Media Engineer

Responsibilities

• Maintain and handle various stakeholder screenings in the post-production capable screening room, a state of the art projection Atmos theater with diverse sources, color spaces, and settings
• Maintain wide variety of AV/Multi-Media/Video Tele-Conferencing solutions and standards including control systems, collaboration systems, and streaming
• Collaborate with Media Engineers from other divisions to determine standards, needs, and staying abreast of Production’s needs
• Work with AV contractor(s) in the designs of new products and processes and improve and maintain existing products
• Interpret facility and AV/MM drawings, specifications, and other related documents from architects and AV contractors
• Manage daily activities of configuration and operation of AV/MM/VTC and provide hardware maintenance support, both preventative and remedial
• Provide assistance to studio users in accessing and using AV/MM/VTC systems, especially in-advance of and during Presentation and review meetings
• Document hardware and software configuration management processes/procedures and operational guides
• Design, document, and develop code for programmable devices while streamlining control system interfaces to be fully automated and maximize user experience
• Conduct analysis on AV/MM/VTC systems by ensuring designs are cost efficient, able to be integrated, and reliable
• Communicate with other engineering personnel to coordinate the interrelated design and assure project completion
• Analyze hardware systems, hardware design, architecture, network design and other technical hardware issues
• Develop costing proposals working with IT leadership and the program manager
• Acts as equipment custodian and performs inventory asset management and accountability functions
• Implement hardware and software version control processes, policies and procedures
• Execute AV/MM installation schedules based upon equipment delivery, integration complexity, and customer priorities

Requirements

• 3-5+ years of experience in an enterprise-level technology environment
• 2+ years of experience in IT support of non-technical users
• Demonstrated ability to positively and professionally interact with frustrated users; excellent communication skills with both technical and artistic groups
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple competing priorities and tenaciously solve unfamiliar problems
• Ability to read AV system drawings
• Experience with screening rooms, collaborative media environments, video conference, multi-site media-review systems
• Experience with Analog, SDI and HD SDI signal processing and conversion
• Experience with scalable video coding, compression and decompression techniques, and encoding/decoding of TV standards such as ATSC, QAM, NTSC, PAL
• Experience with Crestron environments and code
• Experience with HD/SD broadcast equipment (switchers, cameras, etc.)
• Integration of audio and video teleconferencing systems
• Installation and maintenance of IP based television
• Operation of audio mixers and wired/wireless microphone systems and configurations
• Must be able to stand, kneel and/or crouch for long periods of time; climb ladders and scaffolding; lift in excess of 50 pounds; work in high places, as well as small cramped places
• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud, Autodesk products, Zoom, Avid, Shotgun, Foundry Flix, and Animation/VFX applications a plus
• Experience in the Visual Effects, Animation, or media and entertainment industries a plus