Data I/O Lead

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About the job

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Lead Data I/O Technician role at Company 3. Must have experience with Linux, shell tools, render software, and managing a team. Ideal candidate has experience with DaVinci Resolve, AutoDesk Flame, Avid, and LTO archiving.

Company: Company 3
Position: Data I/O Lead
Location: Santa Monica, CA
*Pay Range: $30.00 - $37.50 USD hourly

POSITION SUMMARY:
As Lead Data I/O Technician you will be responsible for supporting the Manager, Data I/O and take a lead role in helping direct all work performed by the data technicians, helping to define best practices with respect to all data related tasks, communicating with production staff and advising on project workflows as needed.

MAIN DUTIES:
The Data I/O Lead will will act as the lead of the team of data technicians and help to enforce best practices, advise on new workflows and help to train new team members. They will assist in testing new workflows and tasks destined to be performed by technicians and coordinate with internal scheduling and production staff to make project storage assignments (for picture, sound and dailies). They will work with production staff in all other partner locations to facilitate project movement and be able to advise on client requirements as they relate to data hosting and transfer. Other duties include:

Provide support for all departments and have a working understanding of each of their day-to-day operations and communicate with production staff to address workflow changes, client or internal.
Address and iterate upon any workflows and systems, working with the Manager, Data I/O to liaise with engineering and production staff to accommodate client requirements.
Manage and perform vendor on-boarding for various client platforms, occasionally on behalf of other production staff and occasionally participate in client facing troubleshooting, as they relate to data deliveries

WHAT YOU BRING:
The ideal candidate will bring previous experience in Linux operating systems and shell based tools. They will have a working knowledge of render software such as Colorfront OSD and Transkoder. They will have experience managing a team of 5, typically working asynchronously. They will be familiar with ticketing systems such as JIRA, or other Agile style task tracking software. The ideal candidate will also bring the following:

Color Science and image processing experience
Production tools including DaVinci Resolve, AutoDesk Flame and Avid experience
LTO and related archiving software experience
Have high proficiency in Bash or equivalent Unix Shell
Regularly exercises critical thought and creative problem solving
Dailies experience
Excellent ability to triage and delegate tasks to team
Familiar with commonly used production cameras (ARRI, RED, Sony, etc..)
Is constantly engaged in learning and testing new technologies
Has a working knowledge of Python and integration with internal scripting tools

About the Company:
Company 3 / Method Studios provides a full range of Creative Services for content creators, including conceptual design, pre-vis, look development, ideation and rapid prototyping, 3D animation/CGI, motion graphics/designers, matte painting, compositing, dailies and production services, color grading, post-production finishing, marketing/trailers, live-action production, experiences, and more. 

Diversity and Inclusion at Company 3:
Creativity has diversity at its core. We celebrate the value of each unique experience by being dedicated to fostering the most diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where every employee feels empowered and safe to show up to work as their full self.
It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Please inform the company's HR representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.

*The listed pay range represents the lowest to highest range that we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, local currency exchange rates, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, applicable law, and business or organizational needs.
The benefits for eligible part-time employees working 25 or more hours per week and full-time employees in the US include a comprehensive package of health, retirement, and insurance benefits and paid time off. The benefits for eligible project hires and part-time employees working less than 25 hours per week in the US include retirement, select insurance benefits, and where required by law, health benefits. For roles filled in Canada and other territories, local benefits plan offerings will apply.
Both external and internal candidates can apply for this role through this careers’ website.
The above compensation and benefits information is provided in accordance with various state and local pay transparency laws.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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Company 3 is a comprehensive postproduction facility for features, episodic, commercials, and music videos. Known for its creative color artistry, pioneering technology, and global reach, Company 3 is trusted to deliver a quality product every time. It is home to one of the largest and most talented pools of colorists and visual effects artists working in post-production today with a client list that includes many of the most respected and talented film and entertainment professionals in the industry.

Company 3 offers solutions-based services ranging from color correction, Digital Intermediate (DI), and file-based workflows to visual effects and online services. Through its virtual outposts, Company 3 Colorists are available to clients around the world.