Post Production Automation Engineer
Los Angeles, CA - USA
Job Summary
POST-PRODUCTION BUILDER WANTED
Post-Production Automation Engineer
Build the systems that make our creative team superhuman.
Role: Post-Production Automation Engineer
Location: Los Angeles CA (Remote-Friendly)
Compensation: $120000$160000
Reports to: VP of Post-Production
About TubeScience
TubeScience is a data-driven creative studio producing performance advertising at massive scale and were growing fast. Were looking for a Post-Production Automation Engineer to be the most technically sophisticated person on our post team.
The Role
This is a builder role for someone genuinely excited about where AI and automation are taking Post-Production. Youll own our automation and AI roadmap from day one with the autonomy to identify problems and ship solutions without waiting to be asked. You are the product lead the architect and the builder all in one.
What Youll Own
Automation & AI Engineering
Architect end-to-end automation across ingest QC editing delivery and archival
Deploy LLMs generative video platforms and intelligent metadata/tagging systems
Design agent-based workflows that eliminate manual effort
Evaluate emerging AI tooling and own build-vs-buy decisions
Systems Architecture & Integration
Own our Iconik MAM: custom actions metadata schemas transcoding and API integrations
Build REST API and webhook integrations across post tools and third-party platforms
Develop automation pipelines in n8n Make or Zapier or go custom in Python/JS
Design for resilience: logging error handling alerting and monitoring
Scripting & Tool Development
Write production-grade Python and JS/ scripts across Adobe Creative Suite
Build internal tools that give editors superpowers without exposing the complexity
Build and maintain Adobe CEP/UXP panels inside the tools editors already use
R&D & Proactive Improvement
Audit the post pipeline for bottlenecks before the team surfaces them
Prototype emerging tech AI ML new codecs cloud-native media workflows
Own the Post-Production tooling roadmap with minimal oversight
Collaboration & Documentation
Translate Post-Production creative needs into precise technical requirements
Align with core engineering on infrastructure deployment and architecture
Document every system thoroughly so the team can run it confidently
Serve as final escalation for complex technical issues the post team cant resolve
What Were Looking For
46 years in post-production engineering or workflow automation high-volume advertising or broadcast preferred
Strong Python and/or JavaScript/ clean production-grade code
Proven REST API integration experience with solid edge-case handling
Expert-level Iconik MAM experience strongly preferred
Hands-on with LLMs generative AI and orchestration tools (n8n Make Zapier or equivalent)
Deep fluency in codecs containers color pipelines and shared storage (e.g. LucidLink)
Adobe Creative Suite scripting experience CEP/UXP panel dev a strong plus
Working knowledge of AWS or Google Cloud and cloud-native media workflows
Genuine passion for post-production and excitement about transforming it with technology
Bonus Points
Experience with AI video generation tools (Runway Veo Sora) in production
Background in high-volume performance advertising or broadcast
Multi-step agentic pipeline design or large-scale workflow orchestration
Open-source contributions in the media/post-production space
Experience with data pipelines or BI tooling connected to production metadata
Benefits
Health Vision & Dental coverage
Unlimited PTO
401(k) Matching
Life Insurance
Paid Sick Days
Paid Parental Leave
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
We produce original video ads on our own dime, and get paid only when they outperform anything our clients are already running.