Color Assistant

Company: Company 3 
Position: Color Assistant 
Location: New York, NY – Hybrid 
Hours of Operation: 3:00pm - 11:00pm EST (on-call weekends as needed)
*Pay Range: $22.00 - $25.00 USD hourly 

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Color Assistant will be responsible for filling a variety of supporting roles to the colorist and providing support to produce color grading operations from ingest to delivery. Primarily they will learn new processes and maintain proficiency with evolving technical applications and trends with the company workflow. In this position they actively provide support and solutions for the colorist team. 

MAIN DUTIES:

The Color Assistant helps support colorist hardware; displays, and audio monitoring, that enable colorists to perform efficiently and productively during sessions. They will prep incoming projects for next or same day color sessions, render deliverables as per client specifications, and maintain outstanding levels of oversight of deliverables manufactured within the short form/commercials finishing process.

• Drive client supervised sessions: color-grading sessions as directed by colorists and/or Production management.

• Color-trace project updates to all appropriate versions.

• Ensure all required color elements are accounted for such as drop-ins, mattes, and conform references.

• Set up color suites prior to sessions start per project requirements.

• Keep in communication with Production and Operations regarding any outstanding footage needed to complete the project.

• Maintain outstanding levels of deliverables manufactured within the short form finishing process.

• Ensure all assigned tasks are actualized in task management software on a daily basis.

• Employee will be required to be in the weekend on-call rotation.

WHAT YOU BRING: 

The Color Assistant will bring previous experience in a post-production/studio environment in a technical capacity. They will be using DaVinci Resolve, Baselight and the Adobe Creative Suite. They should be familiar with Linux, Windows, and Mac OS operating systems and feel equally as comfortable using both GUI and command line interfaces for each. 

• An aptitude for problem solving and multi-tasking. 

• Comfortable performing tasks in a shell (command line) environment 

• Familiarity with all common file and tape-based video formats 

• Excellent communication and organizational skills 

• Ability to multi-task and keep track of ongoing projects 

• Ability to cooperate, contribute, and integrate in a team environment 

• Extremely detail oriented 

• Flexible with the ability to work in a fast-paced demanding environment 

• Flexibility to work overtime and/or weekends with little or short notice 

• Experience with Resolve, Premier, Final Cut Pro 7, Encoding/Transcoding App. Baselight experience is a plus. 

• Experience with secure digital delivery systems 

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office/Outlook, Google Suite 

About the Company:

Company 3 / Method Studios provides a full range of Creative Services for content creators, including conceptual design, pre-vis, look development, ideation and rapid prototyping, 3D animation/CGI, motion graphics/designers, matte painting, compositing, dailies and production services, color grading, post-production finishing, marketing/trailers, live-action production, experiences, and more.

Diversity and Inclusion at Company 3:

Creativity has diversity at its core. We celebrate the value of each unique experience by being dedicated to fostering the most diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where every employee feels empowered and safe to show up to work as their full self.

It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Please inform the company's HR representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process. 

*The listed pay range represents the lowest to highest range that we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, local currency exchange rates, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, applicable law, and business or organizational needs.

The benefits for eligible part-time employees working 25 or more hours per week and full-time employees in the US include a comprehensive package of health, retirement, and insurance benefits and paid time off. The benefits for eligible project hires and part-time employees working less than 25 hours per week in the US include retirement, select insurance benefits, and where required by law, health benefits. For roles filled in Canada and other territories, local benefits plan offerings will apply. 

Both external and internal candidates can apply for this role through this careers’ website. 

The above compensation and benefits information is provided in accordance with various state and local pay transparency laws. 

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with applicable law. 

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