Digital Cinema Technician
Digital Cinema Technician
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$ 65589 - 99135
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Job Description
Sony Pictures Entertainment DCS Technical Services department is seeking a dynamic charismatic tech savvy individual with indepth handson knowledge of current digital cinema technologies projection video and sound equipment broad technical knowledge of production and postproduction processes and servicing as well as video lab experience.
Responsibilities Include:
- Perform as the Digital Technician for Sony Pictures at the corporate office in NY. This person will coordinate and schedule events screenings and corporate meetings in the screening room.
- This individual will be responsible for machine and system configuration connection and troubleshooting.
- This individual will receive and inspect content for playback with the screening room equipment.
- This individual will be responsible for working with the different groups within Sony to transcode content between different file types as needed for playback at the Sony Screening Room or for digital transfers to outside clients.
- This individual will assist with high profile SPE New York City theatrical screenings. This individual is the technical liaison between the directives of the Directors DPs and Studio Executives the projectionist and the theater equipment to ensure the best quality picture and sound for the show.
Education Years of Experience Specialized Knowledge or Skills Required:
- Excellent working knowledge of:
- Current projection equipment (e.g. Sony 4K Christie Barco NEC 4K IMAX); 3D technologies and implementations with current projectors and screens; multistandard video decks.
- Current sound equipment and cinema sound formats (e.g. Dolby and Datasat cinema processors 7.1 5.1 Atmos Auro3D DTSX IMAX) amplifiers speakers routers and all related BChain equipment.
- Dolby Christie Barco and NEC certifications are a plus.
- Accessibility equipment:
- Visually Impaired (VI) accessibility equipment and its utilization such as closed caption technologies.
- Hearing Impaired (HI) track playback and related equipment such as special headphones and other HI playback equipment.
- Excellent knowledge of encode transcode compression file conversion and data transfer technology.
- Knowledge of Production and Postproduction workflows including video dubbing editing standards conversation and quality assurance testing.
- Ability to build strong relationships with and balance requests from executives projectionists and management.
- Initiative to selflearn and keep pace with new technology / not afraid to right click or conduct own research.
- Working knowledge on industry production and business applications on both PC and MAC e.g. Office products Linux Final Cut Pro Avid Pro Tools).
- Selfmotivating and able to work under pressure.
- Ability to work independently to make calculated decisions and strong issue resolution skills.
- 5 years experience working directly with Digital Cinema projection and sound equipment.
- 13 years experience in audio and /or video postproduction environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Sony Pictures Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability veteran status age sexual orientation gender identity or other protected characteristics.
SPE will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable law.
To request an accommodation for purposes of participating in the hiring process you may contact us at
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
