Champlain Media is a dynamic international television production and distribution company with offices in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal.

Champlain Media leads the way in the development, financing, production and distribution of high-quality TV programming, being one of the largest suppliers in the niche of highly commercial TV movies. Please visitour web sitefor more information.

We are looking for aDigital Assets Technicianto join our team in Toronto.

Position Overview:

Reporting to the Head of Deliveries based in Montreal, the Digital Assets Technician will serve as a member to one of the most crucial departments in the company, linking all aspects of Production, Distribution and Technical Operations. The ideal candidate would be tech-savvy, knowledgeable of audio-visual operations and workflows, and passionate about increasing their knowledge and experience in this field.

Main Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Prepare the digital files to deliver to the various clients, worldwide. This includes:

o Using a variety of tools and software to transcode in-house digital assets into different audio-visual formats, including manipulating and transcoding closed captioning and subtitle files

o Quality control (QC) incoming and outgoing files

Demonstrable experience using editing and delivery software such as Content Agent, Stanza, Baton QC, Adobe Premiere Pro, Aspera and Signiant.

Understanding of different closed captioning and subtitling software and tools, such as MacCaption and Stanza.

Deliver the converted and transcoded files to various clients, worldwide.

Maintaining the digital assets library.

Familiarity with different audio-visual formats and codecs.

Willingness to learn and adapt to new methods and techniques.

Communication between vendors and broadcasters to guarantee a smooth operation.

Who You Are:

• Strong communication and presentation skills - an ability to deal with people at all levels and a can-do attitude.
• Proactive and have a forward-thinking mind-set.
• First-class organization skills able to prioritize tasks and meetings accordingly.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Excellent command of the English language; both written, and orally.
• Passionate about film and media, with an interest in following the latest audio-visual tools and trends.

Benefits:

• Working from home is permitted
• Medical and Dental coverage