Colour Assistant: Path to Colourist Excellence

Blackkitestudios; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Kite is seeking a Colour Assistant to support high-end colour workflows and deliverables. You will assist with colour sessions, prep media, and coordinate with producers and creatives to ensure the best possible colour results.

You will develop towards becoming a Colourist, working closely with the team on exciting projects and feature-quality deliverables. This role is based in our London/Greater London studio.

Responsibilities

• Quality control on all deliverable Colour media.
• Liaise with external parties around the supply and ingest of media for Colour sessions.
• Work closely with Producers and Creatives to ensure best colour workflow on projects.
• Provide colour session prep support for Colourists.
• Transcode rushes and prepare conforms from EDLs using Resolve, Baselight, Flame, Premiere.
• Set up grade scenes on Baselight with edits and reframes.
• Manage grade pickups and run-throughs using scheduling tools.
• Prepare grading suite environment for sessions with clients.
• QC export media for delivery to network/online or external partners.
• Support efficient render workflows and collaborate with the creative team.

Skills

Color grading

Post-production workflow

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Resolve

Baselight

Flame

Adobe Premiere Pro

Tools

Resolve

Baselight

Flame

Adobe Premiere Pro

Job description

Black Kite is seeking a Colour Assistant to support high-end colour workflows and deliverables. You will assist with colour sessions, prep media, and coordinate with producers and creatives to ensure the best possible colour results.

You will develop towards becoming a Colourist, working closely with the team on exciting projects and feature-quality deliverables. This role is based in our London/Greater London studio.