Senior Technical Assistant

Job Description

テクニカルアシスタントチームはDAZNのコンテンツ制作フローをサポートし、世界クラスの番組制作をサポートする専門チームです。テクニカルアシスタント(TA)チームのシニアとして、チームを積極的にサポートし日々のオペレーションとタスクの実作業や整理する役割を担います。主な業務として、ポストプロダクションの日々の業務、撮影機材の管理、ライブ番組のサポート、ワークフローの改善、問題が起きたときに素早く解決をしたり、プロジェクトに積極的に関わったり、チームトレーニングを率先して取り組むことなどが含まれます。 シニアTAとして、日々の業務における効率的なワークフローの提案、機材管理におけるエンジニアやプロダクションチーム等 との協力強化、日本の放送局と当社の違いを理解し調和を図ることが求められます。また、ラインマネージャーと共にプロジェクトに積極的に関与し、知識と経験に基づいてさまざまなリソースを使用してワークフローを構築し、他のチームと協力し、 アドバイスやアイデアを提供しサポートします。 テクニカルアシスタントの業務は、編集機材のサポートや管理及びメンテナンス、フォーマット編集や納品された番組やコマーシャルの品質管理および変換や納品などのポストプロダクションタスク、コンテンツ収録の管理を担当します。 TAは、ポストプロダクションのファーストラインサポートや管理、納品されたコマーシャルのフォーマット編集および品質管理、変換や映像ファイル納品などのポストプロダクションタスクの処理、各サプライヤーより送られてくるコンテンツ収録管理などを担当します。 さらに、撮影機材の管理とメンテナンス、スタジオ収録のサポート、バーチャルギャラリーのオペレーション、ハイライト編集などのライブタスクをサポートします。この役割は、ビジネスニーズに応じて進化するマルチスキルや応用力が求められます。 We are a team dedicated to supporting DAZN content production flow and producing world-class programming. As a senior member of the team, you will actively support the team of technical assistants, keeping track of and organizing day-to-day operations and tasks. Your primary responsibilities will include post-production work, managing filming equipment, supporting live programming, taking leadership in testing, problem solving and new project workflows, and leading team training. As a Senior TA, you will be required to understand the situation and take responsibility in cooperation with your teammates regarding each task required. You will also be expected to make suggestions to improve workflow and other efficiencies in daily operations, strengthen cooperation with engineers in equipment management, and understand the differences between Japanese broadcasters and our company in order to achieve harmony. You will also be actively involved in projects together with your line manager, building workflows using various resources based on your knowledge and experience, collaborating with other teams, and providing support by offering advice and ideas. Technical Assistants are responsible for first-line support and management of editing equipment, format editing and quality control of delivered commercials, handling various post-production tasks such as conversions and deliveries, and managing content recording bookings. Additionally, you will support production live tasks such as managing and maintaining filming equipment, supporting studio shows, virtual gallery operations, and highlight editing. This is a multi-skilled role that evolves to meet business needs. Utilising innovative technology that evolves daily, we operate across multiple regions. This busy team works closely with various teams and third parties involved in live production and post-production to deliver high-quality content for our customers.

As our new (insert job title), you’ll have the opportunity to:

• ポストプロダクションおよびライブプロダクション、ファイルベースのワークフローのファーストラインサポートを提供
• 編集機器の準備やセットアップを支援
• デジタルメディアエンコーディングおよび放送する納品物の品質管理を担保
• 撮影業務のサポート: 撮影機材のレンタルおよびスタジオ撮影の管理と保守等を含む
• ライブプロダクションのサポート: スタジオおよびバーチャルギャラリーのセットアップと運用等を含む
• 日々の状況を把握し、問われた際的確に説明できるようにする。チームに対して月次でレビューと報告を行う
• チームメイトに日々のタスクを効率的かつ確実に実行するための指導を行い、必要に応じて提案や改善を行う
• ラインマネージャーと共にすべてのプロジェクトに関与し、経験と知識に基づいてワークフローの提案やサポート等を積極的に行う
• 問題が発生した際には、ラインマネージャーやエンジニアと協力して、経験に基づいた回避策や修正を提案。状況を理解し、適切に説明し、必要に応じてチーム内外と情報を共有する
• Support production team with first line support of post-production, live sessions and file-based workflows.
• Assisting the preparation and setup of editing production suites.
• Ensure quality control of digital media encodes and broadcast deliverables.
• Support for filming operations, including management and maintenance of filming equipment rental and studio shooting.
• Provide support on in-house live productions including studio, commentary and virtual gallery set-up and operation.
• Keep track of daily status and be able to explain the situation when asked. Review and report monthly to the team.
• Provide guidance to teammates to efficiently and reliably implement daily tasks, and make suggestions and improvements when necessary
• Involved in all projects together with the line manager. Actively involved through workflow suggestions and support based on your experience and knowledge
• When a problem arises, work with line managers and engineers to propose workarounds and corrections based on your experience. Understand the situation and properly explain, logging and share the information with the team and others when required.

