Digital Quality Control - Manager

About the Company

On a mission to give people limitless access to the vast world of Entertainment, Cineverse’s advanced, proprietary technology drives the distribution of over 70,000 premium films, series, and podcasts.

From providing a complete streaming solution to some of the world’s most recognizable brands, to super-serving our network of fan channels – from direct ad sales partnerships to premium global content – we offer more of the stories that move us, and technology that moves us forward. Industry leaders with a history of innovation, Cineverse is powering the future of Entertainment.

Job Title: Digital Quality Control - Manager

Overview:

You are the right candidate for us if you are a deadline-oriented, team leader who exhibits strong follow-up and multi-tasking skills to guide and support content and technical operations efforts for teams in both the US and India. You have a strong desire to be part of a best-in-breed distribution company with a penchant for film and tech. You have a natural eye for quality and be able to spot problems at a glance, both at the qualitative and technical level. Your work will support the successful distribution of content across various digital, FAST, and OTT distribution platforms. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage an agile team to perform QC evaluation on digital deliverables for technical acceptability against spec guides.
• Ensure all Encode/Transcode assets based on distribution platform requirements are accurate.
• Manage the export and vetting of licensor-supplied metadata against received assets.
• Assign incoming libraries of content to team members for categorizing and backing up files to AWS cloud storage.
• Technical lead and owner of content-partnership accounts as needed.
• Perform Video QC and Conformance Edits on ingested videos.
• Vet QC reports in our proprietary digital supply chain software and ensure assets complete in the ingest log.
• Correct issues found in video, audio, and timed text files upon request.
• Work cross-functionally with multiple departments to keep our QC tools up to date and improving.
• Ensure the team fixes titles that error on distribution platforms and ensure fixed files are ingested into proprietary software for re-delivery in a timely manner.

Necessary Knowledge Abilities and Skills:

• 2-5 years prior experience in quality control,  transcoding, packaging, and delivery of digital assets or performing similar duties preferred.
• 1-3 years managing a team and ensuring they meet tight deadlines and priorities
• In-depth hands-on experience with programs such as Final Cut Pro, QuickTime 7 Pro, Switch Plus, MacCaption, and Adobe CC Suite (Photoshop, After Effects, Media Encoder, Premiere, Illustrator).
• Experience or a basic familiarity with Adobe CC Suite (Photoshop, After Effects, Media Encoder, Premiere, Illustrator) preferred.
• Video Editing experience required.
• Knowledge of and experience with various video, audio, and timed text file formats
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot quality control issues, software, and player anomalies.
• Ability to autonomously make frequent "subjective" decisions to determine the "severity rating" for quality defects, determining which defects are acceptable or rejectable.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage a high volume of requests and multiple deadlines.
• Ability to effectively communicate internally as well as with external partners.
• Experience or a basic familiarity with Aspera and FTP/SFTP delivery systems preferred.
• Excellent verbal, written, and research skills.

Preferred Knowledge Abilities and Skills:

• Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Experience with Monday.com or similar project management software.
• Degree in related field (Film/Media/Communications) preferred but not required.
• Excellent organizational and prioritizations skills.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite.
• General knowledge of SMPTE Standards for digital distribution.

We would welcome you with,

• A top-grade application traversing multiple mobile platforms.
• A team of champions to work with.
• An open mind for new ideas and stratagems.
• A merry environment focused on creativity, growth and transformation.
• Top notch medical benefits for employee and family members along with accident coverage benefit for employees.
• Flexible working environment.
• Paid time off (PTO) such as sick days and vacation days.