Technician, Media Services (12 Month Contract)

at  Blue Ant Media

TELLING CAPTIVATING STORIES TO AUDIENCES EVERYWHERE

Blue Ant Media is a privately held, international production studio and rights business, and channel operator. Blue Ant Studios creates and distributes a premium slate of programming, in all content genres, for streaming and broadcasting platforms around the world. Blue Ant Media also operates free streaming and pay TV channels under a range of media brands internationally, including Love Nature, Cottage Life, Smithsonian Channel Canada, Makeful, T+E, BBC Earth Canada, BBC First, HauntTV, Homeful, Drag Race Universe, Total Crime, Declassified, Love Pets and Love Drama. Blue Ant Media is headquartered in Toronto, with six international offices in Los Angeles, New York, Singapore, London, Washington and Sydney. blueantmedia.com⼁Twitter⼁Instagram⼁LinkedIn
Our employees are passionate experts in all of our business areas. They are fanatical about creating outstanding content and experiences, and about delivering them on new and evolving platforms. We actively seek new employees who embody our core values. We want them to think big, act with purpose, celebrate creativity, do the right thing, respect one another, and succeed together. We attract creative talents who are optimistic about the evolving future of content and who take pride in recognizing opportunities where others see challenges. At Blue Ant Media, we give them the flexibility to think like entrepreneurs, take ownership of their projects, take risks, and embrace innovation in a rapidly evolving media landscape. Our team members excel at collaborating with internal and external partners by building trusting, respectful working relationships.
Technician, Media Services (12 Month Contract)

The role of Technician is the driving force of our Media Services department. Candidates for this position will be skilled in video distribution, video standards conversion, and media services. This is a high-workload, fast-paced team-oriented department focused on success.

• Please note this is a Hourly position to be brought in on an as-needed basis.*

What You’ll Be Doing…

• Quality assurance
• Non-linear editing
• Standards conversion
• Video and audio encoding for Broadcast and VOD
• Video and audio file analysis
• Metadata entry & creation
• Other media services related duties as required

What You’ll Bring…

• Related post-secondary education in Telecommunications or Film Production
• 1-2 years experience in a TV/Film distribution or post-production environment
• Ability to meet strict deadlines while maintaining a high level of quality
• Knowledge of frame rate conversion and video and audio file encoding
• Experience with quality control standards and broadcast technical specifications
• Team-oriented, with the ability to take ownership of specific duties and tasks
• Experience with international and domestic deliveries
• Experience with VOD delivery platforms
• Must have attention to detail and be able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Must flexible and be able to work shifts
• Avid Mediator Composer experience is preferred, but knowledge and skills on any editing platform will be considered

At Blue Ant Media, we believe promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion is everyone’s responsibility. We can all contribute. As a global media company, we recognize our platform and opportunity to influence change and promote a more inclusive world. We know what we create, distribute, and produce is better with a diverse workforce. In recruiting for our teams, we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds (who are eligible to work in Canada) and welcome the unique contributions each person brings.
If you have most of the qualifications listed in our posting, but are not sure whether to proceed with your application, we still encourage you to apply. We thank all candidates for their interest in Blue Ant Media and we will reach out to those candidates that are under consideration. If you are contacted for an interview and require an accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please email our Human Resources team at HR@blueantmedia.com

The role of Technician is the driving force of our Media Services department. Candidates for this position will be skilled in video distribution, video standards conversion, and media services. This is a high-workload, fast-paced team-oriented department focused on success.

• Please note this is a Hourly position to be brought in on an as-needed basis.

What You’ll Be Doing…

• Quality assurance
• Non-linear editing
• Standards conversion
• Video and audio encoding for Broadcast and VOD
• Video and audio file analysis
• Metadata entry & creation
• Other media services related duties as require