PIPELINE DEVELOPER

Method Studios is currently in search of a Pipeline Developer to join the Software team.  We’re looking for a variety of skills to complement the existing team, ranging from database development, plug-ins to 3D applications, and general workflow tools within Maya or Houdini.  We’d love to talk to you!

Responsibilities and Duties

• Design and develop software to address production demands.
• Maintain existing workflows and tools.
• Solve challenging production problems by creating new tools or modifying existing ones.
• Communicate with productions to confirm tools achieve their desired goals.

Required

• Undergraduate / Graduate degree in Computing Science or related field.
• 3+ years experience of code development.
• Proficiency coding in Python.
• Familiarity with Linux.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Desired

• C++, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, PyQt are an asset.
• MongoDB, Postgres, MySQL.
• Maya, Houdini, Nuke.
• Linux, Windows, OSX.
• V-Ray, Renderman, Mantra.
• Massive.
• Qube, Rush.

FULL STACK SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Description

Method Studios Los Angeles is looking to hire an experienced Full Stack Software Engineer to work on its global Web Services infrastructure. Are you interested in building services people actually use? Interested in providing scalable network services on a global scale? Are you passionate about automation?  Your responsibilities will span multiple languages and frameworks, often seeing a product through from inception to deployment.

Qualifications

• Computer Science Degree or related experience
• Minimum 5 years professional software development experience
• Experience in Python and Java
• Experience in Agile teams, Git and Git Flow process
• Solid knowledge of Linux server and desktop environments
• Solid experience with HTML5, CSS3, and modern JavaScript
• Ability and desire to learn new technologies and languages as required
• Ability to solve problems unsupervised and recommend proactive technical solutions
• Positive can-do attitude combined with the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Excellent communication and organizational skill with strong attention to detail

Additional Skills Preferred

• UI and UX design and implementation
• SDK/API for Atlassian's JIRA, Confluence, Stash
• DevOps processes: Puppet, Salt, Amazon AWS, VMWare
• Web Frameworks: Pyramid, Twisted, Node.js
• NoSQL Databases: MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Graph Databases

JUNIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER

Method Studios is looking for a Junior Systems Engineer to join its Technology team.

Technical requirements are focused on supporting team and working remotely from our sister company Efilm in Hollywood.

 Some of the Responsibilities and Duties will include:

•  Perform in the following technical areas:

• Systems installation, configuration and operation
  Hardware integration and deployment.
• Software installation
• Configuration management
• Networking
• Incident response and management
• Security
• Administer servers and network services: LDAP, NIS, AD, DNS, DHCP, NFS
• User support and troubleshooting
• Familiar and experience with a Linux based enviroments

A degree and a background in Computer Science is required.

The shifts for this position can vary, fluctuating between working days and evening shifts.  Candidate must be flexible with this schedule.

This is a 3-4 month assignment, possibly longer for the right candidate.

The Automation Engineer will bring together the elements of our service and stream line the provision of the components. They will be someone who can really help push the efficiency and flexibility of the technology to the next level. They will be responsible for designing the workflows that will tie together the network, storage, compute, platforms and applications to enable the provision and decommission of MediaCloud services. They will also be involved in designing and implementing the orchestration layer that will enable these workflows. They will assist with the single sign on and unification of our security services across the services. They will provide technical expertise on the database clusters from a design, implementation and management perspective. They will work in collaboration with Infrastructure and Dev team members as well as Broadcast and Application specialists and Operations teams to design and implement solutions, refine and improve current solutions, create detailed designs and document best practices.

Reporting To:                 Head of Infrastructure

Location:                          London – Holborn Tower office

Duration:                          Permanent

1     Responsibilities

•       Provide deep technical expertise and guidance on the development and implementation of an orchestration suite
•       Provide a flexible orchestration and automation layer that enables us to build custom workflows
•       Design and implement automated workflow solutions according to MediaCloud standards and guidelines as required
•       Provide solutions to automate build of physical and virtual servers both Linux and Windows OS
•       Provide solutions to automate, network, storage, virtualisation, and middleware and application builds
•       Help to move the configuration layer further into the application stack to improve standardisation and speed of deployments. 
•       Provide design, implementation and BAU support for the middleware layer including MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MSSQL
•       Assist with single sign on security consolidation across applications
•       Work collaboratively within the Infrastructure, Development, R&D teams and across the business to technically bring the teams closer
•       Participate in project work and implement technical solutions alongside assisting in improving the BAU support processes
•       Ensure solution are integrated into the systems management applications
•       Document standards, best practices, and installation guides
•       Become deeply immersed in the Media, Playout and Video Delivery services and learn how real-time video operates across an IP network to support the production environment

