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Company3 Method Studios

Ontario, Canada (On-site)

Assistant Editor (Picture Finishing)

2 Months ago • 1-3 Years

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Job Description

Assist colourist/editor in picture finishing for Episodic and Feature projects. Responsibilities include color support, editor support, QC, and new technology support. Must have strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills, as well as a keen eye for detail. Experience with Davinci Resolve and finishing is preferred.

Must have:

Davinci Resolve
Finishing Experience
Detail Oriented
Problem Solving

Good to have:

Sony X300
Barco 4K/2K
Adobe Premiere
Avid

Perks:

Comprehensive Benefits
Work-Life Balance

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Company: Company 3
Position: Assistant Editor (Picture Finishing)
Location: Toronto, ON
Hours of Operation: 3:00pm – 11:00pm EST
*Pay Range: $23.00 - $27.00 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 be responsible for assisting in the completion of Episodic and Feature projects from ingest to delivery. Primarily, they will learn new processes and maintain proficiency with evolving technical applications and trends with the company workflow in mind. In this position they actively provide support and solutions for the colour and editorial teams.

MAIN DUTIES:

Colour Support: Help support, colour and display systems that enable colourists to perform efficiently and productively during sessions. This may include but is not limited to, colour tracing, vfx inserts, lut application and similar tasks. Knowledgeable of the various flavors of colour spaces (P3DCI, P3D65, XYZ …)
Support Editors: Help support finishing editors so they may perform efficiently and productively during and before sessions. This may include but is not limited to, locating and consolidating media, renders, including master deliverables, and qc fixes.
Teamwork: Collaborate and communicate with fellow colleagues to obtain job instructions and solutions to meet project deadlines. Document workflows and help train incoming new hires.
Resource Support: Operating DaVinici Resolve or similar applications, Sony X300, Barco 4K/2K, and video routers.
Quality Assurance: Detail oriented with application and equipment settings. Thoroughly check all work for errors before content is distributed downstream.
New Technology Support: Help support new processes and maintain proficiency with evolving technical applications and trends with the company workflow.
Quality Control: Maintain outstanding levels of oversight of deliverables manufactured within the finishing process.
Customer Service: Drive client supervised sessions; screenings, visual effects reviews and colour-correction sessions / editorial reviews 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 prior hands-on operator experience. They must have excellent communication and organizational skills, as well as an exceptional eye for detail, with strong problem-solving skills, good communication and interpersonal skills, and a great team player. Additional desired skills include:

Working knowledge of Davinci Resolve
Prior experience in finishing
A professional level English language skill, i.e. written and verbal.
Have a solid knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite.
Other System knowledge is a plus: Adobe Premiere, OSD/Transkoder, and Avid.
Have the capacity and interest to learn new material as needed in fast-paced and technical professional environment.
Ability to work overtime with little or no notice.
Ability to work on weekends, as necessary.
Ability to work variable shifts, as necessary.

About the Company:
Company 3 / Method Studios 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 to otherwise 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. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the range will 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 will apply.
Both external and internal candidates can apply for this role through this careers’ website.
The above compensation and benefits information is provided in accordance with various state and local pay transparency laws.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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$36.7K - $45.1K/yr (Outscal est.)

$40.9K/yr avg.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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About The Company

Company3 Method Studios

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Company 3 is a comprehensive postproduction facility for features, episodic, commercials, and music videos. Known for its creative color artistry, pioneering technology, and global reach, Company 3 is trusted to deliver a quality product every time. It is home to one of the largest and most talented pools of colorists and visual effects artists working in post-production today with a client list that includes many of the most respected and talented film and entertainment professionals in the industry.

Company 3 offers solutions-based services ranging from color correction, Digital Intermediate (DI), and file-based workflows to visual effects and online services. Through its virtual outposts, Company 3 Colorists are available to clients around the world.