Senior, Library Conform Professional

Warner Bros. Discovery; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Warner Bros. Discovery seeks a detail-oriented media QC professional to review and ingest audio/video content into the MAM, ensuring high-quality timing, captions, and transitions. You will compare versions, fix issues, and collaborate with content coordinators to escalate remaining tasks.

The role requires 4+ years in content creation within the media industry, strong technical knowledge of framerates, codecs, and timed text formats, and proficiency with industry editing tools.

Qualifications

• Must understand the post production process and the difference between operational and creative editing.
• 4+ years experience in content creation within the media industry.
• Demonstrable technical proficiency with video framerates, codecs and wrappers, and audio codecs/formats.
• Experience with timed text formats and captions/subtitles (scc, IMSC, srt, etc.).
• Ability to prioritize work with shifting deadlines and work under pressure.
• Familiarity with ticketing systems (Zendesk, Jira, etc.).
• Proficiency with editing and subtitle software (Adobe Premiere, Resolve, Avid, MacCaptions, CapMate, OOONA).
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Strategic thinking and proactive problem solving.

Responsibilities

• QC original audio and video content for quality issues and coordinate fixes with teams.
• Compare multiple versions of audio and timed text files to ensure quality and conformity to service master.
• Concatenate episodes and transitions while preserving creative choices.
• Ingest material into servicing MAM and coordinate with Data Governance for data integrity.
• Assist in testing POC tools and technology around media manipulation and workflows.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Post-production knowledge

Framerate knowledge

Video codecs & wrappers

Audio codecs & formats

Timed text formats

Ticketing systems

Subtitle software

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Deadline prioritization

Tools

Adobe Premiere

Resolve

Avid

MacCaptions

CapMate

OOONA

Job description

Job Summary

This new role will report into the Director, Manager, or Supervisor of the Library Conform Team and will use their media expertise to review multiple audio, video, and timed text material for timing and quality, ensuring we are collecting the best representation of our material and deprecating the rest using traditional and cutting edge technology. You will then ingest that material into our MAM for servicing.

Your Role Accountabilities

• QC original audio and video content for quality issues such as missing text or audio, framerate mismatches, loudness violations, among others, fixing minor issues and working with the content coordinators and supervisors to report the rest to appropriate resolving teams.
• Compare multiple versions of audio and timed text files visually and aurally to ensure quality material and conform that material to the service master.
• Concatenate episodes, end cards, bumpers etc. together, paying attention to audio and video transitions and ensure the creative choices are preserved.
• Ingest the material into our servicing MAM and coordinate with our Data Governenace team to ensure data integrity.
• Assist in testing POC tools and technology around media manipulation and workflows.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Experiences

• Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of the post production process and the difference between operational and creative editing.
• 4+ years experience in content creation within the media industry.
• Demonstrable experience with media on a technical level including
  • Video framerates (23.98/25/29.97/59.94/etc.)
  • Video codecs and wrappers, (J2K, ProRes, H.264 etc.), and the differences in quality between them.
  • Audio codecs and formats (2.0, 5.1, Atmos, etc.)
  • Timed text formats and the differences between captions, subtitles, and forced subtitles, (.scc, IMSC, .srt, etc.)
• Experience in prioritizing work with shifting deadlines and working under pressure to meet those deadlines.
• Demonstrantable experience with a ticketing system (Zendesk, Jira, etc.)
• Comfortable with editing and subtitle/caption software, (Adobe Premiere, Resolve, Avid, MacCaptions, CapMate, OOONA, etc.).
• Superior in the ability to focus on the details, working with multiple similar files at once and keeping everything organized.
• Stong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills coupled with the ability to anticipate issues and take steps to avoid them.

Not Required but preferred experience

• Prior experience with an internationally distributed media company or localization/distribution vendor with a high volume of deliverables.

• Experience with global content servicing workflow and technical specifications for world wide partner like Amazon, Apple, Google, and Netflix among others.
• Proven examples of working quickly to identify issues and solutions, taking on the responsibility of generating success.
• Have proven examples that embody our company s principals that include acting as one team, empowering storytelling, and building what s next.

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