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Job Title: Freelance QC Coordinator

Overview:
The QC Coordinator reviews all project deliverables from internal and external post production teams before publishing and archiving. This role is indescribably meticulous in their work and is a strong communicator, interacting with a myriad of team members and departments during the final phases of a project. As the last line of defense before publishing, QC Coordinators play a critical role in ensuring that CNE video content looks and sounds its best, airs without errors, and adheres to strict standards for various types of deliverable assets. The QC Coordinator reports to the Supervisor, QC, and works closely with video editors, Post Production Supervisors, Scheduling, Video Operations, and the Media Asset Management team. This role may occasionally require extended hours and weekend work in order to get the job done.

Primary Responsibilities:
- Review in-progress edits and all project deliverables (video, audio, images, documentation) for quality and adherence to required technical specifications; catch spelling errors, improper framing, glitches, improper color and audio levels, off-brand/off-series errors, and more before air and archive
- Relay QC notes to editors and ensure all applicable assets are redelivered as needed
- Manage a steady queue of deliverables across several projects and brands with competing priorities and shifting air dates, pivoting when necessary and communicating deliveries and delays to Scheduling and Publishing teams
- Stay on the pulse of updated style guides and series tags, ensuring newly published content keeps up to date with brand/series refreshes.
- Help enforce standards, policies, and procedures for asset delivery and archiving
- Assist with media requests such as pulling archived episodes, transcoding videos for external delivery partners, etc.
- When possible, preview content ahead of initial delivery and QC review; provide quality-control feedback to editors, audio mixers, and colorists during a project, and provide feedback to associated team members
- Liaise with various CNE teams for inbound and outbound delivery requests, technical-related inquiries involving delivery specs, transfer credentials, and sending requests (via SFTP, Signiant, Hightail, etc.)

Desired Skills and Qualifications:
- 1-2 years of experience in a post-production environment, with skills revolving around asset management and delivery
- Working knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro is required
- Excel in meticulous attention to detail, with experience in a wide array of video formats, quality control, archiving, and light-touch editing.
- Proficient knowledge of the main digital video and audio formats
- Understanding of media codecs, bit rates, aspect ratios, color spaces, and compression
- Effective organizer with proven ability to manage multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously
- Calm and deliberate demeanor with excellent communication skills in a highly dynamic, fast-paced environment; a team player with patience and empathy
- Proactive and strong ability to problem solve and work through issues
- Produce under the pressure of deadlines
- Communicate well and be flexible with other departments
- Someone who relishes noticing errors in media and day-to-day life, and won’t get bored or lose focus when reviewing multiple iterations or deliverables of the same piece of content
- Must always have the goal and mission of CNE in mind

What happens next?
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply and we will review your application as soon as possible.

Potential candidates will receive a video export for a QC test.

Job Title: Freelance QC Coordinator

Overview:
The QC Coordinator reviews all project deliverables from internal and external post production teams before publishing and archiving. This role is indescribably meticulous in their work and is a strong communicator, interacting with a myriad of team members and departments during the final phases of a project. As the last line of defense before publishing, QC Coordinators play a critical role in ensuring that CNE video content looks and sounds its best, airs without errors, and adheres to strict standards for various types of deliverable assets. The QC Coordinator reports to the Supervisor, QC, and works closely with video editors, Post Production Supervisors, Scheduling, Video Operations, and the Media Asset Management team. This role may occasionally require extended hours and weekend work in order to get the job done.

Primary Responsibilities:
- Review in-progress edits and all project deliverables (video, audio, images, documentation) for quality and adherence to required technical specifications; catch spelling errors, improper framing, glitches, improper color and audio levels, off-brand/off-series errors, and more before air and archive
- Relay QC notes to editors and ensure all applicable assets are redelivered as needed
- Manage a steady queue of deliverables across several projects and brands with competing priorities and shifting air dates, pivoting when necessary and communicating deliveries and delays to Scheduling and Publishing teams
- Stay on the pulse of updated style guides and series tags, ensuring newly published content keeps up to date with brand/series refreshes.
- Help enforce standards, policies, and procedures for asset delivery and archiving
- Assist with media requests such as pulling archived episodes, transcoding videos for external delivery partners, etc.
- When possible, preview content ahead of initial delivery and QC review; provide quality-control feedback to editors, audio mixers, and colorists during a project, and provide feedback to associated team members
- Liaise with various CNE teams for inbound and outbound delivery requests, technical-related inquiries involving delivery specs, transfer credentials, and sending requests (via SFTP, Signiant, Hightail, etc.)

