Associate Color Assist

Company description

HARBOR is a global company with operations in New York, Los Angeles, and London. Relentlessly focused on talent, technical innovation, and protection of artistic vision, HARBOR hones every detail throughout the moving image-making process: live‑action, dailies, creative & offline editorial, design, visual effects, CG, sound & picture finishing.

As an Associate Color Assist, you will work closely with senior colorists and producers to deliver color‑graded media to client and internal finish satisfaction.

• Manage client turnovers (EDLs, XMLs, AAFs and associated media)
• Prepare timelines for senior colorists
• Render graded media for final conform and/or delivery
• Render color stills and Quick Times for client approval
• 100% QC of all deliverables
• Coordinate delivery of all graded elements
• Discuss internal workflows on pre‑production meetings at the start of jobs.
• Communicate directly with editorial team, color producer and senior colorist throughout project, keeping all parties updated with project developments as they occur
• Explore and apply AI tools to enhance creative workflows, from generating fresh content ideas to streamlining production tasks, while staying curious about emerging technologies that shape the future of storytelling
• Other duties as assigned

• Experience as a coordinator/Associate Color Assist in post‑production environment
• Knowledge of professional post‑production workflows
• Understanding of color theory, motion picture camera formats, resolutions, frame rates, and codecs
• Experience with digital compression and conversion techniques
• Basic knowledge of Baselight and DaVinci Resolve software
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite
• Mac, Linux, and Windows OS proficiency

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva LaDifférence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

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Compensation Range: $53,200.00-$77,280 Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.

Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third‑party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the Final date to receive applications for this job posting will be 03/01/2026.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.