Production And Distribution Coordinator - Digital Cinema

at  Visual Data

ABOUT US

Visual Data put some of the world’s favourite TV shows and films in front of audiences - in every continent and on every screen. We deliver thousands of hours of premium content to cinemas, platforms and broadcasters on behalf of international distributors and content owners. We combine fantastic people and the latest technology to ensure we get it right every time.

CANDIDATE SPECIFICATION

The ideal candidate:

• Will have the desire to make a first step in digital media & quality control, and/or account management. We are looking for someone who has an interest in technology in the workplace, who can learn new processes quickly, who works efficiently, independently and as part of a team, who seeks solutions and efficiencies and is able to figure things out and improve systems and processes over time, is open to a challenge, and hungry for knowledge.
• Will be passionate about customer experience and customer service excellence.
• Takes great pride in their work and constantly strives to improve
• Hands-on experience with digital media workflows is beneficial however we are looking for technically interested individuals with the right attitude as opposed to a checklist of specific experience
• Will be process driven
• Will have strong communication skills, possessing the ability to prioritise their own workload, and the capability to collaborate with, and assist other team members.
• Will be a problem solver with a creative and innovative approach and the ability to think outside of the box and have a positive attitude when experiencing obstacles and be enthusiastic to get things done.
• Will have excellent attention to detail and ability to execute complex projects efficiently and reliably
• Will have an interest in Cinema and Digital Media
• Will have an interest in QC workflows in the digital media supply chain industry.
• Will have some knowledge of file formats, specifications and the required workflows to process these in the most efficient way
• Will be able to work flexibly when required (AM, PM, Weekends).

KEY SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES

• An interest in digital cinema, digital media and editing software beneficial.
• Attention to detail and a perfectionist mind-set is key in this role.
• An interest in technology including proficiency with PC/Mac/MS Office
• Strong communicator
• Honest, dependable and hard working
• Organised and efficient
• Ability to prioritise and stay calm under pressure
• Strong admin skills and a structured/procedural approach to work
• Growth mindset with a desire to learn and grow
• A team player and also able to work independently and confidently once experienced
• Premier and Annotation Edit experience would be advantageous.
  Whilst this is not a creative role it is an exciting opportunity to work on and preview (QC) the world’s latest Film and TV content. We are looking for a methodical and process-driven Coordinator and QC op who applies creativity when problem solving, and efficiency when completing administrative tasks.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is an exciting entry-mid level opportunity to join our multidisciplinary team based in West London. As a Coordinator you will be performing administrative/coordination tasks and undertaking cinema QC to sign off our client’s content, working with industry standard equipment such as 4K digital cinema projectors, in-house campaign management software, keygen, and utilising typical Microsoft Office & Google packages.
In addition to QC, the role includes managing Key (KDM) distribution to Cinema’s, helping with the department’s billing, processing jobs via our internal business system and supporting our team with office administration. With time the candidate will be helping with some client management, and with training (and experience), will be entrusted to quality control and sign off high level trailers and feature DCP’s. On this role, there is an expectancy of a 50/50 split between Client focused coordination & admin, and production focused QC & content management, and you will also form part of the distribution team providing key (KDM) management services to cinemas during theatrical release campaigns.
Duties will consist of performing QCs to the highest standard, producing detailed QC reports & file records, and supporting the Account Managers and technical production team in maintaining office operations and lab admin. In time, there will be aspects of account management, digital content preparation and training on subtitling software & film mastering best practice. The successful candidate will gain exposure to all aspects of Digital Cinema workflows and a busy postproduction environment.
The role is predominately 9am-6pm, Monday to Friday, however, some team members will start slightly earlier in the day and others will end slightly later in the day (TBD). Occasionally, during a very large film release, some weekend or evening email cover is required based on a fair rotation, and very occasionally, some weekend QC cover can be required where a film release becomes pressing. Visual Data provides overtime and time-in-lieu policies; and we work flexibly and intelligently to suit both the client and our team members’ needs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintaining excellent file records, job sheets, QC reports, billing databases
• QC of digital cinema features (DCP’s), trailers, and maintaining job sheet accuracy
• Supporting our mastering team with IO, content prep and pre-checks
• Providing support to our account management team with film distribution, emails and routine office admin
• Supporting our cinema key creation process, maintaining a cinema database and issuing keys (KDM’s) to clients and cinemas
• An understanding of subtitling specification and formats, audio sample rates, video frame rates, SMPTE standards and traditional multi-channel audio configurations (2.0, 5.1, 7.1) is useful but not essential.
• Abiding by security policies and protecting information assets entrusted to you
• Maintaining our Wiki and how-to guides
• Possessing a sense of humour and a can-do attitude