Lucasfilm Animation Ltd. is seeking a highly skilled Post Finishing Specialist to join their team in San Francisco. The ideal candidate will possess deep technical expertise in industry-standard software and a strong understanding of modern finishing workflows, color science, and delivery specifications.
Requirements
- Expertly run and manage Avid Media Composer sessions for editorial post-finishing tasks
- Perform precise conforming of edited sequences and execute complex cuts with technical accuracy
- Manage all aspects of high-quality export to various client and internal specifications
- Develop and automate updates to timelines and media management processes
- Utilize DaVinci Resolve for advanced color correction and grading, applying creative and technical color expertise
- Manage efficient and accurate rendering of final masters to meet specified technical standards
- Perform in-application quality checks on color, stability, and format integrity
- Conduct detailed reporting and maintain expertise on media and cut formats for finishing
- Expert knowledge and practical experience with HDR10, Dolby Vision mastering, including the creation and manipulation of Dolby Vision metadata
- Skilled in deriving Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) versions from High Dynamic Range (HDR) masters, particularly using Dolby Vision 4.x tools and methodologies
- Advanced knowledge of professional color spaces and transformation pipelines for final delivery
- Extensive understanding of all required formats for final media and client deliverables
- Expert knowledge of Digital Graphics applications such as Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, Affinity tools, Motion and other related industry standard Graphic software packages
- Credit creation experience and ability to create static and moving MOE, credit and related content and assets
- Ability to create and integrate ancillary elements such as professional subtitles and on-screen graphics
- Solid understanding of video signals and broadcast standards
- Capability to set up and calibrate a professional QC viewing and audio monitoring room
- Acute attention to detail regarding editorial timing, cadence, and sequence continuity
- Knowledge of various professional audio formats and loudness standards for delivery
- Proficiency in reading and interpreting video and audio scopes (e.g., waveform, vector scope, historgram, loudness meters)
- Accurate reporting and logging of all QC findings
- Deep familiarity with the required formats and specifications for QC reviews
- Familiarity with and proven experience in doing Display measurements, calibrations and reporting using tools such as Calman, Light Illusion and using hardware solutions such as Photo Research and Colorimetry Research measurement probes
Benefits
- Medical benefits
- Financial benefits
- Other benefits
