Datalab Tech

Job Description

The Mill is a global creative partner for agencies, production companies and brands, working across all media channels and platforms.

We are trusted specialists in visual effects, creative technologies and content production Our projects include the creation of digital products and virtual experiences, as well as world class visual effects and video production.

We are a vibrant network of talented artists, producers, directors and creative technologists from multinational backgrounds. We nurture innovation, flexibility and diverse ideas across our studios in London, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Berlin and Bangalore. We are all united by one single ambition: To create extraordinary and memorable work that captivates and excites audiences.

We are The Mill. We create the extraordinary.

The DataLab Tech is responsible for all ingest, upload and download of Footage for the Mill LA. DataLab is the I/O of The Mill's facility. Like a traditional Film Lab, it pulls footage from drives or servers, transcodes to ACES and delivers to our internal servers for, but not limited to, VFX, Color and Design. It carries the very important first stage of The Mill's pipeline. In addition it delivers graded footage to The Mill's other locations, our external vendors and clients. DataLab secondary role is a precursor and fundamentals training ground for DataLab technicians to move into the Color Department as Color Assistants.

Responsibilities
• Downloading Footage from outside vendors.
• Plugging in drives and using provided EDLs as a pull list to ingest media to our server.
• Transcoding and delivering ACEScg to the server for use at the facility.
• Communicating with production and VFX leads to determine desired formatting and resolution.
• Communicating with production to determine prioritization of requests.
• Uploading Footage to a deliver for external clients.
• Communicating with 2D and Color Departments for continuing best practices.
• Training and developing Color Assist skills.
• RnD with our Color, VFX and Technical teams.

Qualifications
• Good communication skills for their team and production to give clear and transparent expectations of deliveries.
• Baselight fundamentals.
• Understanding of different camera color spaces and formatting.
• Basic editorial knowledge, eg EDLs, XMLs.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gpb0o4-18-118-99-234-42 in your application.