Media Operations Technician

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• Stage assets in on-premises storage, Aspera on Cloud, and GCP archive, followed by ingest into the order management system.
• Perform media preparation and transcoding of assets, including removal of bars and tones, commercial breaks, production slates, and other non-essential elements.
• Evaluate audio and video assets and complete necessary production tasks.
• Download and organize materials received from licensors.
• Review content and mark timecode points for the skip credits feature.
• Conduct quality control checks of content intended for internal site and external partner distribution.

• 4+ years experience in video, encompassing knowledge of related concepts such as timecode, frame rate, AV codecs, editing, timed text formats, and understanding of multiple video file formats and compression techniques.
• You have knowledge of industry-standard video editing software such as Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, or Avid Media Composer.
• You are proficient in asset management, storage, and systems, including familiarity with cloud-based storage solutions and file transfer protocols (e.g., AWS S3, GCP, FTP, or Aspera).
• You have experience with media asset management (MAM) systems and digital archiving practices.
• You have an awareness of copyright laws and licensing agreements related to digital content distribution.
• You can troubleshoot technical issues related to video encoding, transcoding, and playback.
• You have familiarity with content protection measures.
• You communicate effectively (written, verbal, listening), and demonstrating the ability to describe issues by email
• You handle multiple tasks at once, demonstrating organization, punctuality, and excel at adapting to changing expectations

• Advanced CLI navigation, scripting (PHP), and publishing workflows
• Asset staging in on-prem storage, Aspera on Cloud, GCP archive
• Detailed media prep (removing bars/tones, slates, commercial breaks)
• Managing ingest & publish workflows
• Performing quality control for internal/external distribution
• More technical; requires Linux background, media editing, CLI, and metadata expertise

• 4+ years in video ops with solid knowledge of codecs, timecodes, timed text, formats
• Proficiency in Adobe Premiere, Avid, or FCP; cloud & asset storage (S3, GCP)
• Experience with MAM systems and digital archiving
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Comfortable in high-output, remote settings with minimal supervision

• Media Asset Management
• Download, organize, and stage assets from licensors (on-prem, Aspera, GCP)
• Ingest assets into order management systems and MAM systems
• Normalize subtitle, dub, and AV inventory (conform data/metadata)

• Perform transcoding and prep (remove bars/tones/slates, trim commercial breaks)
• Conduct technical QC of A/V files
• Mark timecodes for "skip credits functionality

• Use tools like Adobe Creative Cloud (esp. Premiere), Avid, Aspera, GCP, S3
• Navigate asset management and storage systems
• Operate cloud infrastructure and media workflows
• Workflow Coordination
• Share workload across teams but report to Johnny (subtitle-to-premier team)
• Work independently and manage day-to-day time efficiently
• Collaborate with dubbing, subtitling, mastering, and localization groups
• Communicate effectively across a distributed, 24/7 global operations team

• Time management and self-direction: essential due to prior issues with remote productivity
• Will be asked questions on time management
• Ability to handle high volume and changing priorities
• Clear communication (especially written)
• Flexible, dependable, and tech-savvy