Dailies Technician (Fixed Term)

Company3; Toronto; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the creative services industry is seeking a Dailies Technician for an overnight position in Toronto. The role involves processing and delivering digital footage, ensuring quality standards, and providing excellent customer service. Ideal candidates should have a background in video/film and proficiency in various post-production software.

Qualifications

• Background in Video/Film required.
• Strong proficiency with post-production software.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for dailies processing and quality of service.
• Create and distribute online streaming dailies files.

Skills

Video/Film

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Ability to work under pressure

Tools

Resolve

Express Dailies

Media Composer

Final Cut

Job description

Business Unit: Company 3
Position: Dailies Technician (Fixed Term)
Location: Toronto, ON (On-site)
Hours of Operation:11:00pm – 7:00am EDT (Overnight)
*Pay Range: $20.00 - $22.00 CAD hourly

POSITION SUMMARY:
The Dailies Technician use technical abilities to prepare, sync, and transcode digital footage based on the specifications designated for each project. They maintain the expected Company 3 standards of quality for seamless workflow of dailies media delivery through standardized procedures and close communication with Company 3 staff, Production, and Post-Production. **NOTE: This is an overnight hours position.**

MAIN DUTIES:
The Dailies Technician is responsible for dailies processing, dailies streaming screeners, and general quality of service. Their main duties are as follows:
Dailies Processing: You will confirm successful transfer copies of media sent from set to internal storage, transcode material to dailies specifications provided by Production/Post, log shot information and sync footage to available external audio, and verify the expected metadata is correct and provided along with dailies deliveries.

• Ensure all images are coloured and processed to the correct requirements
• Evaluate quality of master media, alerting Project Managers and Supervisors of any technical issues
• Coordinate with the on-set DIT/DMT on the delivery timing of hard drives and data from Set
• Ensure script notes, sound notes, and lab notes are forwarded to Project Managers
• Troubleshoot problematic shots and processing issues with support from the Dailies Supervisors
• Report all project activity and any potential concerns to the Project Managers and Supervisors

Dailies Streaming Screeners: You will create, upload, and distribute online streaming dailies files for review, confirm and maintain the accuracy of colour, metadata, and framing specs against source files, author and process DVD ISO files for distribution, and prepare and load digital screeners onto iPad for on-set client evaluation
General Quality of Service: You will ensure excellent customer service by recognizing and meeting the needs of clients, relay any technical, operational, or support concerns in an effective and timely manner, and provide assistance and technical information to clients, colleagues, and other departments.

• Take part in training opportunities and cross-departmental initiatives
• Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the mission and values of Company 3
• Perform other duties that may be assigned

WHAT YOU BRING:
The ideal candidate will have a background in Video/Film and will have a strong proficiency working with a variety of post-production software such as Resolve, Express Dailies, Media Composer, and Final Cut. Additional desired skills include:

• Familiarity with Windows, Mac OS, and Linux platforms
• Practical experience with a variety of camera capture formats and digital file codecs
• Technical understanding of various film & television specifications and standards
• Ability to evaluate, learn, and implement new software and hardware
• Organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to work under pressure.

ABOUT THE COMPANY:
Company 3, including its various business units and family of brands, provides a full range of Creative Services for content creators, including conceptual design, pre-vis, look development, ideation and rapid prototyping, 3D animation/CGI, motion graphics/designers, matte painting, compositing, dailies and production services, color grading, post-production finishing, marketing/trailers, live-action production, experiences, and more.

Diversity and Inclusion at Company 3:

Creativity has diversity at its core. We celebrate the value of each unique experience by being dedicated to fostering the most diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where every employee feels empowered and safe to show up to work as their full self.

It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Please inform the Company's HR representative if you need assistance completing any forms or otherwise need any accommodation or support in order to participate in the application process.

*The listed pay range represents the lowest to highest range that we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the range may be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, local currency exchange rates, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, applicable law, and business or organizational needs.

The benefits for eligible part-time employees working 25 or more hours per week and full-time employees in the US include a comprehensive package of health, retirement, and insurance benefits and paid time off. The benefits for eligible project hires and part-time employees working less than 25 hours per week in the US include retirement, select insurance benefits, and where required by law, health benefits. For roles filled in Canada and other territories, local benefits plan offerings as adopted and amended from time to time will apply.

The above compensation and benefits information is provided in accordance with various state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws.

This position is for an existing vacancy. Both external and internal candidates can apply for this role through the Company’s Career Page. The Company generally only contacts those individuals who have submitted an application which it wishes to interview. To the extent required by applicable law, the Company will contact candidates who are interviewed, within 45 days of their last interview, to advise as to whether or not a hiring decision has been made.