2     Skills and Experience

•       Experience in the deployment and configuration of Orchestration suites, Open Source or other eg Openstack
•       Experience integrating Network, Storage, Virtualization, and Platform and Application builds with an Orchestration suite
•       Experience with tools for the automation of software and operating system deployments eg Chef, Puppet
•       Experience in deployment, administration and maintenance of databases including MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MSSQL
•       Experience automating deployments on Linux and Windows Operating systems eg RedHat, Centos, Debian, Ubuntu, Windows Server 2012 R2
•       Experience scripting with various languages including Powershell, Bash, Python
•       Experience in the configuration and deployment of Web Servers, Apache, IIS
•       Exerpience or understanding of networking, eg TCPIP, DNS, HTTP, Cisco Nexus, multicast
•       Experience of Object based, software define storage desirable eg Scality
•       Experience with any file transfer acceleration software desirable eg Signiant, Aspera, File Catalyst

The Systems Engineer will provide technical expertise across our platforms, virtualisation and compute infrastructure. They will work in collaboration with other Infrastructure team members as well as Broadcast specialists and Operations teams to design and implement solutions, refine and improve current solutions, create detailed designs and document best practices. They will provide business as usual (BAU) maintenance and support for the Deluxe Infrastructure (including out-of-hours work) and work on projects ranging from internal upgrades to customer site installations. This position may involve shift work and travel.  

Reporting To:                 Head of Infrastructure

Location:                          London – Holborn Tower office

Duration:                          Permanent

1     Responsibilities

•       Provide technical expertise to maintain the day to day operation and project implementation of the platforms, virtualisation and compute stack across global data centres, provide maintenance and support, including out-of-hours / on-call support
•       Design and implement technical solutions according to MediaCloud standards and guidelines as required
•       Administer, maintain and improve the Windows Server platforms and Active Directory environment
•       Administer, maintain and improve the VMware vSphere 5.1 estate
•       Administer, maintain and improve the hardware that underpins the compute stack, which encompasses Infrastructure, Media Service, Playout and Video delivery
•       Work collaboratively within the Infrastructure Team and across the business to troubleshoot technical issues from the application to the hardware layer
•       Participate in project work and implement technical solutions including but not limited to data centre builds, hardware and firmware upgrades and tech refreshes
•       Baseline and monitor the performance of the virtualisation and compute infrastructure and ensure they meet agreed design and business requirements
•       Ensure baselines for versions of hardware, firmware, drivers are created, adhered to and improved as the technology develops
•       Document standards, best practices, and installation guides
•       Become deeply immersed in the Media, Playout and Video Delivery services and learn how real-time video operates across an IP network to support the production environment

2     Skills and Experience

•       Demonstrable experience in administering, maintaining and troubleshooting Windows Server operating systems, (Server 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2) Active Directory and it’s functions including WSUS, DFS, DNS and DHCP
•       Demonstrable Experience in installation and configuration of IIS webservers including security, load balancing and performance tuning
•       Demonstrable Experience with troubleshooting low level hardware and virtualization problems on physical and virtual servers
•       Demonstrable experience in the configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting of VMware vSphere 5+ using Enterprise Plus features
•       Linux systems administration skills desirable
•       Experience with administration of MS SQL server, Postgres DB or MongoDB experience is desirable
•       Knowledge of storage and storage subsystems, NAS and SAN, FC and iSCSI protocols, fabric zoning, LUN masking, replication desirable
•       Experience with IP networking, switching and routing, any multicast or video network knowledge highly desirable
•       Min 5 years’ experience as a Systems Admin/Engineer or Infrastructure Engineer
•       Experience of measuring performance baselines, and monitoring ongoing performance levels
•       Ability to work in a challenging and demanding environment
•       Some knowledge of ITIL best practice would be beneficial 

System Administrator (Santa Monica)

Luma Pictures is an artist centric feature film VFX studio located two blocks from the beach in Santa Monica, California.  We maintain a unique culture with an amazingly talented staff and are always on the lookout for exceptional people for full time and project positions.

