Finishing Assistant

Company3; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A creative services firm in Vancouver is seeking a Finishing Assistant to support the colourist/editor in various tasks throughout TV/Feature projects. The role requires prior experience in media/post-production, strong communication and organizational skills, and the ability to adapt to new technologies. The ideal candidate will thrive in a collaborative team environment and be available for overtime and variable shifts. This position offers a competitive hourly pay range of $22.00 - $24.00 CAD.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in the media/post-production industry.
• Hands-on operator experience preferred.
• Ability to work overtime and variable shifts.

Responsibilities

• Assist in TV/Feature projects from ingest to delivery.
• Support colourists with various tasks during sessions.
• Collaborate with colleagues to meet project deadlines.

Skills

Media/post-production experience

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving skills

Team player

Attention to detail

Tools

DaVinici Resolve

Adobe Premiere

OSD/Transkoder

Avid

Job description

Business Unit: Company 3
Position: Finishing Assistant
Location: Vancouver, CAN
Pay Range: $22.00 - $24.00 CAD hourly

Position Summary

The Finishing Assistant will be responsible for filling a variety of supporting roles to the colourist/editor. They will be responsible for assisting in the completion of TV/Feature projects from ingest to delivery. Primarily they will learn new processes and maintain proficiency with evolving technical applications and trends with the company workflow in mind. In this position they actively provide support and solutions for the colourist/editoral team.

Main Duties

They will help support, colour and display systems that enable colourists to perform efficiently and productively during sessions. This may include but is not limited to, colour tracing, vfx inserts, cut revisions, simple VFX work and similar tasks. They will help support finishing editors so they may perform efficiently and productively during and before sessions. This may include but is not limited to, locating and consolidating media, renders, including master deliverables, and qc fixes. They will collaborate and communicate with fellow colleagues to obtain job instructions and solutions to meet project deadlines. Other duties include:

• Colour Support: Knowledgeable of the various flavors of colour spaces (P3DCI, P3D65, XYZ …)
• Resource Support: Operating DaVinici Resolve or similar applications, Sony X300, Barco 4K/2K, and video routers.
• New Technology Support: Help support new processes and maintain proficiency with evolving technical applications and trends with the company workflow.
• Quality Control: Support Maintain outstanding levels of oversight of deliverables manufactured within the finishing process.
• Customer Service: Drive client supervised sessions; screenings, visual effects reviews and colour‑correction sessions / editorial reviews as directed by colourist/editor and/or production management.
• Teamwork: Work as part of a collaborative team. Document workflows and help train incoming new hires.

What You Bring

The ideal candidate will bring previous experience in the media/post‑production industry. They will have previous hands‑on operator experience. They will have excellent communication and organizational skills, as well as an exceptional eye for detail. They will have good problem‑solving skills, good communication and interpersonal skills, and a great team player. The ideal candidate will also bring the following:

• They will have the ability to work overtime with little or no notice.
• Ability to work on weekends, as necessary.
• Ability to work variable shifts, as necessary.
• A professional level English language skill, i.e. written and verbal.
• Have a solid knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite.
• Other System knowledge is a plus: Adobe Premiere, OSD/Transkoder, and Avid.
• Have the capacity and interest to learn new material as needed in fast‑paced and technical professional environment.

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. The application window for this position is expected to close by 2, 2026.