Associate Post Production Engineer

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ABOUT THE ROLE: 

The primary purpose of the Associate Post Production Engineer is to support the International Post Production infrastructure environments for our International TV Networks, Social Media team and Film operations. The core responsibilities include (but are not limited to) managing and resolving requests from clients, designing and evolving post production workflows, maintenance and patching of systems as well as managing small projects. 

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS: 

• Avid Interplay, NEXIS and Media Composer 
• Adobe Creative Cloud, Blackmagic Resolve, 3rd party plugins for all applications 
• Video standards e.g. SD, HD, UHD, HDR, NDI, SRT / Resolutions / Frame Rates 
• Video Compression such as XDCAM50, MPEG2, MPEG4/AVC, XAVC, DNx, ProRes etc. 
• Thorough understanding of Window 11, Windows Server and Mac OS 
• Excellent troubleshooting skills 
• Ability to work effectively with others across geographical locations 
• Must be flexible and adaptable to changing requirements and schedules 
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision 

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE: 

• File encoding and workflows using Telestream Vantage 
• Leostream and Teradici PCoIP support  
• Understanding of software automation (Ansible) 
• Knowledge of VMWare & Virtualisation implementation and management 
• File system administration (NFS, CIFS, SMB)  
• Network infrastructure understanding (switches, routers, firewalls, TCP/IP, DNS)   
• File acceleration applications using Aspera and Signiant products 
• Knowledge and experience using Azure or AWS 
• Experience and understanding of anti-piracy measures and cyber security in broadcast and post production environments 
• Experience of Digital Cinema Projection, server equipment, digital cinema standards, 3D, 4K and integrated media blocks 
• Experience of storage / archive technologies such as Facilis Terrablock, Object Matrix MatrixStore & XenData LTO Archive 
• Understanding of the real-time technologies supporting IPTV solutions such as DVB stream processing, IP encoding, SRT, HLS 

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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