Creation of Screening Assets including but not limited to: DCPs, Media Files (h264 and Apple ProRes), DVDs/BDs, viewing links, and more.
Work closely with Screenings and Post teams to anticipate asset needs in advance of incoming screening requests
Familiarizing themselves with their assigned titles to anticipate potential issues (aspect ratios, forced narratives)
Familiarizing themselves with the associated title campaigns to better anticipate and prioritize timelines, budgets and workload
Building and tracking asset delivery timelines to ensure assets are completed in advance of relevant campaign dates and incoming screening requests
Communicate effectively with various cross functional teams to ensure proper planning, availability and delivery of material
Maintain, curate and expand a global network of digital cinema mastering and distribution facilities; and technical vendors
Liaise with filmmakers to complete cuts/edits necessary for the creation of screening assets, as well as coordinate the proper QC of a final asset
Conduct qualitative review of the created files to ensure they are correct and meet the creation specifications
Manage scheduling, tracking, and verification of international deliveries of screenings, festivals, and theatrical assets to venues.
Manage digital cinema audio/visual engineers at premieres and special screenings
Troubleshooting file based delivery and creation issues in a quick and constructive manner
Availability to troubleshoot issues on nights and weekends as needed
The Candidate
Proven screenings experience of 5+ years within a studio, network or media services company
Strong working knowledge of digital cinema (DCPs, KDMs/DKDMs, theatrical aspect ratios)
Knowledge of digital audio and video file formats and creation software (Resolve, FCP, Avid, Adobe)
Knowledge of Post Production Imaging (Color Space, DI, P3 vs Rec709) and Sound Workflows (Nearfield and Theatrical mixes)
Familiar with the current trends and workflows for both UHD/4K, HDR, 2K, Dolby Atmos, Vision, 7.1 and 5.1 audio formats
Ability to handle a heavy volume of work, supervising several projects in tandem
Effective in dealing with external vendors, agencies and internal stakeholders
Excellent organizational skills, awareness of deadlines and high attention to detail. Meticulous about the details and thorough, completes tasks and follows up
Strong communication skills both written and verbal, sensitive to cultural nuances and D&I aspects
Creative problem solving abilities
A proactive and positive thinker and a constant contributor to the team
Ability to work well under pressure while remaining flexible and nimble. Scrappy, resourceful and relentless in trying to find a solution
Curious to innovate to make the work better - interest in developing best practice and streamlining administrative processes which can simplify how we work
Proficient knowledge of Google Suite and are quick to learn and adapt with new systems
Excellent communication in English
Experience working in the Asia-Pacific region
Experience working with on promotional events; and theatrical distribution and operations