Color Assistant

Business Unit
:
Commercial Post Production

Position
:
Color Assistant

Location
:
Atlanta, GA (Onsite)

Hours of Operation
: 10am ~ 7pm

Pay Range
: $25~$30 USD hourly

The Color Assistant is responsible for supporting color grading operations, client sessions, media preparation, conform, rendering, quality control, deliverables, and archival activities for commercial, episodic, feature, and branded content projects.

This role serves as the primary technical support resource for the Color Department while maintaining cross‑functional proficiency in editorial and finishing workflows. The Color Assistant may provide backup support for Creative Editorial and Finishing teams during periods of vacation coverage, illness, workload balancing, or special projects.

Success in this position requires strong technical aptitude, exceptional attention to detail, client service skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast‑paced post‑production environment.

• Organize and manage incoming media, EDLs, XMLs, AAFs, graphics, audio, and reference materials.
• Build and maintain project folder structures that keep workflows efficient and consistent.
• Conform timelines from editorial source materials and verify accuracy against offline references.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to conform, relink, frame rate, color management, and media.
• Prepare DaVinci Resolve projects following department standards and configure color suites for client sessions.
• Test playback performance, audio routing, monitoring, and remote review systems to ensure seamless operation.

• Support colorists during attended and unattended sessions, anticipating technical needs.
• Troubleshoot live session issues quickly and calmly.
• Execute project updates, versioning, and session modifications.
• Manage remote review technologies and streaming platforms for client collaboration.
• Communicate project status and technical concerns to producers and stakeholders.
• Maintain a polished, client‑ready environment that reflects our high service standards.

• Render graded media in required formats and specifications.
• Generate client deliverables and alternate versions.
• Perform meticulous quality control on all outputs, validating image quality, color accuracy, and file integrity.
• Package and distribute deliverables via secure transfer systems, cloud services, or physical media.
• Maintain backups and archives, documenting completion notes and delivery records.

• Manage media transfers, backups, restores, and archive requests.
• Track assets across SAN, cloud, and client‑supplied storage.
• Enforce naming conventions and organizational standards.
• Safeguard data integrity and client confidentiality.

The Color Assistant also supports other departments to ensure smooth operations across the studio.

• Assist with media prep, conform verification, rendering, and delivery.
• Perform QC on final outputs and manage archives.
• Provide coverage during peak workloads or team absences.

• Help with project setup, media ingest, transcoding, and assistant editor tasks.
• Manage versioning, exports, and deliverables.
• Support posting, graphics prep, and archiving.

You bring a strong foundation in post‑production technology and workflows.

• Working knowledge of DaVinci Resolve and professional color grading pipelines.
• Understanding of digital cinema cameras, codecs, color spaces, and file formats.
• Familiarity with SAN/NAS/cloud storage environments and professional video standards.
• Experience with media management and file transfer technologies.
• Solid grasp of editorial workflows and conform processes.

Bonus points if you’ve worked across multiple creative platforms.

• Autodesk Flame, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro.
• Adobe Photoshop and After Effects.
• Remote review technologies and workflow automation or scripting.

• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Strong troubleshooting ability and technical confidence.
• Excellent verbal…