Production Workflow Engineer, MGM Studios

Production Workflow Engineer, Amazon MGM Studios

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 Engineer (PWE) who will be responsible for driving adoption of the Studio's production and post production workflows in the cloud.

• Drive adoption of Studio-in-the-Cloud (SITC) cloud-based workflows, including dailies, editorial, conform, color, mastering, remote production, and others.
• Educate customers, internal partners, and third‑party production companies about the SITC suite of creative workflows.
• Work with vendors to validate workflows and integrate local workflow with the cloud using Backlot:
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• Build and deploy Backlot:
  Create workflows.
• Act as the primary contact for internal stakeholders and end‑customers.
• Gather and communicate requirements and issues back to the product and engineering team.
• Work with customers remotely as well as in person.
• Serve as a subject‑matter expert on the Studio’s workflows and general post‑production creative workflows.
• Anticipate future trends, identify applications of emerging technologies, and provide information to Product and Engineering to reduce friction, eliminate waste, and support faster workflows.
• Drive thought leadership around the Studio’s cloud‑based media and entertainment workflows and deliver written and spoken communications to establish AMS as a leader among studios using the cloud.
• Lead engagements with management and post‑leadership at partner production and post companies, onboard productions, and evangelize cloud production at the Studio and throughout the M&E industry.

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 of 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 to accelerate adoption of our global, high‑performance cloud‑based creative tools in support of the Studio’s productions.

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.

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.

• 2+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructure experience.
• 4+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g., software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience.
• 5+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience.
• Experience in production or post‑production processes and facilities.
• Knowledge or experience in the capabilities, use and deployment of leading industry content creation tools like Avid Media Composer, Avid NEXIS, Blackmagic Resolve, Color front On‑Set Dailies, Color front Transkoder, Adobe Creative Cloud.