Media Operator / Studio Generalist – Gold Coast

The Post Lounge; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

Learning & development support

Well-being initiatives

Collaborative studio culture

Job summary

The Post Lounge on the Gold Coast is seeking a Media Operator / Studio Generalist to join our busy post-production facility.

In this hands-on role you’ll handle ingests, transcoding, QC and delivery, plus dailies processing and front-of-house duties across high-end commercial and broadcast projects. Based at Oxenford, you’ll collaborate with producers, editors and colorists to keep the studio running smoothly.

Qualifications

• Hands-on post production experience in broadcast, post or dailies environments.
• Familiarity with dailies tools like Colorfront On-Set Dailies, Resolve or Avid.

Responsibilities

• Media management for ingest, transcoding, proxies and delivery.
• Assist editors and online artists with relinks and re-conforms.
• Prepare projects for colour, sound and finishing.
• Maintain file structures, metadata and backups.
• Provide front-of-house support and studio logistics.

Skills

Dailies processing

Media management

QC (quality control)

Client-facing

Tools

Colorfront On-Set Dailies

DaVinci Resolve

Avid

Media Encoder

Job description

Media Operator / Studio Generalist – Gold Coast

The Post Lounge is an independently owned, full-service post production company. We work with agencies, brands, broadcasters and studios from Australia and around the world, delivering high-end visuals with a focus on craft, collaboration and technical excellence.

We're a tight-knit team with a warm studio culture, plenty of industry energy, and a shared commitment to doing things properly. Our values are Excellence, Respect, Passion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Courage.

The Role

We're looking for a Media Operator / Studio Generalist to join our Gold Coast team, with a heavy focus on Dailies Processing.

This is a hands-on role that combines core media operations (ingesting, transcoding, QC, mastering and delivery) with dailies processing and broader studio support. You'll be a key part of how the Gold Coast facility runs day to day, both technically and operationally.

This role is based full-time at our Gold Coast studio in Oxenford, with occasional support to our other studios (remotely or in person) as required.

We're after someone with some post production experience under their belt, who's comfortable working independently and can switch between technical media work, client-facing duties and general studio upkeep without missing a beat.

You will be working day-to-day with producers, editors, colourists and online artists on the Gold Coast, with support from senior operators across the group.

What you'll do

• Media management
• Ingest rushes from production (camera cards, drives, remote transfers)
• Transcode and generate proxies for offline editorial
• Organise and maintain file structures, naming conventions and metadata
• Assist editors and online artists with media relinks and re-conforms
• Prep and consolidate projects for colour, sound and online finishing
• Help manage archives, backups and data wrangling across servers and drives
• Dailies
• Process and deliver dailies for film and television productions
• Work with Dailies software (Colorfront OSD, Resolve, Avid) and related tools to generate review and editorial media
• Apply looks, CDLs and LUTs as required by the production and DOP
• Communicate with on-set and production teams to ensure timely, accurate dailies turnaround
• Studio generalist / front of house
• Be the face of the Gold Coast studio - welcome clients, manage the front of house area and ensure the space is presentable and well-stocked
• Coordinate meeting rooms, client suites and general studio logistics
• Handle ad hoc studio upkeep including spot cleaning, kitchen and common area maintenance
• Support the broader team with whatever needs doing to keep the facility running smoothly

About you

You'll have some hands-on experience in post production, broadcast, dailies or a related technical media environment. You might be a couple of years into your career, or coming from an adjacent role where you've already picked up solid foundations.

You’ll likely have:

• Working knowledge of file formats, codecs, frame rates, resolution standards and colour fundamentals
• Experience with post production or dailies tools (e.g. Colorfront On-Set Dailies, DaVinci Resolve, Avid, Media Encoder, or similar)
• Strong file organisation habits and a sharp eye for detail
• The ability to juggle multiple tasks and deadlines without dropping anything
• A calm, clear communication style - comfortable with both creative and technical people, and equally comfortable with clients
• Pride in keeping a workspace tidy, professional and welcoming
• A proactive, roll-up-your-sleeves attitude - no task is beneath you

Bonus points (nice to have, not essential)

• Direct experience with Colorfront On-Set Dailies in a production environment
• Familiarity with on-set workflows, camera metadata and dailies pipelines
• Experience with delivery platforms (Media Shuttle, FileCatalyst, FTP, etc.)
• Exposure to Flame, Resolve, VFX pipelines or colour grading workflows
• Understanding of audio deliverables (mix splits, stems, etc.)
• Any client service, hospitality or front-of-house experience

What we offer

• A role in a professional post production studio with real career pathways
• Hands-on experience across media ops, dailies, QC, delivery and broader post workflows
• The opportunity to work on high-end commercial and digital work, feature films and series
• A supportive, collaborative team culture across multiple locations
• Learning and development support via our internal L&D platform
• Regular well-being initiatives that change each quarter
• Industry exposure through our business development and networking sessions
• A social, friendly studio culture that values initiative, care and contribution

Salary and conditions

$60,000–$70,000 p.a. + superannuation, based on a standard 40-hour week. Dailies work is predominantly undertaken at night and may require extended hours (up to 50hrs per week) which is remunerated appropriately on a per-project basis.