Job description
Framestore is home to award winning visionaries working across film, Integrated Advertising and the digital realm. The Data Services team manages data throughout the facility, this includes receiving and delivering all project elements, transcoding and converting files as needed, placing files on a centralized server, safely archiving and maintaining usable space on a facility wide centralized server, performing final QC and delivery of all client material.
The Data Ops Technician role provides support and tools for Artists and Producers; using their technical skills and effective communication to optimise workflows through the facility from ingest to delivery.
Please note this is a junior role, however, a keen interest in VFX is essential.
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Key Responsibilities
- Monitoring, tracking and transferring data throughout the facility for each project
- Bringing data online from a variety of external sources (outside facilities, portable drives, cloud-based servers)
- Delivering data to a variety of sources within the company and outside the company
- Transcoding and converting files (i.e. manipulating file format, aspect ratio, frame rate, color space)
- Preparing files, EDLs, and artwork for facility production
- Creation and Quality Control of all master material leaving the building to include:
- Creating broadcast files to industry standards.
- Subtitling broadcast content to Ofcom standards.
- Creating deliverables to client supplied and ad hoc specifications.
- Restoration of project data based on Producer and Artist requirements
Job requirements
Essential Skills
- Adobe CC proficient
- Knowledge of common data transfer protocols eg. FTP, Aspera
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to respectfully interact with co-workers in a professional environment
- Demonstrate the ability to use initiative when problem-solving
- Able to accept criticism and feedback
Desirable Skills
- Basic understanding of visual effects, color grading and computer graphic concepts and terminology
- Basic knowledge of transcoding and converting video formats/codecs/file formats/frame rates
- Basic understanding of computer networking