Desired Skills and Qualifications:
- 1-2 years of experience in a post-production environment, with skills revolving around asset management and delivery
- Working knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro is required
- Excel in meticulous attention to detail, with experience in a wide array of video formats, quality control, archiving, and light-touch editing.
- Proficient knowledge of the main digital video and audio formats
- Understanding of media codecs, bit rates, aspect ratios, color spaces, and compression
- Effective organizer with proven ability to manage multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously
- Calm and deliberate demeanor with excellent communication skills in a highly dynamic, fast-paced environment; a team player with patience and empathy
- Proactive and strong ability to problem solve and work through issues
- Produce under the pressure of deadlines
- Communicate well and be flexible with other departments
- Someone who relishes noticing errors in media and day-to-day life, and won’t get bored or lose focus when reviewing multiple iterations or deliverables of the same piece of content
- Must always have the goal and mission of CNE in mind

What happens next?
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply and we will review your application as soon as possible.

Potential candidates will receive a video export for a QC test.

This onsite role would be responsible for overseeing the entire graphics post-production process and final finishing stages at our office located in Koreatown/Wilshire Park.

Quality control:
The Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that the final product meets our clients’ quality standards and technical specifications and is free of errors or technical issues. They will review the final deliverables and provide feedback to the post-production team to ensure that any necessary corrections are made. The Coordinator ensures that all graphics produced by the team meet the client’s quality standards and are visually cohesive.

Workflow:
The Coordinator manages the post-production workflow, ensuring that all stages of the process are completed on time, in the correct order and identifies any possible delays before they occur. The Coordinator will develop and implement workflows and processes for the graphics team to improve efficiency and ensure that projects are completed on time. Other duties include, but are not limited to, file organization and management, keeping updated spreadsheets and workflow tools, staying current with the latest techniques, plug-ins, video production and motion graphics to maintain innovation and growth and help tracking and managing client requests. The Coordinator will also need to work with finishing houses on behalf of our clientele and provide any necessary assets for full finishing.

Communication:
The Coordinator will communicate with clients and/or finishing houses to provide updates on the finishing progress and ensure that the final product meets their expectations. They may also address any concerns or feedback provided by the client and work to resolve any issues that arise. Good communication with the Creative Director, Designers and Producers is key to our collective success for Concept Arts and our clientele.

Technical expertise:
The Finishing Coordinator must have a strong understanding of post-production workflows, technical specifications, software, and tools. They should display proficiency in QC and delivery of finishing graphics and must have experience with legacy studio clients.

This is a full time role, hourly role offered at $26-$33 with full insurance benefits and 401k options.

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About Concept Arts
Concept Arts was officially founded in Los Angeles in 1980, eight years after its beginnings in 1970’s London. From the iconic 1985 Teen Wolf poster and She’s Gotta Have It in 1986, to genre-defining key art for The Matrix in 1999, to the groundbreaking 2021 digital campaign for Wandavision, we’ve been a part of some of pop culture history’s most indelible moments.

Our agency has grown up alongside the entertainment industry for half a century, and taken part in the evolution of creative advertising since before the Internet. Even as we’ve expanded into the digital space with award-winning social campaigns and 360 executions, we’ve never forgotten our roots.

Institutional memory and long-term growth have proved what we always believed: fulfilled people produce quality work. Concept Arts offers every employee multiple avenues for career growth and empowerment within our company.

From dedicated culture forums, to mentorship programs, and more, we strive to give each individual the resources they need, and the opportunity to explore their potential.

Looking for a Post Coordinator. Netflix deliverable knowledge ideal. Hybrid work environment that is mostly remote but will need a candidate that can go into the LA office as needed.

Experienced candidates that are pro-active and organized. Communication is key with ability to multi-task detail oriented production needs.

Proficient in Google docs, tracking formula driven spreadsheets, standard office management requests.

AVID experience a major plus, assist with creative and facilitate system organization.

Looking for an experienced Post Coordinator to help manage day-to-day in offline on a reality competition show.

Duties include:

- Overseeing media transfer from field and keeping media tracker/log up-to-date
- Assist in managing AE team
- Liaise with other internal departments on various administrative matters
- Assist in creating deliverables documents for final delivery

Job would start either 6/5 or 6/12.

Our Edit and Story teams will be working remotely; there is an option to work a hybrid schedule 3 days a week in office, but not required. However, willingness to go into office occasionally for specific scenarios that may arise a plus.

Ideally looking for someone with at least a few years experience and is interested in becoming a Post Supervisor.

Thanks!

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