Finishing Supervisor

Job Description

It's the magic of immersing yourself in a motion picture masterpiece, or a new track from your favorite band, or the spectacle of a live Broadway show. It's hard to define and even harder to create, but that's what we do at The Walt Disney Studios.
Ours is a culture of innovation, collaboration and creativity. We raise the bar, then step over it, blazing trails through the production and distribution of world-class entertainment around the globe. If you want to help tell compelling, enduring stories through movies, music or stage plays, then we want to hear from you.
Marvel Studios has created one of the most powerful brands by bringing memorable, life-changing storytelling to the world through incredible characters like Iron Man, Thor, Black Panther and Captain America. The Marvel Cinematic Universe multi-film franchises have redefined the genre in building a universe filled with creativity, innovation and collaboration. At Marvel Studios, you will be part of a team that helps propel our legacy into the future with a vision as far-reaching as our stories.

Marvel Studios is looking for Finishing Supervisor to collaborate with Filmmakers, VFX Supervisors, Creative Finishing Supervisor, and DI Colorists on the color grading and final delivery of Feature Film, Streaming and Animation projects. You'll maintain consistent, high-quality creative as well as technical standards for the primary and all downstream deliverables on a variety of projects. An abilty to troubleshoot VFX and collaborate on solutions is a key part of this job. You'll report to the Creative Finishing Supervisor at Marvel Studios in Burbank, CA.

Responsibilities:
• Supervise color grading conversions to additional formats (HDR, Rec709, Dolby Cinema, IMAX, and 3D) to assure a consistent creative interpretation to each project
• Represent filmmakers' in unsupervised color grading to assure their notes are addressed
• Collaborate with filmmakers, VFX, executives and the colorists to achieve the visual goals of each project
• Attend planning, delivery, engineering meetings, and VFX reviews
• Be a resource to assure consistent visual treatment of key intellectual property across projects
• Attend marketing color grading sessions
• Assess QC reports and advise on priorities and fixes
• Collaborate with internal VFX team and external VFX vendors to assure good technical deliveries of files

Basic Qualifications:
• 10+ years of a strong compositing visual effects background, especially with experience in and/or as a Compositing Supervisor or VFX Supervisor
• 10+ years of technical experience working in film, commercial or similar post-production environment
• Strong stereoscopic experience in relation to the color and DI process
• Strong familiarity with color management pipelines, LUTs & CDLs
• Extensive experience with color grading process, tools, and techniques
• Demonstrated leadership qualities, team player, positive attitude with an ability to problem-solve
• Deep understanding of photography, cinematography, composition, lighting, and color

Preferred Qualifications:
• Must have advanced knowledge of editing, finishing, graphics, color correction, technical specs and post production processes
• Critical eye for detail and a strong aesthetic sensibility, with the ability to communicate visual ideas to multiple individuals including executives
• Able to suggest creative and artistic solutions to visual storytelling problems as well as technical challenges
• Excellent communication skills for various levels of interaction within a studio
• Remains calm under the pressure of deadlines, thrives in a high-pressure environment
• Organized and capable of multi-tasking
• On-set experience is helpful, but not required

About Marvel Studios:

Marvel Studios has created one of the most powerful brands by bringing memorable, life-changing storytelling to the world through incredible characters like Iron Man, Thor, Black Panther and Captain America. The Marvel Cinematic Universe multi-film franchises have redefined the genre in building a universe filled with creativity, innovation and collaboration. At Marvel Studios, you will be part of a team that helps propel our legacy into the future with a vision as far-reaching as our stories.

This position is with Marvel Studios LLC, which is part of a business segment we call Marvel Studios.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rbn6px-3-138-122-195-42 in your application.