The ideal candidate will be able to contribute to many aspects of our production network; including user support, OS management and scripting. 

The precise tasks can vary depending on what you bring to the table, but some of the outstanding responsibilities are:

- Manage and troubleshoot hardware and software issues on user workstations running Linux or OSX

- BASH and/or Python scripting to increase production in our area of supporting the artists

- Assisting with other items such as power issues, building issues and other general issues

- Deploying workstations, rendernodes and servers for production use

- First point of contact for user issues

Qualifications:

- Advanced knowledge of Fedora, CentOS/RHEL and OSX including software management and deployment

- Advanced knowledge of and experience with networking concepts and network implementations including routing, VLANs, firewalls, traffic inspection

- Advanced knowledge of DNS, LDAP, HTTPS, FTP, SSH, VNC and other common protocols

- Knowledge of Data Backup concepts and software (Netvault, Bacula etc) 

- Extremely proficient with gnu/linux rpm-based distributions 

- Ability to lead in advanced troubleshooting without guidance for hardware, software and networking issues

- Advanced knowledge of hardware RAID, software RAID, lvm, ext3/4, NFS

- Advanced knowledge of linux network commands including NetworkManager, host, nslookup, dig, ifconfig, ip, route, netstat, ping, iptables etc. 

- Solid understanding of packet flow, tcp and udp transmissions

- Advanced knowledge of sysv, init scripts and startup and login process for linux and osx systems

- Advanced knowledge of virtualisation concepts and implentations

- Knowledge of rpm repository mirroring and rpmbuild for custom repos

- Advanced knowledge of security concepts including best practice and auditing 

- Knowledge of VPN technologies including site-to-site VPN tunnels

- Puppet management system knowledge

- Ability to manage large data sets / projects

- Customer service experience

Pluses:

- Advanced knowledge of xenserver administration including p2v

- Knowledge of openldap 

- Familiar with visual effects shops, pipelines or similar

- Experience with squid or other hardware ssl proxy web filters

- Wireless networking experience

- Video card experience (drivers, troubleshooting, Xorg, etc)

- Mcollective, Cobbler, Jenkins knowledge

- Ceph knowledge 

- FortiGate/FortiAP experience

- HP Procurve experience

- Proactive, curious, energetic, troubleshooter

- Strong desire and ability to learn and apply new knowledge and techniques

- Able to left a server or other similarly weighted item from time to time, independently 

Submissions:

Note: This is a contract position of 9 months. 

If you think you fit the bill and want a quick response, go to http://bit.ly/1k2XoJA and apply!

No phone calls - no resume drop offs. We will be in touch directly if we're interested in an interview and we cannot guarantee response if you email directly.

Thanks!

The Inspired System Administrator

Who are you?

You’re an open-minded, highly motivated individual with a passion for new technology and a keen sense of how users and clients interact with technologies. You’re good at what you do and you love your work. You’re a team player who communicates well and you don’t take yourself too seriously, but you know when it’s time to hunker down and get to it! You like diversity, you’re a future-oriented system administrator and, most importantly, you like a challenge. You’ll probably want to love music, too.

What’s the job?

The National Film Board of Canada is the only institution of its kind in the world that produces and distributes interactive and experimental work, auteur animation and documentaries in every form, for both Canadian and international audiences. Our primary means of sharing this creative wealth is thru NFB.ca and the many Interactive websites. In the coming years, the NFB will be facing a shift in the way this content is disseminated, as we attempt to bring to life myriad web projects that will transform our audiences’ online experience.

You would be working with the Infrastructure team, supporting and managing various Internet projects. You will help the team develop site architecture and find innovative technical solutions for clients, in cooperation with key staff in the NFB’s Web development departments.

Key: Feasibility analysis, technology watch, and optimizing development.

What is required?

- A university degree in Computer Science, Multi-media Production Technology, or Integrated Technology.

- 5+ years in a comparable position or demonstrated ability and expertise in a system administrator position.

- Written and spoken English and French.