You’ll have:

• ポストプロダクションや放送業界での3年以上の経験
• 日本の放送業界に精通し、関係各所と密接にコミュニケーションを取る能力
• Adobe Premiere ProおよびクラウドベースのMAMシステムを3年以上業務での使用経験があり、ワークフロー、ビデオファイル形式、ビデオおよびオーディオコーデック等放送業界に求められる知識に自信があること
• 技術的な情報等他社へ的確に伝えることができるコミュニケーション能力
• 放送業界で使用されるネットワーキングの基本的な理解
• PCの使用に自信があり、MacおよびLinuxシステムの基本的な知識があること
• 必要に応じて社外での作業や出張が可能であること
• 自己解決能力と分析能力に長けていること
• モチベーションを維持し、勤務時間中に自主的に学ぶ意欲があること
• 新しい技術に興味があり、積極的に行動し、即座に対応できること
• 優れた時間管理スキル
• ビジネスレベルの日本語スピーキングおよびライティング能力が必要。
• Microsoft Office365の知識や使用経験が必須
• 3+ years of experience working in a post-production or media services environment required
• Familiarity with the Japanese broadcasting industry and ability to communicate closely with stakeholders
• 3+ years of experience working with Adobe Premiere Pro editing software and cloud-based MAM systems with a confidence of workflows, video file formats and video and audio codecs.
• Communication skills are essential in order to communicate technical and non-technical information well in and out of the team.
• Basic understanding of networking
• Confident using PCs and basic knowledge of Mac and Linux systems
• Willingness to travel and work within our other locations if needed
• Self-solving, analysis abilities
• Self-motivated and a desire to learn in your free time during work hours
• Interest in new technologies, take initiative and think on your feet
• Excellent time management skills
• Business level of Japanese both speaking and writing is required.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office365 is essential.

Even better if you have:

• 日常会話以上の英語力があれば尚可
• Power AppsやPower BIのコーディングができれば尚可
• English skill above daily conversation is a plus.
• Power apps/Power BI coding is a plus.

At DAZN, we bring ambition to life. We are innovators, game-changers and pioneers. So, if you want to push boundaries and make an impact, DAZN is the place to be. As part of our team,you'll have the opportunity to make your mark and the power to make change happen. We're doing things no-one has done before, giving fans and customers access to sport anytime, anywhere. We're using world-class technology to transform sports and revolutionise the industry and we're not going to stop. DAZN VALUES – THE ‘HOW’ IN WHAT WE DO: AMBITIOUS – people who want to make a big impact and drive DAZN forward. INVENTIVE – people with bright ideas who deliver great new experiences for our customers – and improvements for our business. People who come up with better, simpler ways of doing things. PASSIONATE – people who are proud of our product, our content and our business – and love to shout about it. People who love what they do and show commitment every day. BRAVE – people who take difficult decisions to help us focus on improving DAZN, our performance and our results. SUPPORTIVE – people who know that we achieve more as a team than as individuals. People value inclusion and look out for each other, helping their colleagues enjoy their work and develop their careers. People who consider others before making decisions. At DAZN, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values equality and diversity, where everyone can contribute and have their voices heard. This means hiring and developing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, age groups, sexual orientations, gender identities and abilities. Everyone has the opportunity to make change and impact our DEI journey by joining our ERGs: Proud@DAZN, Women@DAZN, Disability@DAZN and ParentZone. If you’d like to include a cover letter with your application, please feel free to. Please do not feel you need to apply with a photo or disclose any other information that is not related to your professional experience. Our aim is to make our hiring processes as accessible for everyone as possible, including providing adjustments for interviews where we can. We look forward to hearing from you. Apply for this job