Night Finishing Supervisor
Ignition Creative
Los Angeles, CAThis was removed by the employer on 6/3/2021 1:22:00 PM PST
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Full Time Job
This position is currently workin remotely*
-The working hours for this position are Monday - Friday from 3pm - 11pm.
Under general supervision of the Head of Post Production, the Finishing Supervisor oversees the Junior Colorist and Finishing Assistant Editor team. The Finishing Supervisors are responsible for running the Finish department, ensuring that all finish requests are taken care of in a timely and efficient manner. The Finishing Supervisor works closely with Producers, the Graphics department, Clients, and Vendors to ensure a smooth finishing process.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities:
- Coordinate with studio contacts and vendors to supply locked spots / trailers to finishing
facility and update progress of finishing
- Work closely with Music, Integrated Design, Editors, and Producers to ensure open and
efficient communication
- Answer all questions that arise throughout the Finishing process and troubleshoot any
issues
- Review specs and make sure all involved parties receive the necessary information.
- Make sure all WOs, Trellos and Finishing emails are completed and correct for each spot
worked on
- Oversee the completion of all in-house finishes including final QC and delivery according
to each client's individual specifications.
- Communicate with Finish AEs and make sure they have all information necessary to
properly complete their preps and onlines
- In collaboration with the Finishing Assistant Editors, make sure all servers and delivery
systems (Wiredrive, MediaSilo, FTP) are organized and clean
- Maintain archival backups of all finishes, including requesting out-of-house finishes from
clients.
- Cover for the Head of Post Production when they are out.
Qualifications & Skills:
- 1 year trailer finishing experience minimum
- Management experience
- Clear communication and leadership skills
- Experience with Avid Media Composer 2018, Adobe Premiere 2020 and Adobe Media
Encoder, as well as a familiarity with their basic video effects and audio plug-ins.
- Experience with the Avid / ISIS Client Manager workflow
- Understanding of frame rates (23.98p, 24p, 25p, 29.97p, 29.97i, 50i, 59.94p), timecode
(drop frame, non drop frame), aspect ratios (1.33, 1.78, 1.85, 2.39), resolutions
(720x486, 1280x720, 1920x1080, 2K, 4K), Video scanning (interlaced vs progressive),
and color spaces (rec709 16-235, RGB 0-255)
- Basic understanding of audio bit depth (16bit, 24bit), sample rate (44.1kHz, 48kHz),
codecs (AAC, Linear PCM), common track layouts (stereo, 5.1, split), and audio formats
(WAV, AIF, mp3, m4a)
- Knowledge of digital video codecs including DNxHD, ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes 4444, h264
and bit rates (ex: 6Mbit/s vs 100Mbit/s)
- Experience with video conversion tools (Quicktime Pro, MPEG Streamclip, Content
Agent, DaVinci Resolve) and basic understanding of the .mov and .mp4 wrappers
- Ability to troubleshoot potential QT, WAV or other digital media issues or problems
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel as well as FTP Clients (Cyberduck, Transmit)
- Familiarity with online project management tools such as Trello, Monday.com or Asana
- Ability to work under high pressure situations with quick turnarounds and take
instructions both verbally and in writing
- Efficient time management and prioritizing among several simultaneous project
deliveries
- Attention to detail and consistency
- Understanding of basic editing concepts
- Able to organize work effectively in order to meet deadlines
- Conduct all matters in a professional and courteous manner
DUTIES AND TASKS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. SOMETIMES ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES ARE ASSIGNED TO ASSIST WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS. WE ASK YOU TO BE
FLEXIBLE WITH THE DUTIES ON THIS LIST.?