- Excellent knowledge of WEB protocols and architecture.

- Proficiency in the operating systems used at the NFB (Mac OS, Windows, Linux).

- Ability to develop scripts (PowerShell, Perl or Python) for process automation.

- Ability to operate and optimize system applications: virtualization, network and other services, Web publication or video broadcasting servers, etc.

- Familiarity with: NginX, Keepalive, HAproxy, ElasticSearch, Ansible, Jenkins, Gitlab.

- Familiarity with: AWS (Amazon Web Services) architecture product line.

- Familiarity with Web services and SOA architectures.

Important

To send your CV, go to : http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/jobs/positions-available/?jobid=21257

About Us

Nerd Corps Entertainment, established in 2002, is a DHX Media company, boasting a diverse portfolio of award-winning original properties such as Slugterra, League of Super Evil, Storm Hawks and Rated A for Awesome. With six shows in production, there is always a genre or character to keep you interested and challenged. But we’re more than just an animation studio. Our 400 creatives build stories, worlds, and experiences for kids that cut across platforms from television to online, games, toys, mobile—wherever kids are spending time. We handle all stages of our process in-house, from the IP creation and development to post-production, finance, sales and distribution, licensing and consumer products, and interactive development, making us a rarity in the industry. Our studio near Vancouver’s trendy Commercial Drive is a vibrant mixture of rookies and veterans, where those fresh out of college can continue learning from mid-career and senior artists, and where every level of experience can make the most of their talent on some of the best kids shows and games in the world.

Leo, Gemini, Emmy…been there, won that.

Come work for an award-winning studio and make cartoons, not war.

Department: Pipeline

Location: Vancouver

About the Position

It’s a very exciting time to join our team! We’re moving our pipeline to Maya so this is a great opportunity to create and develop our next generation of productions! As the lead character pipeline TD you will be responsible for building, improving and maintaining our characters pipeline (workflows, tools, rigs, hair and cloth simulation). You will work closely with the rigging, animation and modelling teams to achieve efficient productions and will support the rigging team with scripts, tools and education.

Responsibilities

• Create and develop rigs, tools and process to meet production needs, and assist productions when needed
• Prototype biped, quadruped and props rigs
• Develop and script automation for the rigging process
• Work with production and animation teams to prioritize and plan needs
• Develop cloth, hair and fur systems for production
• Mentor rigging and other TDs on those systems
• Work closely with pipeline, animation and modelling teams to ensure production needs and global pipeline direction
• Research new techniques and tools
• Create and update documentation explaining our processes and tools
• Additional responsibilities as required

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in animation or visual effects for film or television

• Proficiency in Maya rigging and deformation is required
• Good working knowledge of Python is required.
• Proven experience in rigging pipeline development is required
• Strong understanding of CG pipeline process is required
• Strong problem solving skills
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment, offer mentorship, and take direction from department and show leadership
• Experience in cloth, hair and fur is an asset.

 Please APPLY at: https://hire.jobvite.com/j?aj=odZe0fwa&s=Studiosysadmins

THANK YOU to all those who express interest in being a part of the Nerd Corps team. Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications we receive, we may be unable to reply to all applicants. If we feel that you may be a good match for one of our current openings you will be contacted.

About Us

Nerd Corps Entertainment, established in 2002, is a DHX Media company, boasting a diverse portfolio of award-winning original properties such as Slugterra, League of Super Evil, Storm Hawks and Rated A for Awesome. With six shows in production, there is always a genre or character to keep you interested and challenged. But we’re more than just an animation studio. Our 400 creatives build stories, worlds, and experiences for kids that cut across platforms from television to online, games, toys, mobile—wherever kids are spending time. We handle all stages of our process in-house, from the IP creation and development to post-production, finance, sales and distribution, licensing and consumer products, and interactive development, making us a rarity in the industry. Our studio near Vancouver’s trendy Commercial Drive is a vibrant mixture of rookies and veterans, where those fresh out of college can continue learning from mid-career and senior artists, and where every level of experience can make the most of their talent on some of the best kids shows and games in the world.

Leo, Gemini, Emmy…been there, won that.

Come work for an award-winning studio and make cartoons, not war.

Department: Pipeline

Location: Vancouver

About the Position

It’s a very exciting time to join the Nerd Corps team! We’re moving our pipeline to Maya so this is a great opportunity to be involved with the creation and development of the next generation of our productions! As a senior pipeline TD you will help research, develop and guide the way our animation pipeline works. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced pipeline TD to step up and help lead the new animation pipeline.

Responsibilities

• Develop pipeline tools and processes to meet production needs
• Ensure tools and processes meet the global pipeline direction
• Work with the pipeline supervisor to design and prioritize production needs
• Research new techniques to meet those needs
• Design and develop new tools to fit and improve our pipeline
• Support production to ensure deadlines are met
• Maintain, debug and update existing tools when needed
• Test and debug tools and process to ensure stability and usability
• Work with software engineers and IT team to debug and test hardware and software
• Mentor other TDs
• Educate artists on how to work with the pipeline
• Create and update documentation explaining our processes and tools

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in animation or visual effects for film or television

• Proficiency in one or more of Maya, Nuke, Renderman, or Tractor is required
• Strong experience in Python is required
• Excellent communication, troubleshooting and debugging skills
• Experience working with a render farm is a plus
• Experience in designing and building database systems is a plus
• Experience in Django, Flask or web development is a plus
• Working knowledge of C/C++ a plus
• Degree in computer science, mathematics, physics or related discipline is an asset

Please APPLY at: https://hire.jobvite.com/j?aj=okZe0fwh&s=Studiosysadmins

THANK YOU to all those who express interest in being a part of the Nerd Corps team. Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications we receive, we may be unable to reply to all applicants. If we feel that you may be a good match for one of our current openings you will be contacted.

About Us

Nerd Corps Entertainment, established in 2002, is a DHX Media company, boasting a diverse portfolio of award-winning original properties such as Slugterra, League of Super Evil, Storm Hawks and Rated A for Awesome. With six shows in production, there is always a genre or character to keep you interested and challenged. But we’re more than just an animation studio. Our 400 creatives build stories, worlds, and experiences for kids that cut across platforms from television to online, games, toys, mobile—wherever kids are spending time. We handle all stages of our process in-house, from the IP creation and development to post-production, finance, sales and distribution, licensing and consumer products, and interactive development, making us a rarity in the industry. Our studio near Vancouver’s trendy Commercial Drive is a vibrant mixture of rookies and veterans, where those fresh out of college can continue learning from mid-career and senior artists, and where every level of experience can make the most of their talent on some of the best kids shows and games in the world.

Leo, Gemini, Emmy…been there, won that.

Come work for an award-winning studio and make cartoons, not war.

Department: Software

Location: Vancouver

About the Position

As the senior software developer, you are an integral member of Nerd Corps’ small, fast-paced software development team who provide the best and most effective solutions to manage and enhance our 3D animation production pipeline.  Reporting to the director of software development, you will be involved in architecting, developing and optimizing our company’s render farm server/client systems. You will also be responsible for developing tools for job submission, reporting and monitoring the farm. You are an excellent problem solver who strives to meet our production needs in an efficient and effective manner. You are a great mentor to the team as well as an excellent leader on architectural design for technical solutions. This position requires you to be proactive, possess a broad knowledge of modern client/server and web technologies, and have a passion for creating scalable and innovative applications for the television/3D animation industry. 

Responsibilities

• Develop the render farm server/client applications to produce content for the company in an efficient and cost-effective manner
• Develop tools for artists and production staff to monitor the farm, gather metrics and generate reports
• Assist the software/IT team and artists to oversee issues with the render farm
• Oversee a team of developers to develop and maintain in-house client/server web-based project management systems and various production pipeline tools
• Liaise with production staff to help define workflows and implement new tools and processes to improve efficiency
• Analyze, improve and optimize our current systems
• Lead the team in defining the technical aspects for designing new and existing production tools
• Serve as a knowledge resource on the  tools and techniques used by the team
• Suggest and implement methodologies that would ensure the quality of the systems produced
• Mentor the team on technical issues and communicate complex problems in a simple form to team members and production staff
• Lead discussions in software-related meetings by offering thoughts and ideas, and identify obstacles to the director of software development
• Keep current on software development techniques and technology
• Recommend any team training needs to the director of software development
• Carry out duties in a professional and positive manner
• Be a positive and creative force on the team

