Japanese Language QC Technician

This is a Full Time Job

Deluxe Media leads the advertising and entertainment industries with innovative supply chain solutions that help market, enrich, and enable media distribution to all platforms and all consumers throughout the world. Deluxe Media is a global company with presence in 6 countries. Our clients include the major Hollywood studios as well as a growing number of on-line retailers.

We currently have an opening for a Japanese language QC Technician. Candidate must be fluent in Japanese language, both verbal and written. Previous quality control experience required.

Primary Responsibilities

* Individual will perform quality assurance testing on video, audio and subtitle tracks; menu and disc navigation; and player compatibility for Standard Definition/Blu-ray movie titles.
* Individual will perform incoming quality control of the client supplied materials (audio, video, subtitles, and graphics) for SD/BD Disc production.
* Individual will perform emulation qc of authored SD/BD disc images (linear playback testing of audio, video and subtitles; disc navigation testing; etc.).
* Individual will perform disc qc using SD/BD players (linear playback testing of audio, video and subtitles; disc navigation testing; etc.).
* Duties require an accurate and methodical approach to testing as well as a very focused and detailed attention to audio, video and subtitle impairments and artifacts.
* Visual quality assurance testing of compressed video material.
* Audible quality assurance testing of encoded audio material.
* Visual quality assurance testing of subtitle (text) streams.
* Qualification of menu navigation and functionality of BD software.
* Use DDS Checklists to verify compliance of DDS product to client specifications and Bill of Materials.
* This is the final step in the SD/BD disc authoring production process. This individual will test all facets of a SD/BD movie title before the project is viewed by the client and/or approved for mass replication.
* Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will possess the following knowledge, experience, and skill-set:

* AA degree in computer science, programming, electronics, A/V technology, television production or related field (or equivalent experience).
* 2-4 years quality control experience in DVD, gaming or related field preferred.
* Blu-ray quality control experience is preferred.
* Individual must possess a fundamental understanding of audio, video, interactive multimedia, professional tape machines, and consumer electronic devices.
* Individual must be able to troubleshoot quality control issues and player anomalies.
* Individual must be organized, diligent and detail-oriented.
* Individual must possess solid verbal and written communication skills.
* Duties require an accurate and methodical approach to testing as well as a very focused and detailed attention to audio, video and subtitle impairments and artifacts.
* Individual must be capable of working in a fast-paced, small team environment with hard deadlines.
* Individual must create their own quality control procedures for testing and approving BD movie projects.
* Individual will need to make frequent ''subjective'' decisions as part of their daily function (e.g. determining the ''severity rating'' for quality defects, determining which defects are acceptable, etc.).

If you're an independent thinker with a high level of ingenuity and the above qualifications, then we'd like you to join our team!

Please visit the careers section of our website for additional information: http://www.bydeluxe.com/. NO PHONE CALLS OR DROP OFFS PLEASE. EOE M/F/D/V