Edit Support and Workflow Supervisor

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

WBITVP UK is a leading creator and distributor of television content. The group produces long-running television brands in drama, factual, documentary, factual entertainment and history. To date, the group consists of Ricochet, Wall to Wall Media and Twenty Twenty Television.

Based in central London and with offices in Brighton, Scotland and Los Angeles WBITVPUK is a vibrant environment with well-educated, intelligent and ambitious employees. The values of integrity, diligence, openness and enthusiasm sum up the culture and approach that we embrace.

Whilst employed by WBITVP UK Group, you will be part of an in house Post Production team that will work across Wall To Wall and Twenty Twenty Television group companies providing services and support to all our clients.

As Edit Support and Workflow Supervisor you will take a lead role across the Edit Assistant team ensuring that offline and online post-production tasks run smoothly.  You will provide excellent client service at all times, both face to face and in written communication. You will have a very detailed knowledge of Post-Production workflows, including file based processes and ideally QC standards. In addition to this, you will provide advice to edit assistants on best practices and workflows.  An excellent knowledge of offline and online editing is essential.

As with any Media / Television company, at times you will work within a very fast paced environment which requires an individual to remain calm under pressure and prioritise when multiple tasks must be managed simultaneously.

Warner Bros. Discovery is looking for a Edit Support and Workflow Supervisor(M/F) for a permanent contract.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Post-Production Operations Manager to supervise offline and online work through the MCR.

• Attend start up meetings to help advise productions on workflows, camera choices and channel deliverables.

• Project and edit suite setups – both on-site and remote HP Anyware and Z Central suites.

• Assist with general upgrades and maintenance of equipment.

• LTO and archive management.

• Server storage management and reporting - including facility QNAP and Nexis.

• Blackbird project and media management.

• Training Edit assistants in processes specific to each production/workflow.

• Keeping up to date and testing the latest technologies and software.

• Work closely with Post-Production Operations Manager, Head of Post-Production Operations, Technical Manager, Post Supervisors and Engineers.

• Filling in when required as main operational contact and monitoring freelance hire requirements.

• Troubleshoot high-level, escalated technical issues.

Advise on and undertake tasks where necessary:

• Grouping and syncing rushes.

• Conforms, both HD and UHD (HDR and SDR) and picture check final cuts prior to an online.

• Ensuring all edits are correctly setup and ready before use.

• Consolidating/Transcoding of file and tape-based footage.

• Labeling and managing tape and file-based material.

• Export cuts for upload.

• Creation of AAF files & MXF files.

• Wrapping up of finished projects.

• Ensure safe backup of tape-ess material and project data.

Key Skills

• Have a strong working knowledge of Avid non-linear editing environment on shared storage (QNAP and Nexis) from offline to online to Pro-tools audio dubbing.

• Have a strong track record of communicating with production personnel, both verbal and written.

• Have a strong knowledge of different tape and file-based formats and workflows, including EVS.

• Have an excellent knowledge of VT decks and formats such as HDCam SR, XDCam, Digibeta.

• Have an excellent understanding of Avid offline & online editing, specifically with bin management and project organization.

• Have an excellent understanding of final Post-Production processes including online, grading & audio, AQC (Vidcheck) & QC.

• Ability to work accurately under pressure to tight deadlines.

• Be able to work well within a team environment.

• Have experience of online scheduling tools, preferably Farmer's Wife.

• Liaising with non-technical clients and advising on workflows.

• Strong understanding of AS11 delivery.

Ad Hoc Duties

This role will be based primarily in the London office but you maybe asked by Management to work in other areas of WBTVIP UK, including Brighton to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the Company.

Working Hours

Working hours are based on a 5 day week and a 7.5 hour day from 9:30am to 6pm with shift pattern work where necessary.

You may be required to work occasional weekends, additional hours and in other WBITVP UK offices if necessary.

Hybrid Working - This role is advertised as a Hybrid work model, that combines remote and in-office work, following our current company policy and to be agreed with your Line Manager. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

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