Reversioning, compliance, offline and online editing.Grading and match grading using Avid Media Composer/Symphony.Create promo clips for multiple regions e.g. Russia/UK for website distribution only. Create new GFX elements using adobe After Effects. E.g. Straps, name captions, titles and break bumps.Provide dubbing mixers with all elements required for VO record and programme mix. E.g. via AAF or Interplay Check-in for Protools.Work closely with producers to create new content. Assist with problem solving/edit queries.

Daily management of the MCR team which includes Edit Assistants and Transfers.Manage archiving of media for internal and external edits.Roll out technical training on all workflow changes/upgrades within the post production department i.e. QC/Nearline/Storage DNA/Editshare/Ark etc.Supporting and troubleshooting technical issues in edit suites.Troubleshoot MCR technical issues when they arise. This includes but is not limited to problematic tapeless media, desk issues and Avid Media Composer related issues.Media management of all media introduced into the post production department i.e. unmanaged – raw media or MXF – Avid media. This also includes the deletion of media.Provide technical assistance through liaising with productions via email, over the phone or face to face. This also includes organising technical training i.e. back up kit training for productions.Maintenance of the suites as and when required i.e. swapping out Avid hardware.Installation of on location kit as and when required. Organising and maintaining a freelance cover pool for the MCR.Administrator user on the post production scheduling system – Farmers Wife.Part of the interviewing panel for new MCR staff. Trusted to cross reference invoices/timesheets and confirm to finance/payroll that the amount submitted is correct.Create workflow guidelines for productions where additional organisation needs to be implemented by the Edit Assistants.Support my line managers when technical and operational assistance is required.Be the got to person for the post production department in the absence of senior management.Provide detailed media reports for space used on the media servers.Manage and problem solve ForScene queries from production/post production.Involved in discussions for future internal developments. Liaise with external suppliers/support contractors when required.

Liaise with in-house colleagues from varying departments and fielding their technical queries, feeding back accurate information.Provide front line technical support and be the face of post production to in-house edit suites. Creation of AAF, EDL, MXF and Quick Time files exported directly from Avid.Make available digital media files via WeTransfer, Vimeo and FTP.Digitising HD and SD assets into Avid.Playout of Avid sequences to DVD.Back up and consolidate/transcode tapeless media into Avid. Ensuring all Avid projects are backed up at the end of each day and suites are set up each morning.Sync pull video and audio in Avid.Use Avid to conform programmes to a high resolution using a mixture of tape and tapeless media.Support the organisation and folder management in FORscene.

Perform technical fixes on Transmission assets. Fixes include; clocks, high/Low luminance, high/Low Audio and digital video dropout.Perform standard edits for regional languaging.Creation of AAF and Quick Time files exported directly from the Avid environment.Avid certified Avid Interplay media management training.Digitising and playout of HD and SD assets from Avid.Rewrapping and playout of files using iCR AmberFin.Dubbing tapes; SD-SD, HD-HD and SD-HD. Supporting in-house and freelance editors with discovery workflows and procedures.Knowledge of deletion from ISIS, Unity and Medway.Liaise with in-house colleagues from varying departments and fielding their technical queries, feeding back accurate information.Ordering of stock.Tracking of assets through the entire post production environment. From initial booking to QC pass status.

Liaise with in-house colleagues from varying departments and fielding their queries, feeding back accurate information. Coordinating edit’s booked into ScheduALL and updating/amending as required.Creation of a low quality browse version of a transmission asset using Mediaflex and Artesia.Restoring assets from the DIVA archive and making them available for Edit.Transferring source assets required for an edit via Medway, which transcodes the asset to an Avid compatible format.Transfer edited assets post approval to the Ingest server for QC’d by the QCA+E department.De-tag/re-tag of audio on the edit server using Mediaflex.Understand the discovery post production procedures and specifications that have been acquired through additional training.Logical problem solving skills, whether it be organisational or technical.Assisted in the development of content workflows and SOPs.

Liaise with in-house colleagues from varying departments and fielding their queries, feeding back accurate information. A good knowledge of broadcast procedures and specifications is required and gained through additional training.Operate Mediaflex to a high standard and have the ability to raise tasks for multiple purposes.Ability to use the Xytech database proficiently, with a high level of accuracy.Logical problem solving skills, whether it be organisational or technical.Able to manage and update multiple excel spreadsheets on a day to day basis. Ensuring all information is correct and up to date.Assisted in the development of content workflows and SOPs.Able to carry out tasks under pressure and get the desired results. Additional training acquired:Media Asset Management team cover. E.g. Promotions, Library Lead, Traffic, 7 Day List.

Liaise with clients and in-house producers about any queries regarding media/tapes required for projects. Whilst also ensuring dispatches are punctual and accurately sent. There was a clear emphasis on clear communication and its importance when successfully orchestrating multiple tasks in a high pressure environment.Adhere to the defining policies and practices that are job and company specific to keep the high standards that have been put in place regardless of external influences.An in-depth knowledge of multiple tape formats required. Have the ability to follow the stages that media needs to go through for an edit i.e. Pre-grade Master, Edit Master, Etc. This enabled me to manage the workflow from start to finish.Additional training acquired: Preparation of raw stock for use in the machine room.Trained in the duplication of media via deck to deck transfer. Whilst performing a runtime QC to make sure the media standard set by the broadcasting channel is correct.Digitising trained and tested by Evolutions Television.

I contributed to a large team in the client hospitality department, which ensures that all client needs, are catered for. This involved using my individual organisational skills to rectify any queries that may arise, to ensure a high standard is met by the company. Other tasks include deck moves between the Evolutions buildings, client food collection and performing library runs of tapes to other companies around central London. Additional training acquired:Digitising, client hospitality, library, VT, key trained.