Technical Operations Manager
Pixelogic Media Partners, LLC, Japan
Job Description
Please note: We require candidates with the current and continued to work in Japan, and fluency in Japanese
Manage technical operations teams consisting of encoding operators, mastering operators and audio/media operators located in Tokyo as an extension of a larger global team of individuals supporting Pixelogic’s global operation. In this role the candidate will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day deadlines, communicating with project management staff and company executives.
The candidate will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day deadlines, communicating with project management staff and company executives. In addition, this position will be the primary point of contact with the global department leads located in Los Angeles, California, and will be responsible for training and documenting new/different procedures, maintaining a continuity of business procedures between Los Angeles, London, Cairo, Cape Town, Tokyo, and Seoul. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of the technical aspects of the various content specifications.
They will be highly motivated, possess a flexible attitude, and adapt quickly in a fastpaced environment. In addition, they must be able to work as part of a team that deals with changing priorities and workloads. Attention to detail and efficient multitasking are mandatory. Extensive knowledge of video encoding and transcoding systems is essential. A background in processing UHD media is a plus. The candidate will be trained as a Pixelogic pHelix systems expert to support, train and advise operations across APAC. The candidate will support the APAC executive team in rolling out new initiatives to customers and attending meetings as a Subject Matter Expert (SME).
Fluent Japanese required
Lead and support a large team within a time-sensitive and demanding environment.
• Oversee day-to-day local technical operations.
• Ensure deliveries are met.
• Maintain constant communication with cross-functional support teams to ensure proper operations.
• Forecast project capacity requirements and create production action plans.
• Manage timely data collection to update operations metrics to achieve productivity targets, eliminate inefficiencies, and adhere to the highest service quality standard.
• Continuously develop and deliver technical training programs for the technical operations team.
• Train and document new/different procedures.
• Implement operational policies and quality assurance protocols to meet quality standards of leading streaming service providers.
• Act as the primary point of contact with the global department leads located in the US.
• Collaborate and communicate directly with project management staff and company executives.
• Act as the primary point of contact with the global department leads located in the US.
• Partner with Technology team to introduce and improve proprietary tools and systems.
• Continuously researching and identifying new tools and systems to enhance operational workflows and capabilities.
• Ensure information security objectives are translated into tactical goals that guarantee information security objectives are met and exceeded.
• Become a pHelix systems expert and provide support as needed to ensure continuous worldwide operations. Support, train and advise the local Project Management staff as needed.
• Support the APAC executive team and participate with customers as a SME.
• Other related tasks as assigned to fulfill responsibilities.
Requirements
• Management experience
• 8 + years of experience in Digital Media and post-production project management.
• 2+ years in audio post-production or media service projects for film and tv
• Excel and other MS Office application software
• Non-linear video workstation editor skills
• Experience in post-production media workflows including tools such as Telestream Vantage, Da Vinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere, and ProTools.
• Clear understanding of subtitling specifications and formats, audio sample rates, video frame rates and compressions, SMPTE timecode, and traditional multi-channel audio configurations (2.0, 5.1, 7.1) is necessary.
• Familiarity and working knowledge with some of the tools and applications including but not limited to DVS Clipster, Colorfront Transkoder, and Aurora are essential.
• Clear understanding of 4k(UHD) and HDR is required.
• Experience in IMF mastering is a huge plus.
• Proficient with Mac OS, Windows, and Linux systems.
• Demonstrable experience in picture and audio editing and transcoding is required.
• Solid knowledge of digital file formats.
• Knowledge of color space, aspect ratio, transfer characteristics, video and audio codecs, compression, and