Post Production Technician

Job Description

THE DIVISION'S STORY
Production Operations and Engineering consists of a wide range of media centric roles. We are responsible for managing the entire life cycle of A+E's programming. This is where we produce, transform, broadcast and distribute content as well as run the tech infrastructure for the Media Supply chain. We are an energetic team that fulfills the business objectives within a thriving dynamic industry. Developing new solutions to continually improve the user experience of our customers, consumers and colleagues is our mandate. If you have the determination and aptitude we are seeking for a role in this challenging and rewarding business and are eager to work for a department that sets the standard for our industry, then we look forward to speaking with you!

The Post Production Technician will work collaboratively with internal department members as well as external stakeholders to provide technical support of the post production process at A+E Production Operations in NY. The role is responsible for maintaining the media supply chain from receipt of assets to final delivery to broadcast and digital channels. The Post Production Technician reports directly to the Senior Director of Post Production Operations, executing and communicating all procedures, processes, workflows and directives set forth.

MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU'LL DO:
• Support and administer all media assets and metadata living in the facility's Post Production environment, both on-site and in the cloud.
• Support remote content production environments working with remote team members ensuring connectivity, and continuity of the operation.
• Assist in managing all client based and internal storage allocations on Avid ISIS/NEXIS, and Nearline storage systems.
• Administer folders, partitions, rules, and access across post production systems and storage.
• Onboard and provide technical support to Editors and Assistant Editors on site and working remotely.
• Liaise with clients to determine which media and projects are complete and can be archived and deleted from active production servers.
• Work with Technical Operations and Strategy Teams on creating workflows and rules for media management, storage, and access. Help refine existing workflows to improve efficiency and increase employee knowledge base.
• Assist in ensuring best practices in workflows and educate clients regarding new and existing procedures from a media management perspective.
• Support Vantage workflows for automated QC, camera Ingest and file delivery.
• Assist Technical Operations and Engineering in providing technical support within the facility as it pertains to the Avid Edit environment, and MAM systems.
• Assist Senior Director of Post Production Operations with any assignments, overflow and testing; included but not limited to internal training, troubleshooting, technical document creation and communication with external vendors.
• Work in Airtable with Client Services to advise and provide insight for best ways to complete assigned tasks.
• Assist in administering and maintaining SaaS and cloud based solutions in the post environment.
• Assist in support for Internal production teams, Six West and Category Six: Tech Calls for Shoots, Post Production support, ingest, asset archive, delivery, workflow development and troubleshooting.
• Maintaining various systems trackers for resources, projects and assignments.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
On our team, you'll have the opportunity to innovate and learn. You will learn. You will not be alone. You'll have an opportunity to build transformational technology solutions & supporting core areas of business. Also, you'll be able to seek out new technologies and implement them where they make sense. Finally, you'll be exposed to various A+E departments and stakeholders to learn the goals, needs and direction so you can become a trusted partner.

YOUR STORY: [+BEHAVIORS] (what you need to have)
• Minimum 3 year's experience in broadcast Post Production.
• Broadcast or cable television network experience is preferred.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Post Production workflows and processes.
• Knowledge of Post Production software and systems including, but not limited to:
• Avid Media Composer, Avid Storage, Interplay, Vantage, Adobe Creative Suite
• Knowledge of: Airtable, Office 365, Google apps, Shift, Aspera, Signiant, Windows, Mac OSX

A ''can do'' attitude with an understanding that culture and collaboration are above all else. A relentless passion for the process of creating content with a curiosity for leaning and trying new things.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rj61v0-18-116-51-117-42 in your application.