and workflows (e.g., DI, dubbing, editing, encoding, localization, VFX, etc)
• Analytical, organizational and decision-making skills
• Negotiation skills
• Prior experience in the film/entertainment industry with experience working on set in a high-stress environment preferred
• Amazon is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation / Age
• Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r18wme-3-139-70-131-42 in your application.