Senior A/V Finishing Producer, AV Finishing

$124,700 - $206,200/Yr

Amazon - Culver City, CA

Full-time - Senior

Culver City, CA

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers

About the position

The Senior A/V Finishing Producer at Amazon MGM Studios is responsible for producing high-quality A/V marketing materials for original films and series. This role involves overseeing the finishing and quality control of various A/V content, including trailers and digital spots, while managing vendor relationships and ensuring timely delivery of assets. The producer will collaborate with multiple teams to establish post-production pipelines, manage budgets, and uphold content security, all while advocating for quality creative finishing.

Responsibilities

• Own the vendor management process to supervise the finishing of A/V materials throughout the mix, online, approvals, versioning and QC process.
• Responsible for routing & tracking clearances of A/V materials prior to locked cut through final delivered asset.
• Establish the finishing pipeline in conjunction with the show post team and VFX team for marketing materials.
• Provide timeline inputs to cross functional leads and regularly flag milestones to the internal team.
• Book mix and DI sessions, and coordinate creative lead and filmmaker/executive producer attendance when required.
• Uphold content security and manage vendor security onboarding and tooling training.
• Track all assets through the finishing process ensuring prompt receipt and distribution of crucial elements.
• Oversee QC branding, exports, social resizes and iterations of all specs.
• Own the A/V finishing portion of the campaign budget in conjunction with campaign managers.
• Act as a bridge to the localization team to set expectations around timeline and provide elements for accelerated localization.
• Oversee the receipt and distribution of Amazon Original Movies or Amazon Original Series A/V assets from internal production to external vendors.

Requirements

• 7+ years experience in feature, series, or marketing post production, ideally at a studio or vendor, or agency.
• Experience with digital and broadcast tv finishing processes, including online, mix and QC.
• Knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite (specializing in Premiere Pro, Photoshop and After Effects), Avid and Project Management Software.
• Experience with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos.
• Technical knowledge of specs, formats and placements as well as various pipelines (i.e. audio, picture, graphics, editorial, conform, visual effects, etc.).
• Experience managing post production timelines and budgets.
• Fluent in A/V formats with an understanding of the fundamentals of asset management, in theater deliverables (DCP), servicing, and trafficking.
• Experience managing and delivering large volume of video assets to external partners.
• Experience with image production, transfer protocols, digital asset management and publishing content for web.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working at or with a creative or advertising agency, network, streaming service or studio.
• Experience and understanding of the workflow within a marketing, production, or creative department or company.
• Experience leading projects across multiple stakeholders.
• Strong technical skills across picture, audio, graphics, and encoding formats.
• Experience working in localization or with localization teams with an understanding of subtitling, dubbing, and graphics process.
• Experience leading process improvements and/or operations tool implementations (e.g. digital asset management tool).
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team with an understanding of upstream and downstream workflows.
• Strong communication and technical skills, with the ability to work collaboratively.
• Experience creating department SOPs.
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Ability to lead with a positive 'can do' approach.
• Ability to handle multiple, high priority tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Paid time off and holidays
• Employee discounts
• Equity and sign-on payments
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development opportunities