Packaging and Delivery Technician

Description

Giant Worldwide is a digital distribution and technologies expert for the home video entertainment industry. We service many of Hollywood’s largest studios as well as smaller independent studios. Giant has serviced thousands of titles to over 100 different streaming VOD and broadcast platforms including iTunes, Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and Google Play. In addition to our digital VOD offerings, we are also experts in UHD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD compression and authoring.

Packaging and Delivery Technician creates metadata, packages assets (audio, video, subtitles, artwork etc.), and delivers features and episodic content to various digital distribution platforms (iTunes, Hulu, Google, Amazon, etc.).

Requirements

Knowledge of packaging specs and xml creation for platforms common to digital distribution.

Full understanding of completing deliveries using Aspera, Transporter, and other file transferring methods

Assemble finalized assets into one complete delivery package

Asset management - backing up and restoring projects as needed

Working with other departments to ensure deliveries are correct and on time

Highly efficient in conforming and troubleshooting timed text files (.scc, .itt, etc)

Excellent verbal and written skills; ability to clearly explain asset and delivery issues

Familiarity with basic film/video concepts, such as resolution, frame rate, NTSC, PAL, HD

Technical understanding of the various codec formats

Experience with digital video/audio encoding systems a plus

Qualifications:

1+ years of digital entertainment metadata and packaging experience

Experience in building out metadata to platform specification.

Knowledge of the Digital Delivery process from assets received through upload to digital

Keen attention to detail

Ability to work in a self-directed and fast-paced environment

Strong organization skills and ability to manage a heavy workload

Excellent follow-through

Mac and PC proficiency

Highly developed problem-solving skills

Resourceful and highly reliable

Ability to work flexible shifts if needed (AM, PM, weekends)

Benefits

Giant Worldwide offers a great compensation package that includes competitive salary, paid time off, health benefits, life insurance, voluntary plans and 401k with a match.