Dailies Operator (Temporary)

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11d • Remote

About The Position

Dailies Operators report to a Dailies Producer or Senior Dailies Producer. This is a multi-faceted role and job requirements may be different from one project to the next. The Dailies Operator may be required to work on their own, as part of a team, on a single project or on multiple projects concurrently depending upon the needs of the department. They will primarily be responsible for providing dailies services, including logging and syncing, ingest of client picture and sound files, creation, quality control, and client delivery of dailies deliverables, archiving, and data management. While working on a dailies show, the Dailies Operator will provide support for the dailies colorist and help expedite deliveries. For on location work, the Dailies Operator may be cross trained to calibrate monitors, location system breakdowns, shipping and receiving and to cover for Production on an as needed basis.

The Dailies Operator schedule will change based on department needs but will generally be a night shift. Some roles may have a fixed schedule while others may change on a day-to-day basis. The candidate may be required to travel.

Requirements

• Exceptional attention to detail
• Some experience with television or major motion pictures
• Working knowledge of film and digital capture workflows
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software applications
• A proficient understanding of all tools used in dailies.

Nice To Haves

• Strong understanding of post production and color pipelines is preferred.
• Some experience with On Set Dailies (OSD), Resolve, EXD and Avid Media Composer is preferred.
• Excellent work ethic and positive attitude.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and remain calm in a fast-paced work environment.
• Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills a MUST.
• Experience with motion picture images and QC a plus.
• Experience with Resolve, Colorfront OSD and EXD a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain constant communication with dailies team on Teams, ensuring that you are accurately reporting the status of your assignments (project/cam roll) in Teams and email.
• Offload, verify and log Original Camera Files and audio from a variety of media, and split and tag clips according to camera reports, script and sound reports.
• Sync audio to image via time code, slide as necessary where no TC match, check levels via audio meter, and QC image and audio, and apply CDLs & LUT where applicable/required and compare to any stills supplied.
• Render, check, prepare and upload deliverables according to show spec, as well as prepare and copy media to iPad, shuttle drives as outlined in the show spec.
• Initiate LTO archives of all source media. (On Location only)
• Manage SAN and deletion scripts as needed. (On Location only)
• QC both film and digital clips for a variety of issues depending on the source media and note any issues. Operator should perform thorough quality control checks noting artifacts, missing frames, missing picture, failed checksums, spot soft focus, and check against notes from supplied reports.
• Check the vector scope and waveform monitor to identify exposure concerns when no Colorist is assigned (LUT app only shows).
• Content Creation and QC (Avid, FCP, H.264, DVD, Blu Ray, HDSR, and all other deliverables).
• Escalate issues internally through Dailies management team and production; ensure accurate reporting, communicate concerns with above processes to Dailies Producer, log TRTs of incoming footage, submit completion reports, log hours worked and upload and email ALEs, Flex Files, Avid Bins, and NDRs.
• Test, configure and install dailies viewing systems in the field as necessary. (On Location Only)
• Assist with shipping, receiving and RMAs. (On Location only)
• Assist with all Dailies functions as needed.
• Other duties as needed.

Benefits

• Comprehensive package of health, retirement, and insurance benefits and paid time off (for eligible employees)
• Retirement, select insurance benefits, and where required by law, health benefits (for eligible project hires and part-time employees working less than 25 hours per week)
• Local benefits plan offerings (for roles filled in Canada and other territories)

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed