Adobe Product Family, Apiary/Beekeeping, Business Skills, Communication Skills, DNA, Detail Oriented, Editing, Entertainment and Media, Hard Drives, High Tech Industry, LexisNexis, Lift/Move 25 Pounds, Mac Operating System, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows Operating System, Microsoft Word, Multitasking, Organizational Skills, Physical Demands, Problem Solving Skills, Spreadsheets, Television Broadcasting, Time Management, Video Production
Media Prep Assistant
The Production Hive Knoxville - Knoxville, TN
Overview
Position Type Full Time Job Shift Day Travel Percentage None
Description
The media prep assistant is responsible for managing media, and media assets, and organizing avid projectsfor editing. A great attitude and willingness to help are a high priority! To learn more about us, visit jupiterent.com. Please Note: There is no specific deadline for this evergreen posting, as we are continuously reviewing applications. We encourage interested candidates to apply. We appreciate the interest of all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Collect and check in hard drives and cards coming in from all shoots
- Backup all incoming media following company protocol
- Check cards and give detailed breakdown to ensure all media is accounted for
- Ingest, organize, and sync/group footage for shoots (typically 1-3 cameras)
- Fulfill requests for company's archived footage for series teams
- Upload documents and logs for each shoot for archival purposes
- Set up and confirm organization and structure of Avid projects per series or project specs Pull tapes/drives from storage (on and off-site) when needed for ingest
- Ensure all drives are properly labeled
- Track ingest progress on designated spreadsheets and software per company or series workflows Assist other departments with their media needs when appropriate
Qualifications
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to adjust to rapidly changing priorities
- Excellent multi-tasking skills
- Excellent proactive problem-solving
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet tight deadlines
- Ability to work well within a team
- Ability to work under pressure
Software Requirements:
- Windows 10 and up
- MacOS Mojave and up
- Microsoft Office Suite (inc. Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams)
- Avid Media Composer and Avid Nexis
Bonus:
- Spectralogic, Storage DNA, and/or other LTO system experience
- Adobe Suite including Media Encoder, and Bridge
- Experience with different codecs and file wrappers
- Experience syncing and grouping footage/audio
Qualifications:
- Associates or Bachelor's degree in Video Production/Cinema Studies or Equivalent Experience
- 1-2 years of Editing experience
- 1 year of Avid Media Composer experience required
- Unscripted television experience preferred
- Ability to work business hours, swing shift, or weekend shift according to company needs
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at a time
Jupiter Entertainment is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.