VIZ Media

Technical Operations Specialist, Animation Production

VIZ Media

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • California, New York, Oregon

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Salary

💰 $70,000 - $85,000 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

CloudRay

About the role

  • Understand, support, and manage asset production across TV, Home Video (DVD, BD), digital (AVOD, SVOD, TVOD), simulcast, and localization production and distribution workflows.
  • Manage, track, and communicate the status and routing of assets along the production and post-production pipelines with vendors, licensors, licensees, and cross-functional teams.
  • Serve as the subject matter expert for asset production, conformance, QC, and the content distribution supply chain.
  • Contribute and adhere to SOP's (Standard Operating Procedures) and best practices to maintain consistency across projects and assets.
  • Work closely with other members of the production team to shape, define, implement, and support efficient workflows and communication for department and company needs.
  • Communicate, guide, and support vendors to meet asset production specifications.
  • Conform, edit, convert, and troubleshoot assets (Audio, video, timed text, metadata, art) to meet various production and distribution needs.
  • Own scheduling, delivery, and receipt of assets from vendors and partners daily across multiple projects and IPs under strict deadlines.
  • Drive material archiving, backups, and overall asset organization for long term production needs as well as asset transfers/asset shares to key stakeholders.
  • Evaluate, troubleshoot, and validate assets with a high level of detail at receipt to ensure they meet all industry and regulatory standards for broadcast and distribution.
  • Maintain detailed records of technical issues and develop solutions to solve ongoing problems that impact production and processes.

Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years working in post-production, home video & streaming, creative advertising, Media & Entertainment operation environments
  • Minimum 5 years of project management, asset management, and QC experience in the Media & Entertainment industry
  • Strong production knowledge and experience with video, audio, metadata, and timed-text (subtitles, closed captions, forced narratives, SDH) technical specifications and formats
  • Expert knowledge of common interchange formats and codecs (DNxHD, ProRes, .MXF, etc.)
  • Proficiency in Post-Production editorial tools and services (Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere, DaVinci Resolve)
  • Proficiency in Subtitling/Caption & QC software (EZTitles, CaptionMaker, OOONA, Switch)
  • Experience with industry delivery tools and cloud-based asset management systems (Aspera, MediaShuttle, Flow Capture, Frame.io or similar)
  • Knowledge of EST, AVOD/SVOD, and streaming platform requirements (Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, iTunes, etc.)
  • Interest in latest trends and technologies in post-production, with an emphasis on innovation and efficiency
  • Experience working with/at authoring houses, post-production facilities, creative agencies, and/or Media & Entertainment studios in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
  • Knowledge of post-production standards and practices related to broadcast and streaming
  • Proficiency with productivity and collaboration tools (i.e., Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace, Slack, Enchant, Asana, or similar)
  • Strong project management and prioritization skills, able to effectively multitask and work under extremely tight deadlines
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in Film Production, or equivalent experience, with a record that demonstrates suitable preparation for this position
  • Additional preferred skills:
  • Ability to speak, read, and write in Japanese
  • Familiarity with anime and manga titles