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Amazon Studios Engineer/Video Production Specialist, Event Productions: Studios in Arlington, Virginia
Description
This is a hybrid role – balancing both video production operational and system engineer responsibilities. This role will include operating video production equipment for studio video content, editorial work, and ensuring the health and maintenance of the studio equipment systems.
The candidate in this role will successfully navigate operating shoots with limited guidance. They are expected to manage their responsibilities while optimizing team processes. This person can navigate and find solutions for business and technical issues. A successful candidate would be a mentor to others on the team.
On the production operational side, a successful candidate will have a strong, diverse background in videography, camera operations, audio engineering, and a general knowledge of lighting composition. A successful candidate would have deep knowledge and experience in production equipment operation for studio-based content. They would also support offsite video production requests, capturing b-roll for customer events. Candidates should demonstrate deep studio equipment knowledge, technical directing abilities, strong organizational and interpersonal skills, and the ability to keep calm, focused and confident in a production environment. A successful candidate will have an impeccable focus and drive to constantly improve the customer experience.
For the studio systems engineer aspect, the candidate will own studio-based equipment maintenance projects, both planned and unplanned. This candidate would oversee maintaining the overall health and updating of the equipment systems. When troubleshooting, the system engineer will evaluate the risks with efficiency to properly gauge the optimum solution and act on what can be solved immediately and determine what solutions need to be taken to management. The Studio Engineer/Video Production Specialist should have a strong background in technical problem-solving skills to support operations when systemic problems arise, and proactively, when invention and efficiency can be implemented to solve problems before they occur. Production technologies require systematic backup systems so that a buffer is created where the team and client will have knowledge of an implemented backup plan, but the end customer will hopefully never even know a problem occurred.
When this candidate is not actively filming or maintaining the equipment systems, they will work on post productions requests alongside of the editorial team. This would require knowledge and significant experience in audio and visual editing programs and editorial composition.
Key job responsibilities
Pre-Production:
• Acts as a subject matter expert in the field of visual and audio production
• Works directly with customers and producers, when necessary, during planning meetings
• Promptly, thoroughly, professionally communicates with team, customers, and business partners
• Proactively engages and drives the production team to pursue process improvements
• Oversees the thorough testing of equipment ahead of event
• Executes designated studio video production setup and technical coordination of assigned systems
• Prepares technical set up in advance of a shoot and help run technical rehearsal, if needed
• Ensures industry best practices are followed with a safety-first mindset
Production:
• Directs the customer clearly through the production process
• Collaborates with the producer with the day-of shoot operations
• Provides operational services: videography, audio engineering, and other necessary technical studio equipment
• Optimizes systems for the best quality attainable
• Provides technical leadership for vendor engineers when required
• Dynamically flexes to client needs and changes
• Ensures a high-standard of production that is on-brand and exceeds customer expectation
Post-Production:
• Directs the strike of the set and the equipment
• Ensures all equipment is properly shut down and stored
• Submits and quality checks the upload of footage
• Assists the post-production team on edits
• Helps maintain studio-based post-production workload
• Participates in post-event feedback discussions/surveys
Other Responsibilities:
• Ensures the maintenance of equipment
• Assists and provides expertise to collaborate in the purchase and decisions of necessary equipment needs or updates
Basic Qualifications
4+ years of professional or military experience
High school or equivalent diploma
4+ years of operational experience with audio, video, lighting, and livestreaming systems
3+ years of experience in maintaining the health of production equipment
2+ years of experience in networking
3+ years of experience in post-production services
3+ years in a studio environment
3+ years of camera operation experience
Versed in Adobe Creative Suite and DaVinci Resolve
Ability to manage multiple projects at once
Ability to lead through ambiguity to expected resolution
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's degree
Extensive knowledge and experience of video production processes including; pre-production planning, on-set direction, and post-production deliverables
Experience taking ownership and successfully delivering results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Strong desire to learn new technologies and systems
Strong analytical skills and demonstrated ability to improve processes
Possess an acute sense for visual aesthetics
Experience in effectively communicating with a diverse audience
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