Dailies Operator

Job Description

Dailies Operator (General Submission)

This advert is an opportunity to submit your resume for future consideration only; not for an active opening. We anticipate this role may be open in the near future. If you wish to be considered for this potential opportunity, please submit your resume. When a position becomes available you may be contacted by our Talent Acquisition team.

Company: Company 3
Position: Dailies Operator
Location: Montreal, QC
*Pay Range: $20.00 - $23.00 CAD hourly

POSITION SUMMARY:
The Dailies Operator reports to the Senior Producer. This is a multi-faceted role that requires cross training in multiple curriculums. The Dailies Operator will primarily be responsible for providing dailies services, including logging and syncing, ingest of client picture and sound files, creation, quality control, and client delivery of dailies deliverables, archiving, and data management. While working on a dailies show, the Dailies Operator will provide support for the dailies colorist and help expedite deliveries. For on location work, the the Dailies Operator may be cross-trained on monitor calibration, location system breakdown, shipping and receiving and to cover for Production on an as needed basis.

MAIN DUTIES:
The Dailies Operator is responsible for data IO activities including, receive and write client media, manage space on local SAN, manage LTO archives, ingest picture via mags, cards, drives, ingest Audio via CF Card, DVD-RAM and drives, checksum MD5s, Aspera / FTP, uploads to PIX, Sample Digital, copy media to iPad, rugged shuttle drives, etc., safe data management best practices at all times. (Some of these duties are only applicable when on location vs. in facility).
They will be required to sync audio to image via time code, and slide as necessary where no TC match, check levels via audio meter, and QC image and audio and check against camera, sound, and script supervisor reports.
The Dailies Operator will perform thorough quality control checks noting artifacts, missing frames, missing picture, failed checksums, spot soft focus, exposure problems, check the vector scope and waveform monitor to identify exposure concerns and check against notes from supplied reports. Additional duties include:
• Content Creation and QC (Avid, H.264, DVD, and other deliverables)
• Ensure accurate reporting, communicating concerns with above processes to Dailies Producer, log TRTs of incoming footages, submit completion reports, log hours worked and upload and email ALEs, Flex Files, Avid Bins, and NDRs.
• Test, configure and install dailies viewing systems in the field as necessary.
• Assist with shipping, receiving and RMAs. (On Location only)
• Assist with all Dailies functions as needed.
• Other duties as needed.

WHAT YOU BRING:
The ideal candidate will have an excellent work ethic and positive attitude, effective written and verbal communication skills, and strong attention to detail. They will have the desire to learn and contribute to the development of a new department and bring the ability to work independently and remain calm in a fast-paced work environment. Additional desired skills include:
• Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills a MUST.
• Experience with motion picture images and QC a plus.
• Experience with Resolve, Colorfront OSD and EXD a plus.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software applications.
• A proficient understanding of all tools used in dailies.
• Extensive travel will be required.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-ro8j86-18-226-251-22-42 in your application.