DATA TECHNICIAN ROLE SPECIFICATIONS
THE DATA TECHNICIAN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CORE DATA RESOURCES AND THE TECHNICAL QUALITY CONTROL OF ASSETS MOVING IN AND OUT OF ARTJAIL. BROADLY SPEAKING, THIS PERSON MANAGES ALL OF THE DIGITAL ASSETS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIGITAL AUDIO AND VIDEO SEQUENCES, STILL IMAGES, 2D AND 3D TECHNICAL ASSETS. THIS POSITION IS ALSO THE LAST LINE OF QUALITY CONTROL BEFORE ANY DELIVERABLES LEAVE THE FACILITY FOR BROADCAST. THE DATA TECHNICIAN IS HIGHLY ORGANIZED, AND WITH AN OBSESSIVE ATTENTION TO TECHNICAL QUALITY AND DETAIL. THE ROLE IS IN SUPPORT OF ARTISTS, PRODUCERS, AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL.
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
ABILITY AND UNDERSTANDING ON HOW TO ADJUST CODEC PROFILE SETTINGS WHEN PREPARING VERSIONS OF DELIVERABLES FOR MULTIPLE FORMATS AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.
ADHERE TO A COMPREHENSIVE QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PREPARED MASTERS.
POST VIEWABLES FROM FLAME OR BASELIGHT FOR CLIENT VIEWING AND WORK WITH PRODUCERS FOR ALL JOB DELIVERABLES AND WIP POSTINGS.
ORGANIZE/MANAGE THE FTP AND POSTING SYSTEM.
KEEP FTRACK UPDATED AS ASSETS MOVE TO AND FROM REMOTE ARTISTS AND SUPPLIERS AS WELL AS EXECUTE ROTO, TRACKING, AND COMP PUBLISHING SCRIPTS.
MANAGE BACKUPS OF PRODUCTION ELEMENTS, JOBS, FLAME ARCHIVES, AND ASSETS ON A REGULAR BASIS.
LOG AND TRACK THE MOVEMENT OF DIGITAL ASSETS IN AND OUT OF THE FACILITY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CLIENT DRIVES, SHOOT MATERIALS, ROTO, FREELANCER ASSETS.
TRANSCODE SCENE-LINEAR EXR’S FROM CAMERA RAW AT THE CORRECT RESOLUTION AND COLOR GAMUT IN BASELIGHT OR FLAME.
LEARN BASIC FLAME AND NUKE TECHNIQUES TO FACILITATE TROUBLESHOOTING AND REVISION WHEN NO OTHER ARTISTS OR ASSISTANTS ARE AVAILABLE.
REQUIREMENTS:
UNDERSTANDING OF ADOBE MEDIA ENCODER, PHOTOSHOP, AND ILLUSTRATOR TO PREP/CREATE POSTINGS AND ARTWORK FOR USE BY ARTISTS.
STRONG WORK ETHIC AND ABILITY TO WORK FLEXIBLE HOURS.
TROUBLESHOOTING, TIME MANAGEMENT, PRIORITIZATION AND ORGANIZATION SKILLS A MUST.
ABILITY TO MANAGE MULTIPLE TASKS AND ADAPT.
ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE OPENLY AND EFFECTIVELY, BOTH IN PERSON AND WITH THE USAGE OF MICROSOFT TEAMS/SLACK/GOOGLE CHAT.
KNOWLEDGE OF TERMINAL COMMANDS/SCRIPTS & GOOGLE DOCS/SHEETS.
ABILITY TO WORK CLOSELY WITH STAFF AND IS OPEN TO BOUNCING IDEAS OFF ONE ANOTHER TO CREATE BEST PRACTICES AND SOLUTIONS.
KNOWLEDGE OF FLAME/NUKE/BASELIGHT/DAYLIGHT A PLUS.
THIS ROLE IS ON SITE AT THE ARTJAIL LA OFFICE
PLEASE SEND RESUMES TO JOBS@ARTJAIL.COM