Dailies Engineer, Picture Shop - Pinewood Studios

Streamland Media, Inc.; Iver Heath; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Streamland Media UK Ltd in Buckinghamshire is seeking a Dailies Engineer to support our on-location dailies environment and post-production infrastructure. This full-time role is based in Iver Heath and requires a proactive, highly capable engineer to ensure system uptime and client service.

The successful candidate will design, implement and troubleshoot high-end post workflows, assist staff and clients, and maintain imaging hardware and software across UHD/HDR pipelines.

Qualifications

• Experience with MacOS, Linux and Windows 11 environments.
• Knowledge of Avid editing systems and LTO decks.
• Understanding colour grading with Colorfront, Filmlight or Blackmagic.
• Experience with high-end workflows to produce UHD/HDR content.
• Scripting or coding experience is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and support post production technologies and infrastructure.
• Assist creative staff and client helpdesk including call handling and basic IT support.
• Software imaging and hardware installations and maintenance.

Skills

MacOS

Linux

Windows 11

Avid editing

LTO decks

Color grading

UHD/HDR workflows

Virtualization

Networking

Scripting

Tools

Colorfront

Filmlight

Blackmagic Design

LTO hardware

Job description

Full Time Regular Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, GB

30+ days ago Requisition ID: 2000

Dailies Engineer, Streamland Media UK Ltd

Contract – Permanent

Streamland Media is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer

Who we are!

Picture Shop, Streamland Media’s picture division, is an award-winning, worldwide, state-of-the-art post production house offering comprehensive picture services to the entertainment industry's most imaginative film makers and top tier studios. A roster of innovative talent and cutting-edge technologists deliver industry leading colour, editorial, dailies, unscripted sound and mastering restoration and services that help bring creative visions to life. Streamland Media is a global post production company that handles picture, VFX, sound and marketing services.

What we need!

Picture Shop UK is looking for a Post Production Engineer who is able to work in the diverse and highly agile dailies environment, at an elite level for our On Location Services Group. Candidates must be natural problem solvers who understand the criticality of service uptime support, client servicing environments and an eye for content security. We are looking for someone with a broad range of post services and platforms, teamworking you will have the backing and be supporting a global team. The candidate must be a self-motivated team player, prepared to share knowledge and help develop the skills of others across all Streamland businesses both in the UK and across the wider group

What you’ll gain!

• Exposure to a range of technologies from the Film/On location services/Dailies side of the business as well as across general production IT systems.
• Opportunities to learn new workflows in a specialist area of the industry.
• Complex Audio/Video apps and workflows, broadcast hardware, storage, databases, backups, networking, security.
• An opportunity to get experience at the forefront of Film/broadcast and associated technologies.
• Training is provided by a helpful team of colleagues and our inhouse Development Dept. to build a working local knowledge
• External technical training will be offered as required.

What we need you to do!

• Design, Implementation and Support of various post production technologies and infrastructure.
• Creative staff & Client helpdesk functions including call handling/logging and some general IT support duties.
• Software imaging & hardware installations and maintenance

What Experience we’re looking for!

• An understanding of computer setup focused on MacOS, Linux, and some Windows11, basic knowledge of Avid editing systems,.
• LTO decks and systems knowledge.
• understanding colour grading (Colorfront, Filmlight and Blackmagic).
• Experience of High-end workflows & technology to produce UHD/HDR content.
• Linux OS and MacOS Experience is need Windows is a plus.
• Any virtualisation, networking, remote working solution experience is also an advantage.
• Scripting and or coding experience an advantage

What else do we need you to know?

• Candidates must be available within 1month of interview.
• This is a rotating, shift-based working pattern of Mon – Fri covering early 06.00 – 14:00 and mid 09:00-17:00 shifts, with some ad hoc work out of hours including weekends.
• This position’s contracted hours will be early and mid shifts and may require 6th days or weekend work.
• Productions may film 6 days a week, over weekends, or for extended hours. The ideal candidate understands film and television production does not keep to standard office hours.
• There is a shuttle bus that runs from Pinewood Studios to Slough train station from 07:00 until 19:00.
• Candidates will not be provided with transport or expenses towards transport and will be expected to make their own way to and from their work base.