Technical Coordinator

About The Role

Reporting to the Production Manager, and working closely with our ingest team, producers, sound and video editors, the Technical Coordinator will play a vital role within Acamar’s production team, taking responsibility for coordinating the global post-production process as well as acting as the day-to-day liaison point.

The successful candidate must be a collaborative team player who is willing to roll up their sleeves and support the business as it continues its rapid expansion and growth.

What you’ll do

• Assist with technical deliveries and ingest of Acamar produced content between departments.
• Working directly across post production with project management in mind.
• Work with external post-production houses overseeing QC and ingest.
• Ensure all technical specifications are strictly adhered to
• Ensure that existing digital production assets (Audio and Video) are labelled and catalogued appropriately.
• Manage and maintain the Vimeo platform.
• Ensuring security guidelines are always followed, and assets are protected.
• Provide comprehensive administrative support by carefully managing the tracking, scheduling and archiving of all digital assets to meet deliverables deadlines.

What you’ll bring

• An efficient and logical approach to file storage, movement and management.
• In-depth knowledge of industry-standard media file formats (primarily video & audio).
• Meticulous attention to detail, and a keen eye for spotting and flagging anomalies, whilst offering solutions
• Have extensive knowledge of the post-production workflow and knowledge of the series animation process.
• A proactive approach, that is solutions focused - making suggestions for improvements where necessary and understanding when to draw on support, where appropriate
• Well organised, inquisitive, & punctual individual.
• A strong team player, who is also able to work independently and make effective, calculated decisions.
• Approachable, open-minded, and willing to learn new skills.
• Agility and adaptability to change and able to remain calm under pressure.
• Excellent communicator, both verbally and written.
• Strong multitasker – ability to track and work across multiple orders, simultaneously with great time management skills.
• The ability to take instruction and provide clear and regular progress reports to multiple departments.

Essential Skills

• Previous experience (2+ years) in a media ingesting role or a post-production company
• In depth knowledge of video file formats.
• In depth knowledge of audio file formats.
• Working knowledge of quality control of broadcast content.
• Strong IT skills; an ability to troubleshoot software & hardware issues
• Extensive knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro, Media Encoder, as well as some familiarity with DaVinci Resolve.
• Proficiency with tools such as Google Sheets/Google Docs, and experience with resource/project management software such as Forecast/Harvest, AirTable, or equivalent

Most importantly, the most qualified candidate will be strongly aligned with Acamar core values, which include: Collaboration, creativity, curiosity, diversity, and kindness.