Finishing Assistant

Business Unit : Company 3

Position : Finishing Assistant

Location : Toronto, ON (On-Site)

Hours of Operation : 3:00pm – 11:00pm EST

Pay Range : $25.00 - $28.00 CAD hourly

POSITION SUMMARY : The Assistant Editor (Picture Finishing) will be responsible for filling a variety of supporting roles to the colourist / editor. They will assist in the completion of TV / Feature projects from ingest to delivery, learning new processes and maintaining proficiency with evolving technical applications and trends.

MAIN DUTIES :

1. Colour Support : Help support, colour and display systems that enable colourists to perform efficiently during sessions. This includes colour tracing, VFX inserts, LUT application, and similar tasks. Knowledgeable of various flavours of colour spaces (P3DCI, P3D65, XYZ, etc.).
2. Support Editors : Help support finishing editors by locating and consolidating media, renders, including master deliverables, and QC fixes.
3. Teamwork : Collaborate and communicate with colleagues to obtain job instructions and solutions to meet project deadlines. Document workflows and help train incoming new hires.
4. Resource Support : Operate DaVinci Resolve or similar applications, Sony X300, Barco 4K/2K, and video routers.
5. Quality Assurance : Detail-oriented with application and equipment settings. Thoroughly check all work for errors before content is distributed downstream.
6. New Technology Support : Help support new processes and maintain proficiency with evolving technical applications and trends.
7. Quality Control : Maintain outstanding levels of oversight of deliverables manufactured within the finishing process.
8. Customer Service : Drive client supervised sessions, screenings, visual effects reviews, and colour-correction sessions as directed by colourist/editor and/or production management.

WHAT YOU BRING : The ideal candidate will have prior working experience in the media/post-production industry, as well as hands-on operator experience. Excellent organizational skills, an exceptional eye for detail, strong problem-solving skills, good communication and interpersonal skills are essential. A professional level of English language skills (written and verbal) is required.

Additional desired skills include a solid knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite, and familiarity with Adobe Premiere, OSD/Transkoder, and Avid.

1. Capacity and interest to learn new material in a fast-paced, technical professional environment.
2. Ability to work overtime with little or no notice.
3. Ability to work on weekends, as necessary.
4. Ability to work variable shifts, as necessary.

ABOUT THE COMPANY : Company 3 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 fostering a 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 need any accommodation or support in order to participate in the application process.

Note : 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 not 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. For roles filled in Canada and other territories, local benefits plan offerings will apply.

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. To the extent required by applicable law, the Company will contact candidates who are interviewed, within 45 days of their last interview, to advise as to whether or not a hiring decision has been made.