Post Production Systems Engineer

Company: Company 3
Position: Systems Engineer (Post Production)
Location: Toronto, Canada
*Pay Range: $35.00 - $45.00 CAD hourly

POSITION SUMMARY:

Provide maintenance and system Engineering support to Picture and Sound operations.

A Company3 Systems Engineer helps design, build, monitor and maintain various systems to increase up-time and performance of infrastructure equipment, increase insight into systems and services, and help improve the overall productivity of various workflows throughout the facility. The Systems Engineer is responsible for collaborating with employees from all departments including Operations, Facilities and Production IT to help solve technology issues that impact specific productions and/or the overall productivity of Company3 Toronto.

MAIN DUTIES:

The responsibilities of this Systems Engineer position are primarily engineering support for Picture Post-production; however, they ultimately extend across all departments. 

These include picture, sound, dailies, encoding, QC and Data I/O.

Engineering:

• Provide maintenance and Engineering support to Picture and Sound operations
• Setup and configure new systems
• Advocate technical solutions for the operations department
• Provide technical expertise and support operations to minimize downtime
• Support and troubleshoot production workflows while ensuring Company3 security standards are followed
• Train production staff on new equipment and systems
• Maintain engineering documentation
• Stay current with technology and industry trends
• Moderate shift work, on call and some weekend work during heavy production periods may be required
• Other duties as required by the VP of Engineering & Technology

 Security:

• Assist in ensuring that established security procedures are being adhered to in Engineering, and within the operations and workflows of each department
• Assist in the implementation, updating, improving and monitoring of Company3 security policies and procedures

General Quality of Service:

• Ensure excellent customer service by recognizing and meeting the needs of operations and clients
• Relay any technical concerns in an effective and timely manner
• Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the mission and values of Company 3

WHAT YOU BRING:

The ideal candidate will be experienced with SDI and digital media over network video, network and operating systems, routing systems and control systems within a post-production / broadcast environment. They will have an advanced knowledge of Windows, Linux, Mac OS and how they interact with Apple and PC hardware. They will bring experience supporting post-production software such as DaVinci Resolve, Colorfront Trankskoder, Express Dailies / On Set Dailies, Avid Media Composer, Apple Final Cut, and Avid ProTools. Additional desired skills include:

• Technical understanding of various film & television specifications and standards 
• Ability to evaluate, learn, and implement new software and hardware 
• Exceptional Customer Service skills with the ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment while maintaining a calm, professional and courteous manner 
• Self-motivated, also able to work within a team environment 
• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills 
• Understanding and working knowledge of standard and high dynamic range video content, and how each is derived and delivered to the end user with current adopted standards a plus
• Experience with professional broadcast streaming technologies such as Streambox and Clearview products along with live network video streaming products such as NDI a plus 
• Experience with Sound engineering support is a plus

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.