Qualifications

• B.Sc. in computing science or equivalent experience
• 6-10 years of commercial experience, preferably in the animation/visual effects or related industry
• Solid foundation with software development methodologies, client/server paradigm and object-oriented paradigms
• Extensive knowledge in developing with C++ and Python
• Expert knowledge of developing client/server applications on both Windows and Linux
• Sound SQL skills and knowledge of relational database design—experience with MySQL is preferred
• Strong knowledge of sockets and mutli-threading techniques
• Experience with Tractor, Qube or other render farm systems
• Experience writing RESTful APIs
• Experience with MVC development framework such as Django
• Strong working knowledge of web-based technologies including Python, JavaScript, JQuery, AJAX/JSON and HTML/CSS
• Able to execute on a project with limited supervision
• Able to flag for issues and provide summarized report to the stakeholders
• Able to collect requirements accurately and lead a team on technical aspects of the projects
• Able to communicate creative and technical thoughts and ideas in a professional and positive manner
• Able to multitask, prioritize and manage time efficiently
• Able to work alone and collaboratively, often with multiple tasks and under deadline pressure
• Encourage feedback and new initiatives
• Must be open to direction and able to embrace change
• Quick learner with excellent troubleshooting skills
• Understanding of Agile development process such as Scrum
• Able to write clean and maintainable code
• Experience working with revision control systems and defined coding standards

Not essential but would be great assets

• Experience with Renderman, Vray or Arnold
• Experience with message queuing systems and distributed computing environments
• Experience in writing shaders
• Experience with user experience design or usability testing
• Understanding of web application security practices
• Background in 3D computer graphics
• Knowledge of 3D applications such as Autodesk Softimage, Maya, Nuke
• Knowledge of or experience developing public large scale web applications

Please APPLY at: https://hire.jobvite.com/j?aj=oHyd0fwc&s=Studiosysadmins

THANK YOU to all those who express interest in being a part of the Nerd Corps team. Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications we receive, we may be unable to reply to all applicants. If we feel that you may be a good match for one of our current openings you will be contacted.

Magnopus is a visual development company founded by Oscar-winning artists and technicians, combining art and advanced technologies to create Hollywood-caliber experiences in education, entertainment, and industry. The projects we work on range from designing visual effects for feature films, to creating immersive content and interactive experiences with both custom and off-the-shelf hardware and software for museums, schools, restaurants, and where ever your mind can go.  

Job Description:

We’re cooking up some cool products to have a big impact and are looking for programmers to be a part of the team that brings them to life.

•Design, develop and test UI for various applications

•Integrating game engines with augmented and virtual reality applications 

•End-to-end development of new features from concept to deployment

•Experience working with APIs and SDKs

•Perform continuous integration, configuration management, version control, testing

•Create specific, detailed, and clear documentation for internal and external use

•Work with other business units in order to gather and understand the business needs and find creative solutions

•Attention to detail and quality of work

•Excellent written and verbal communication skills

•Excellent database programming skills is a plus

Qualifications :

•At least 3 years of direct work experience on software development

•Excellent knowledge and work experience on designing and developing complex software applications

•Experienced with C# or Java, C# Preferred

•Experienced with Objective C

•Experienced with C++

•Experienced with game engines such as unity or unreal. Unity preferred

•Experienced with Python, Xcode, MS SQL server and MySQL is a plus

•Multi-platform mobile development experience desired

We are currently looking for a Junior Engineer to join our Mill Chicago team. 

Some specific duties of the right candidate will include, but are not limited to:

Assisting our Head of Engineering with the daily maintenance of all Mill Chicago equipment including:

• Monitor Calibration;
• Maintain tidiness and safety of all technical areas including MCR, suites, workshops and storage areas.
• Upgrade, install and move systems in a timely manner to ensure the production schedule is maintained.
• Routine maintenance of 2d workstations, monitors and VTRs.
• Manufacturing and adapting custom hardware eg. audio monitoring boxes.
• Assisting the Facility manager with technical building issues eg. tripped fuses.
• General Firefighting ie. responding to technical requests from ops, production and scheduling.

Manage quality control on all projects undertaken and give feedback when required to Head of Engineering and fellow personnel.

