FIXED TERM CONTRACT - Junior Technical Operator - Night Shift

DMS; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in the creative digital space seeks a dedicated individual to join their Localisation Tech team. This role involves the localisation of TV spots, trailers, and social media content, ensuring high-quality output for international audiences. You will be responsible for encoding, transcoding, and managing various video formats while collaborating closely with your team to maintain efficient workflows. If you have a passion for film and a knack for video editing, this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a vibrant agency that values creativity and innovation in the media landscape.

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience in video editing with Adobe Premiere Pro.
• Knowledge of video formats and post-production workflows.

Responsibilities

• Localise content including graphics, subtitling, and audio layback.
• Encode and transcode files for international distribution.
• Support daily operations and ensure smooth running of shifts.

Skills

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe Media Encoder

Adobe Audition

Digital video file format knowledge

Broadcast video formats experience

Audio signals technical understanding

Organizational skills

Creative problem-solving

Job description

WHO WE ARE

We love the film industry. We love the ability of film to take your imagination away from daily life, to excite, to provoke, to engage and to entertain and we are excited to be playing our part in bringing the magic of cinema into people’s lives.

We are a vibrant, engaged, talent-driven agency where our staff feel empowered, where ideas are encouraged and where outstanding work is rewarded. We nurture bright, passionate people who are innovative and creative in their thinking and ambitious and brave in everything they do.

DMS is a place where our clients feel looked after, where they trust our ability to deliver and come up with new ways of engaging them and helping them engage their audiences. We strive to be a key agency partner to our clients, delivery consistency of work and quality of service.

Founded in 2002, our headquarters are in London with offices also in Los Angeles, Sydney and Toronto. We are part of the AKA Group of agencies.

WHAT WE DO

We are a full-service creative digital agency. Our people, technology and insights help global media and entertainment, sports and lifestyle brands create, manage, localise, distribute and place their content, and evaluate its media reach.

THE ROLE

This role is an integral part of the Localisation Tech team. You will be responsible for the localisation of TV Spots, Trailers, and Social Media content including graphics insertion, subtitling, dubbed audio layback and encoding of files for international broadcast and online distribution. Your role and responsibilities will vary according to the needs of the business, but will include:

• Follow your training plan according to the instructions given by your trainer and/or shift team leader.
• Have regular check ins with your trainer and line manager to make sure that you are on target with your weekly training goals.
• Do the localisation of content – graphics insertion, subtitling and dubbed audio layback.
• Finalise localised AV content for international distribution.
• Encode and transcode files to various broadcast and online formats.
• Execute standards and frame rate conversions.
• Participate in the editing of TV Spot cutdowns, social media and promo content.
• Upload and download content to and from various Digital Asset Management systems.
• Make sure you are adhering to the specific studio naming conventions and the DMS folder structure.
• Ensure that your projects and any jobs that you work on are organised.
• Ensure that any handovers are clear and thorough so that the team can pick them up.
• Take the lead on big batches and more complex jobs.
• Support your shift team leader in the daily running of shifts, ensuring that all shifts are running smoothly.
• Support the operations team on a daily basis to ensure that all areas are running efficiently.
• Communicate efficiently with your team and CS on any issues that you have encountered and if you will be able to successfully meet the job deadline.
• Flag any hardware/software issues to your line manager, shift team leader and IT, especially if these are preventing you from doing your daily tasks.

IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE

• 2+ years experience in Adobe Premiere Pro
• Basic skill in Adobe Media Encoder and Adobe Audition
• Basic knowledge of digital video file format and encoding/transcoding software
• Experience of working with online video formats and deliverables
• Experience of working with broadcast video formats and deliverables
• A technical understanding of video and audio signals
• Initiative to offer creative solutions to issues within the post-production workflows
• Ability to produce a wide range of content with a quick turnaround
• Excellent organisational skills
• Knowledge of post-production workflows across departments