COMPANY DESCRIPTION
We’re an open, friendly visual effects company with a penchant for doing the right thing. We carefully balance our incredible talent and professionalism with an approachable, can-do attitude. Crafting stunning visual effects for film and television. And we make sure our staff have a healthy work-life balance too. Our team is fantastic. Hungry to learn, passionate about their art and ready for any challenge.
We’re a Certified B. Corporation: one of a global group of businesses doing the right thing for people, society and the planet. We pay people properly, and adapt to their lives rather than bulldozing through them.
WORKING HOURS
The successful candidate will need to be flexible with start and end times for working days. On occasion, we need to plan shift work to stay later for sends or come in early for downloads, etc.. We also need some balance with London HQ needs
JOB DESCRIPTION
We are seeking a Data I/O to join our dynamic team at a very busy time. We are looking for an individual who strives to be proactive, responsible and communicative. You will be the link between team members of Editorial, Production and Systems to provide prompt and secure handling of encrypted and multi-formatted data to and from our internal network and ensure it meets all quality control and deadline requirements. You are a proactive self-starter who can quickly assess workload, determine priorities and identify areas where they may be able to support the Editorial team to meet all Editorial requirements. You should have previous experience or a strong interest in the VFX industry.
REQUIREMENTS
- Provide prompt and secure handling of encrypted and multi-formatted data to and from our internal network.
- Publish scans into the Dupe pipeline
- Connect to external transfer systems to transfer media
- Troubleshoot connection issues with external transfers and communicate with the Technology department to escalate connection, software or hardware issues
- Log and track all materials, communicating with production teams with regard to outgoing and incoming media.
- Understand priority workloads across multiple projects and liaise with production.
- Communicate workflow and manage with production.
- Perform validation (frame count and picture spec) QC checks on incoming and outgoing materials
- Proactively identify areas/methods to help streamline media ingest/egest within the facility
- Process, index and archive on-set material shot by supervisors
- Liaise with project artists after show delivery to create master archives
- Update Editorial Tracker on assigned tasks and ensure the Editorial team are aware of priorities
- Review and manage Editorial Tracker in absence of Production Coordinator
- Assist wider Editorial team when required to meet deadlines
- Have a good understanding of Dupe security protocols to ensure we maintain our security accreditations
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Can do and proactive approach
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to liaise confidently and credibly with people at all levels
- Excellent multi-tasking, organisational and prioritisation skills
- Ability to work well and quickly under pressure
- Ability to work autonomously using initiative
- Resilient, flexible and excellent team player
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in order to meet tight client deadlines
- Commitment to continuous improvement
- Flexible approach to working hours
- Good knowledge of different file-based workflows and formats
- Comfortable with a command-line or terminal interface
- Ability to work with high volumes of data
- Experience with the following: Linux path structure, FTP, RDP, VNC, running Python/batch scripts and
We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.