The ideal candidate will have have:

- Excellent customer service i.e. systems, response times, turnaround, and quality of support service.

- Successful installation of projects to deadline.

- Successful implementation of maintenance and upgrades.

- Assist in maintaining The Mill's technical lead in the post production field.

Required skills, knowledge and experience

Degree or equivalent qualification in Technology.

Some experience as an Engineer within professional film and video, television environment would be an advantage.

Disk Space Management

Data Management Operators are responsible for the safe and efficient management of the facilities main storage volumes. With a variety of tools and techniques, the operator will scan volumes and coordinate efforts to offline expired or postponed projects in order to maintain nominal levels of available disk space for current projects.

Data Transfer

Data Management Operators will handle data transfers pertaining but not limited to:

• Volume to volume data exchanges and optimization
• Portable hard drives
• LTO
• Internal archives/backups

Requirements

Accuracy and verification is of the utmost importance with this position. Candidates must have a strong sense of ownership and responsibility but know when to seek assistance when needed. They must possess a high level of organizational skills and the ability to work individually and as part of a team.

Experience in or with the following is preferred:

o   Data Management for either: Feature Film Digital Intermediate, Re-Mastering, Archiving, Commercials, VFX or Animation

• Strong familiarity with Mac OS X, Windows XP/7, LINUX Redhat/Fedora/Centos
• Command line data management
• Basic shell scripting (Knowledge of Perl, Python, SQL a plus)

o   Enterprise level backup/archive systems such as:

• Symantec Netbackup, Atempo TimeNavigator, Crossroads StrongBox
• SpectraLogic, IBM, Overland or equivalent tape libraries

FotoKem is looking to hire an experienced creative, DI producer with background working in professional post facility. 

Requirements are: minimum of 5 years experience, with background and working knowledge of the DI process, including, but not limited to, conform, color correction, titling, delivery, VFX, film recording/scanning and final delivery.

Candidate must have the ability to work closely/cooperatively with multiple shift producers.  Must have strong communication in both verbal and written, organizational and customer relation skills.  This is a swing shift position, so it supports multiple projects, and must be capable of operating with limited support.

Principals only, no calls.   Resumes to jobs@fotokem.com

FotoKem is looking for a Resource Manager for our DFS/nextLAB division. This position will work with the Resource group to maintain the schedules for DFS, Telecine, nextLAB, & DRS. The candidate must be detail orientated and have the ability to multi-task.

This is a swing shift position Monday through Friday. Strong communication skills, written and verbal are a must, the individual will be responsible for updating scheduALL with detailed notes and following up with any tasks assigned by day shift. Applicant must be comfortable working in a team environment and trusting your team members.

The position requires the knowledge to navigate FotoKem facilities. Candidate should have experience with dailies & post production workflows.  Knowledge of BBJ Mainframe and scheduALL is a plus.

This position involves the ability to look at a picture and track changes and foresee conflicts. Having the ability to catch on quickly and retain information is key to an applicant’s success.

Golden Square is looking for a new Data Operator to join our team.  The role involves skills and expertise in the following areas:

Key Responsibilities

• On-set Data Management
• Library management including tracking of internal and external physical media
• Ingest and transcoding of source media
• Conforming and EDL management
• Coordinating with Operators and Producers to ensure required assets are available
• Archiving and Restoring data, as required
• Management of client review files including file creation and upload, user management and storage usage control
• Photosensitivity Epilepsy testing
• Quality Control of final masters
• Ensuring legal compliance of masters
• Creation and delivery of Masters to correct Broadcast Technical Specs

 Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Knowledge of video standards, aspect ratios, frame rates
• Experience of VTR based operations
• Knowledge of file based formats and work flows
• Knowledge of Windows, OSX and Linux
• Experience of Data logging, ingest and conform
• Experience of Data Management including on-set support
• An understanding of Stereoscopic acquisition and post production work flows
• Experience of Legal Compliance, Quality Control and PSE Testing
• Experience of scheduling and library systems
• Ability to rapidly pick up and learn new tools and techniques
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Good communication skills
• Ability to handle a fast-paced, occasionally high pressure environment
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to use initiative and prioritise work loads
• Problem analysing and problem solving
• An awareness of data security principles and procedures

Please apply to jobs.technical@goldensq.com