Production Workflow Architect, Studios Production Technology Engineering

Amazon • Culver City, CA

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About The Position

Do you like to build? Are you passionate about the Media and Entertainment space? Amazon MGM Studios (AMS) Production Technology Engineering is seeking a Production Workflow Architect (PWA) who will be responsible for driving adoption of the Studio's production and post production workflows in the cloud. Key job responsibilities The AMS Production Workflow Architect (PWA) is responsible for driving adoption of Studio-in-the-Cloud (SITC) cloud-based workflows (dailies, editorial, conform, color, mastering, remote production and others). You accomplish this by educating customers, internal partners, and third party production companies about the SITC suite of creative workflows You work vendors to validate workflows and integrate local workflow with the cloud using Backlot: Create. The PWA builds and deploys Backlot: Create workflows, acts as a primary contact for our internal stakeholders and end-customers. The PWA communicates gathers and communicates requirements and issues back to the product and engineering team. They work with customers remotely and in person. You will be a subject matter expert on the Studio's workflows and post production creative workflows in general. You will anticipate future trends and identify applications of emerging technologies and provide information to Product and Engineering to reduce friction, eliminate waste, and support faster workflows. In addition you'll help drive thought leadership around the Studio's cloud-based media and entertainment workflows. You will deliver written and spoken communications to establish AMS as a leader among studios who are using the cloud to expand capabilities globally, enhance capabilities and ensure access to global talent. A day in the life You will lead engagements with management and post leadership at partner production and post companies, onboard productions, and help evangelize cloud production at the Studio and in the Media & Entertainment (M&E) industry. AMS Production & Post Technology deploys and supports the operation the Studio's cloud-based workflows (dailies, editorial, conform, color, mastering, remote production and others). We educate customers, internal partners, and third party production companies about the Studio's suite of creative workflows in order to accelerate adoption of our global, high-performance cloud-based creative tools in support of the Studio's productions. About the team Prime Video is a first-stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast collection of premium programming in one app available across thousands of devices. Prime members can customize their viewing experience and find their favorite movies, series, documentaries, and live sports – including Amazon MGM Studios-produced series and movies; licensed fan favorites; and programming from Prime Video add-on subscriptions such as Apple TV+, Max, Crunchyroll and MGM+. All customers, regardless of whether they have a Prime membership or not, can rent or buy titles via the Prime Video Store, and can enjoy even more content for free with ads. Are you interested in shaping the future of entertainment? Prime Video's technology teams are creating best-in-class digital video experience. As a Prime Video technologist, you’ll have end-to-end ownership of the product, user experience, design, and technology required to deliver state-of-the-art experiences for our customers. You’ll get to work on projects that are fast-paced, challenging, and varied. You’ll also be able to experiment with new possibilities, take risks, and collaborate with remarkable people. We’ll look for you to bring your diverse perspectives, ideas, and skill-sets to make Prime Video even better for our customers. With global opportunities for talented technologists, you can decide where a career Prime Video Tech takes you!

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent, or experience in a professional field or military
• Experience in IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries
• Experience within specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics).
• Experience in design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures
• Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients
• Speak, write, and read fluently in Spanish
• Speak, write, and read fluently in English
• Knowledge and experience with one or more leading industry content creation tools like Avid Media Composer, Avid NEXIS Blackmagic Resolve, Colorfront On-Set Dailies, Colorfront Transkoder, Adobe Creative Cloud
• Experience in infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking
• Experience working with end user or developer communities

Responsibilities

• driving adoption of Studio-in-the-Cloud (SITC) cloud-based workflows (dailies, editorial, conform, color, mastering, remote production and others)
• educating customers, internal partners, and third party production companies about the SITC suite of creative workflows
• working vendors to validate workflows and integrate local workflow with the cloud using Backlot: Create
• building and deploying Backlot: Create workflows
• acting as a primary contact for our internal stakeholders and end-customers
• communicating gathers and communicates requirements and issues back to the product and engineering team
• subject matter expert on the Studio's workflows and post production creative workflows in general
• anticipating future trends and identify applications of emerging technologies and provide information to Product and Engineering to reduce friction, eliminate waste, and support faster workflows
• driving thought leadership around the Studio's cloud-based media and entertainment workflows
• delivering written and spoken communications to establish AMS as a leader among studios who are using the cloud to expand capabilities globally, enhance capabilities and ensure access to global talent
• lead engagements with management and post leadership at partner production and post companies, onboard productions, and help evangelize cloud production at the Studio and in the Media & Entertainment (M&E) industry

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level