Dailies Technician (Temporary)

Business Unit: Company 3
Position: Dailies Technician (Temporary)
Location: Vancouver, BC (Onsite)
Hours of Operation: 11:00pm - 7:00am PT

Pay Range: $20.00 - $22.00 CAD hourly

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Dailies Technician works in the technical and workflow dailies environment of a post-production facility. Organized, technically sound and credible, the Dailies Technician is flexible, responsive, and a team-oriented individual who is hands-on, a good problem solver, and exhibits a proactive and transparent style. The Dailies Technician demonstrates an ability to work within a fast-paced and collaborative environment, and has excellent skills in building relationships, communicating effectively, and serving the needs of others.

MAIN DUTIES:

Working in a fast-paced and busy dailies facility, the Dailies Technician is responsible for syncing, logging, rendering, QC, and delivery of various media for productions, syncing camera masters with associated audio files, logging scene and takes accurately and consistently, and applying LUTs and CDLs according to Production notes and instructions. Additional duties include:

1. Creating database files and accurate tape notes for all events in the session and building the notes package that will be sent to the client;
2. Rendering and QC’ing editorial media;
3. Rendering and QC’ing viewing media (ex. QT’s and DVD’s);
4. Uploading/transmission of all media created in the session as per project specific requirements;
5. Related duties as assigned by the Dailies Supervisors.

WHAT YOU BRING:

The ideal candidate will have excellent customer service skills, strong ability to work in a team environment, and be competent with current software used in the film/TV industry – i.e. Avid Media Composer, Davinci Resolve, FCP, Adobe Premiere, as well as Mac OSX and Windows operating systems. They will be able to troubleshoot problems effectively and demonstrate competence and understanding of video standards, file formats and technical documents. Additional desired skills include:

1. Able to discern small details with eyes and ears;
2. Ability to remain focused for extended periods of time on detail-oriented tasks;
3. Previous experience working in dailies and experience using Colorfront EXD/OSD software are definite advantages;
4. Flexibility to work different shifts as required. This is a term position requiring working on an overnight shift. Overtime may be required.

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 March 20, 2025.