Production Services Technician

This is a Full Time Job

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Quick Summary (full description below):
Sony Imageworks in Montreal, Quebec, is seeking a Production Services Technician (PST) to manage data for film production, monitor renders, handle global data transfers, and provide technical support to digital artists.

- Salary: Not mentioned
- Workplace Requirements: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Years of Experience Required: Not mentioned
- Education Requirements: Not mentioned
- Hard Skills Required:
- Solid Linux or UNIX Operating System experience
- Proven scripting skills (Shell or Python)
- Knowledge of various graphics applications (preferred)
- Soft Skills Required:
- Strong communication skills in both French and English
- Troubleshooting abilities
- Multitasking abilities
- Preferred Skills/Experience:
- Past experience in a leadership or managerial role
- Previous production experience

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Production Services Technician (PST)

Location: Les Films Sony Imageworks Quebec Inc., 1001 Boulevard Robert-Bourassa, 21st floor, Montreal, Quebec H3B 0A7

Employment Type: Project-based, Full Time

Language Requirements: Excellent communication skills in both French and English to deal with global aspects of business.

Position Summary:

The Production Services Technician (PST) position is a great opportunity for technical individuals with an interest in visual effects and animation to assist in the production of feature films. This group is responsible for managing all data for a particular show, including file backup and retrieval, monitoring of renders and image processes, global data transfers, and various troubleshooting tasks.

The PST position is often seen as a stepping stone into other departments within the facility due to the high exposure to different departments during the course of production. PST alumni have successfully moved into roles such as producers, production managers, technical directors, systems engineers, software developers, trainers, riggers, layout artists, and more.

Responsibilities:

- Provide a consistent and professional level of departmental technical expertise and support to digital artists and production teams.
- Manage and maintain all production-related data, both online (disk) and offline (tape).
- Monitor, book, provide initial troubleshooting, and see to completion all renders in the queue.
- Monitor critical servers, network, and file server load as it affects workflow.
- Ingest media from vendors and clients to conform to facility standards for internal use.
- Ensure consistent data transfer between company base and sister facilities.
- Process and distribute deliverable media for daily and critical client reviews.
- Prepare data for global exchange between third parties using various mediums, such as FTP and firewire.
- Implement and help enforce standard naming conventions and working environments.
- Actively find ways to improve the operational efficiency of the department and the facility.

Qualifications:

- Solid Linux or UNIX Operating System experience.
- Proven scripting skills (Shell or Python).
- Strong communication, troubleshooting, and multitasking abilities.
- Past experiences in a leadership or managerial-type role and previous production experience preferred.
- Knowledge of various graphics applications is a plus.