Post-Production Engineer

What You’ll Do

• Maintain and uphold reference-grade vision and sound standards across all cinema review rooms, ensuring consistency, accuracy and reliability.
• Install, configure and commission postproduction and review room technology, including projection systems, monitoring, audio systems and associated infrastructure.
• Perform colour calibration of cinema projectors and broadcast-grade video monitors to industry standards.
• Carry out multi-channel audio calibration for cinema and review environments, ensuring accurate monitoring and compliance with required specifications.
• Design, manage and fault-find SDI-based video routing systems and AES-based audio monitoring paths.
• Support and validate mastering software platforms used across the facility, including Clipster, Transkoder and DaVinci Resolve.
• Install, configure and support broadcast-level equipment, diagnosing and resolving complex hardware and signal-path issues.
• Support TCP/IP-based systems within postproduction environments, including basic network fault finding and integration with audio-over-IP technologies.
• Contribute to the maintenance and development of documentation, standards and engineering procedures.
• Work collaboratively with postproduction, operations and technical teams in a fast-paced, high-pressure production environment.
• Assist in evaluating new technologies, tools and workflows to support future technical and operational requirements.

What You’ll Bring

• Educated to degree level in a relevant technical discipline or equivalent practical experience (desirable)
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working within a high-end or elite postproduction, broadcast, or cinema technology environment
• Proven experience calibrating cinema projectors and broadcast reference monitors
• Proven experience calibrating multi-channel audio playback systems
• Hands-on experience installing, configuring and fault-finding broadcast or cinema-grade equipment
• Working knowledge of electrical safety within technical environments
• Experience with mastering and postproduction software such as Clipster, Transkoder, and/or DaVinci Resolve (desirable)
• Familiarity with audio mastering workflows using Avid Pro Tools (audio-focused, not Media Composer) (desirable)
• Exposure to Adobe Creative Cloud applications within a postproduction context (desirable)

Why [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]?

Be part of a global leader in theatrical content distribution. We’re innovative, collaborative, and passionate about delivering the best possible experience to cinemas and audiences worldwide. As a Post-Production Engineer, you'll be a key representative of [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], embodying our values and delivering excellence every step of the way.

Qualifications/Experience

• Strong understanding of colour science, including XYZ colour space and High Dynamic Range (HDR) principles
• Solid knowledge of HD-SDI signal standards, routing and infrastructure
• Strong understanding of AES audio routing and multi-channel monitoring environments
• Knowledge of Dante and other TCP/IP-based audio transport technologies
• Ability to install and support software platforms across both Windows, Linux and macOS environments
• Understanding of Digital Cinema Package (DCP) structure and workflows (desirable)
• Familiarity with DKDM creation, delivery and key management concepts (desirable)
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills across complex technical signal chains

Benefits

• Access to EOT (Employee Ownership Trust) tax-free bonus
• 25 days' Annual Leave
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Enhanced Sick Leave
• Retention recognition - extra perks at key milestones: from increased employer pension to private medical care
• Birthday or work anniversary day off on us
• Cinema perks, including access to premieres and special screenings
• Rental Housing Deposit Support
• Access to hybrid and remote working arrangements
• Volunteering Day off