Apprentice, Studios

Job Description

Apprentice, Studios (Temporary)

Job Description

Your New Role…

A Digital Media Specialist Apprentice is an entry-level position within WarnerMedia Studios geared towards building upon the foundations of a career in post-production and asset management. This position is designed for craftspeople and technically minded persons who have a passion for post-production, asset-management, media workflows, and a driving desire to succeed in the media industry.

Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't meet all the criteria. We strongly encourage you to apply if you're interested: we'd love to know how you can amplify our team with your unique experience.

Your Role Accountabilities…

As a DMS Apprentice, you will provide media support by:
• Organizing, transcoding, and transferring media for editorial sessions (e.g. films, episodes, and dailies to and from library, shoot footage, etc.)
• Ingesting media into project and asset management systems complete with metadata tagging
• Communicating with network and editorial partners around their media needs
• Organizing, pemissioning, and managing assets inside our asset management systems
• Archiving and retrieving content per the needs of edit, audio, and design/VFX teams

Qualifications & Experience…
• Some experience in Adobe Premiere and/or After Effects
• Very familiar with asset and project management processes
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Thorough understanding of media workflows, file transcoding, and post-production processes
• Must be able to perform under very tight deadlines
• Must be self-motivated, intuitive, and take initiative
• Excellent customer service skills, solid interpersonal skills, strong communicator, high attention to detail, meticulous organizational skills, excellent time management skills
• Knowledge and appreciation of the WBD brand
• Previous post-production television experience preferred

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

The Legal Bits…

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at recruitadmin@wbd.com.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gwopw2-3-134-104-173-42 in your application.