Role: Techincal Assistant
Contract: Casual
Type: Onsite
Location: Kings Cross, London
The Technical Assistant plays a key role within the Audio/Post team. As a Technical Assistant you will need to ensure that technical and administrative tasks are completed in a timely manner to support the technical delivery of the specific piece of work or project. You will support the post service helping to ensure the timely completion of agreed deliverables and milestones are met.
Duties and Key Responsibilities
- Provide audio support when needed on both audio and video projects in and out of studio. You will act as a junior audio engineer on some occasions.
- Perform audio editing of dialogue WAV files to a high specification.
- Ensure quality assurance and delivery of edited dialogue WAV files using in-house tools.
- Organise, log, and distribute batches to editors and collect them once edited
- Prepare scripts and where suitable conduct the QA process on the edited batches
- QA and Prepare edited batches for delivery to clients, and when suitable deliver them
- Assist the Post-Production Team with their day-to-day tasks wherever possible
- Collaborate and work seamlessly with the whole of the audio team.
- Report any issues that might impact progress or quality.
- Troubleshoot technical issues as required or report any to line managers.
- Keep the audio assets and logging of equipment up to date.
- Proficient in the following software and tools: including WAV file editors (Preferably Audition, Pro Tools and/or Izotope RX), Pro Tools and MS Excel
- Strong interest in audio technology.
- Good ability in troubleshooting technical and IT issues.
- Able to adapt and learn new skills and software.
- Strong time management and organisational skills.
- Self-driven, resourceful and a team player who can work well with all levels.
Multi award winning games dialogue specialist SIDE is a fast-paced and creative environment working with one of the video game industry’s most successful and well-respected audio production companies.
With over 20 years’ experience, an international network of resources, SIDE’s award-winning team of technical and creative experts still hold the same collective intention: To develop the truest interpretation of each client’s vision - for audiences of every genre, on any platform, in all languages.
SIDE are also very active in the technology & digital media industries, working with a multitude of innovative clients from around the world that develop devices which are present in consumers everyday lives.
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