Media Engineer @ Skydance

If you are passionate about making movies and television, Skydance is the place for you! Our creative divisions are led by industry veterans that put audience above all else when it comes to our storytelling approach. At Skydance, we embrace visionary artists and cutting-edge technology to create event-level entertainment. With the benefit of powerful distribution partnerships – Paramount Pictures, Tencent, Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV+, and other top tier studios – our premium content can reach billions of consumers around the world.

Our corporate headquarters is in Santa Monica, where we strive to create a collaborative environment, is the center for all our film and television teams. Other departments include production, marketing, business affairs, finance, human resources, and operations. Whether you are a seasoned executive or an assistant just starting out, everyone is valued on the Skydance team!

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The Media Engineer at Skydance Media is a member of the Information Technology team and is responsible for operating, supporting, troubleshooting, and scaling all things Audio/Visual to support the needs of Skydance. The Media Engineer is responsible for managing the post-production capable theaters on campus as well as the conference room and AV systems. Skydance seeks an individual passionate about movies, television, and gaming to ensure the presentations of that content are consistently at the highest quality.

Responsibilities

Maintain an array of stakeholder screenings in the post-production capable screening room including a state of the art projection Atmos theater with diverse sources, color spaces, and settings
Maintain a wide variety of AV/Multi-Media/Video Tele-Conferencing solutions and standards including control systems, collaboration systems, and streaming
Collaborate with other division’s Media Engineers to determine technology standards and staying abreast of Production’s needs
Work with AV contractors in new product and process design plus improve existing ones
Interpret facility and AV/MM drawings, specifications, and related documents from architects and AV contractors
Manage daily activities of configuration and operation of AV/MM/VTC and provide preventative/remedial hardware maintenance support
Assist studio users with AV/MM/VTC systems and prepare presentation/review meetings
Document hardware and software SOPs
Code and design UI/UX for devices
Analyze AV/MM/VTC systems and ensure designs are cost efficient, integrable, and reliable
Communicate with engineering personnel to coordinate interrelated design and assure project completion
Analyze hardware systems, design, architecture, and network
Develop costing proposals with IT leadership
Manage asset inventory
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 supporting C-Suite executives
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple competing priorities
Excellent communication skills in dealing with both technical and artistic groups
Ability to tenaciously solve unfamiliar problems
Ability to read AV system drawings
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

Experience with:

Screening rooms, collaborative media environments, video conference, and multi-site media-review systems
Analog, SDI, and HD SDI signal processing and conversion
Scalable video coding, compression and decompression techniques, and encoding/decoding of TV standards such as ATSC, QAM, NTSC, PAL
Crestron environments and code
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

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 and small cramped places

The salary range for this position in Los Angeles is $60,000 – $80,000. The salary offered may vary based on the candidate’s location, qualifications, experience and relevant expertise, among other factors. The range indicated is for base salary only and does not reflect the total compensation package, including bonus, benefits, etc.

We realize that skills and expertise can come from many different experiences and paths, and we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all of the requirements as written in the job description.

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Skydance is a diversified media company founded by David Ellison in 2010 to create high quality, event-level entertainment for global audiences. The Company brings to life stories of immersive worlds across its feature film, television, interactive, and animation divisions.

Skydance is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to building and fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce. We welcome and consider applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy status, military/veteran status, disability, or any other protected category. Diversity in the workplace is not just a commitment, it is who we are and a reflection of what makes our world special.

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