Universal Pictures International is seeking an experienced, detail-orientated, methodical, organised Data Wrangler who has worked in a Post Production environment.
The Data Wrangler will manage data traffic in transit and be responsible for safe storage of this data once it is in immediate access storage, mid term and long-term archive storage. They will also ensure and be responsible for integrity of data with no loss or corruption of valuable media assets.
The data we deal with is vital to the operation and work of several departments across the company, and these assets that are not only of significant financial value the company; they are highly sensitive and must be treated as such. The Data Wrangler will ensure data and assets are managed, stored and archived correctly and safely, and to oversee the correct handling of them in transit employing all the security and anti-piracy processes required to stop penetration into our systems that could cause loss of data, corruption of assets or theft of company property.
The Data Wrangler will report directly to the Creative Operations Manager, but will also work closely the Senior Media Encoder, and Shift Supervisors on a day-to-day basis.
The Data Wrangler will work alongside the Librarian / Media Asset Coordinator to catalogue assets, ensuring a full and accurate inventory of material is maintained at all times.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
Meticulous attention to detail
High level of organisational skills
Self-motivated with a strong work ethic
Experience within a post-production facility
Experience of managing high levels of I/O data traffic
Experience of various encryption types
Experience of different storage systems
Experience of tape archives / LTO
Experience of secure digi-delivery
Understanding of checksum
Good communication skills
Experience of data entry / library cataloguing
Qualifications/Requirements
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
Inspect and store all material received from P2P and external delivery platforms
Store all data received in appropriate storage tier, maintain integrity of data
Maintain clear space on scratch disks and temporary storage
Log, track and manage all tiers of storage (immediate, near-line, long term / archive)
Manage the migration of projects through the tiers of storage from active, to midterm to long term archive
Manage and catalogue master assets for all complete projects
Be responsible for all I/O in conjunction with Post Operator/ Supervisors
Transfer all data to with checksums / suitable methods to ensure integrity
Maintain data and asset integrity across all storage tiers and formats
Ensure safety duplicates are created for all final master asset compliments
Data entry and cataloguing in various platforms e.g. U-track / ScheduALL
Liaise with Librarian/ Media Assets Coordinator to catalogue assets in both physical and digital storage
Report on material received to stake holders as appropriate