Video Production Specialist

The Video Production Specialist’s responsibilities include engaging with digital media suppliers and coordinating the delivery and upload of supplier assets (Audio, Video, Caption, Subtitles, Artwork, Metadata and supplementary materials) utilizing data transfer software to load the assets to an OverDrive database. The main day-to-day responsibility of the Specialist is to vet and prepare assets received from suppliers for import into OverDrive systems. The Specialist also addresses publisher questions, creates and maintains publisher documentation and coordinates the timely and recurring upload of content to the OverDrive system.

**Responsibilities**:

- Aggregate, normalize, and assure quality of supplier assets to comply with OverDrive cataloging standards.
- Understanding of file-to-file encoding and transcoding formats.
- Understanding of video and caption standards of conversion, frame rate conversion, aspect ratio conversion, adjust caption files timing to sync with the corresponding video file.
- Video, caption, and Artwork QC experience. Proficiency in image manipulation and resizing.
- Understanding of formats for television and theatrical content (ability to recognize Commercial Blacks, Logos, Bars/Tones, Slates, etc.) PC experience including PC-based captioning software.
- Basic knowledge of video editing, video standards and codec.
- Use existing systems to import supplier content into the distribution center, ensuring that deadlines are met.
- Work with suppliers addressing questions and / or issues with ingestion, assets utilizing a support ticket management system to track asset deliveries and projects.
- Communicate supplier concerns and requests to technical staff.

**Requirements**:

- Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent experience.
- 0 - 3 years’ of related experience.
- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, proofreading and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral).
- Understanding of web-browsing and Internet use.
- Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite; emphasis on Excel skills.
- Editing layered art files to optimize horizontal and vertical key art presentation.
- Digital Asset management experience.

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