Media Transfer Operator

Hogarth is the Global Content Production Company. Part of WPP, Hogarth partners with one in every two of the world's top 100 brands including Coca-Cola, Ford, Rolex, Nestlé, Mondelez and Dyson. With a breadth of experience across an extensive range of sectors, Hogarth offers the unrivaled ability to deliver relevant, engaging, and measurable content across all channels and media - both established and emerging. The number of channels at our fingertips; the need for speed; and the drive for mass personalisation, all mean that brands need different solutions. Our global team of over 7,500 craft and technology experts brings together creative, production and innovation to help clients navigate this exciting and ever-changing world of today's content experience.

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 100,000 talented people dedicated to doing extraordinary work for our clients. We operate in over 100 countries, with corporate headquarters in New York, London and Singapore. WPP is a world leader in marketing services, with deep AI, data and technology capabilities, global presence and unrivalled creative talent. Our clients include many of the biggest companies and advertisers in the world, including approximately 300 of the Fortune Global 500. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow.

Role

We are looking for multiple Media Transfer Operators to work in the Chennai Global Delivery Centre. The Chennai GDC is a strategically important large-scale production hub that services all our Global hubs.

Responsibilities:

The Media Transfer department is responsible for the quality control of broadcast assets across ingest and delivery. Central to this is the QC of both incoming video & audio assets to be used by our editors and VFX teams, and the QC of finished TV commercials before delivery to play-out partners and Broadcasters.

The role of the Media Transfer Operator is to ensure work being delivered for either client approval or broadcast is delivered to specific requirements and is timely.

The ideal candidate will have a proven background in broadcast QC and delivery, and a strong working knowledge of standard video codecs & formats, encoding, standards conversions and file delivery. Experience in uploading/downloading assets from/to DAM sites or Cloud Portals is preferred. A working knowledge of Adobe Premiere and After Effects is also required.

• Ingest QC / Output QC & delivery encodes of TV commercials for broadcast
• Monitor Scope, Waveform & Audio Meters to ensure required specifications.
• QC of Premiere & After Effects projects to determine completeness and suitability for adaptation
• Encoding/Transcoding files using Adobe Media Encoder to international delivery specifications.
• Resolution, Aspect Ratio and Standards Conversions using optimum settings.
• Overall responsibility for the technical quality of files and the appropriateness of the standards, created for distribution
  
  

Qualifications:

• Strong experience in an MCR capacity in a post-production facility and/or agency
• Strong knowledge of broadcast QC and international delivery specifications
• Excellent understanding of compression codecs, formats and deliverables
• Basic I/O management in Adobe software, especially Premiere Pro and After Effects.
• Able to adapt to new working methods, technology advances and able to switch between multiple methods for multiple clients.
• Strong and Consistent attention to detail is highly essential
• Excellent time management skills and multitasking abilities
• Positive attitude towards problem solving and tight deadlines
  
  

Our Hogarth Values:

Hands on

No egos here. Just a shared drive to roll up our sleeves and make great things happen. Every project--big or small, gets our full energy because we believe in doing things right. Every single time. It's how we deliver real results without cutting corners.

Honesty

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Heart & Soul

We bring heart to everything we make. Passion, pride and relentless drive push us beyond 'good enough' ––because we care deeply about our craft, and we're always chasing better. We love what we do, and it shows.

Happy Family

Creating a space where everyone feels valued--even when opinions differ, makes this a supportive and inclusive environment for our people. We embrace our differences, celebrate our wins together, and never lose our sense of humor.

Hungry

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Inclusion and Impact

WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

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Skills Required
Video Codecs, Adobe Premiere