Coordinator, Media Production Jobs

Description
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will be the world’s premier institution dedicated to the art and science of movies. Located at Wilshire and Fairfax in Los Angeles, the Museum will be simultaneously immersive, experimental, educational, and entertaining. More than a museum, this dynamic film center will offer unparalleled experiences and insights into movies and moviemaking.
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Media Production, the Coordinator helps schedule the creation of media montages, edit sessions, sound mixes, interview tapings, film shoots, and color grading sessions with contracted personnel and third-party vendors. You will also oversee the production of final montages, clips, and other media sources required for exhibitions, projects, and programs at the museum with both internal sources and outside vendors.
You Will:

• Generate proxy screeners with internal visible timecode as needed.
• Maintain clear communication between the Museum’s internal teams and external freelance contractors as needed.
• Upload, download, backup and copy all production elements following department standards and policies.
• Generate still image pulls from source media clips as needed.
• Place orders for media elements such as DVDs or Blu-rays as needed, maintaining a record of all orders and elements.
• Transcode and encode video files to meet required specifications as needed.
• Review and track feature film proxy screeners to generate rough cut media.
• Review and track notes and feedback from internal teams during the creative rough cut and post-production finishing processes. Ensure that they are clearly communicated to necessary stakeholders both internally and externally.
• Travel to pick-up, drop off media assets when necessary.
• Inspect, identify, track, and catalog all incoming and outgoing film and video elements for quality and content. Including both physical and digital assets, quality checking all deliverables to ensure that all delivery specifications and quality standards have been maintained.
• Create footage request documents for external source providers.
• Distribute edits and updates to the necessary internal teams as needed.
• Archive finished media and digital assets on LTO.
• Work with the internal media production team to set clear goals and timelines for the production process. Ensure that all team members have all the elements necessary to complete their tasks.
• In collaboration with rights and clearance staff, identify and catalogue film clips and sources for license agreements. Generate Music Cue Sheets and Edit Decision Lists when necessary.
• When necessary, create edits or perform fixes to gallery media; Including but not limited to the creation, editing and quality checking of open captions and graphics in both English and Spanish languages.
• Oversee editing sessions with third-party vendors, focusing on quality and accuracy to maintain curatorial vision.
• Maintain, update, and track internal checklists and tracking documents.

Position Requirements
You Have:

• Excellent knowledge of the media production process.
• A commitment to diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion.
• 2+ years’ experience with digital image files.
• Proficiency working in Premier Pro, Photoshop, Media Encoder, Final Cut Pro, and other Adobe Creative Could software.
• Knowledge of digital file formats, codecs, and methods of delivery. Experience with file organization and disc space management.
• A bachelor’s degree in film studies or related field.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Experience operating film-handling viewing equipment.
• Experience with digital image files and computer editing software preferred.
• Experience using standard computer word processing and database software.
• Basic knowledge of film history and video and film technologies.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with Academy staff, donors, vendors, maintenance technicians, and visitors.

Other Requirements:

• Full vaccination against COVID-19 is required, including any booster vaccinations as applicable.

Our Benefits:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision.
• 401(k)
• PTO and Sick Time

The expected hourly wage for this role is $24.00. The actual base pay offered will be determined by factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, education, and other factors permitted by law. Decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis.
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About the Organization The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a global community of more than 10,000 of the most accomplished artists, filmmakers and executives working in film. In addition to celebrating and recognizing excellence in filmmaking through the Oscars, the Academy supports a wide range of initiatives to promote the art and science of the movies, including public programming, educational outreach and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
EOE Statement The Academy is committed to equal opportunity in employment and to creating and valuing diversity in its workforce. Maintaining a diverse workforce is important to the Academy. The Academy enforces a strict policy that prohibits discrimination in hiring, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, or termination, whether on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation or genetic information. This includes a workplace that is free of all forms of harassment. Also, to help foster diversity, the Academy uses programs that ensure fairness of opportunity, pay, and growth to all applicants and employees. Every employee of the Academy is required to follow this policy and to preserve the Academy’s commitment to diversity.