NBCUniversal Media, LLC

Supervising Engineer (StudioPost)

Media
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Union IATSE L700 membership required
  • Deep knowledge of picture post-production workflows
  • Strong experience with editorial platforms and color systems
  • Hands-on experience with Linux and Windows OS maintenance
  • Expertise in networking and secure client connectivity
  • 10+ years in picture post-production engineering environments
  • Proven experience supporting high-end editorial and color workflows

Responsibilities

  • Support and maintain picture post-production systems across various workflows
  • Deploy and support edit and color correction platforms
  • Manage storage systems, focusing on performance tuning and data integrity
  • Oversee networking infrastructure, including routers and firewalls
  • Build and maintain workstations and servers for production environments
  • Provide day-to-day engineering support for creative teams and clients
  • Act as a technical escalation point for operational issues

Benefits

  • Structured career advancement through capital planning and technical standards development
  • Collaborative environment partnering with creative and operational teams
  • Opportunity to lead and supervise other engineers in the Picture Department
  • Commitment to maintaining high technical standards and client experience
  • Hands-on involvement with cutting-edge production technologies
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Picture Post Supervisor role at StudioPost provides technical leadership, hands-on system support,
and operational partnership across all picture post-production services. This position ensures the
reliability, performance, and evolution of editorial, color, storage, networking, and remote workflows
supporting television and mastering productions. The role is highly collaborative and client-facing,
balancing deep technical expertise with daily operational support for creative talent and production
teams.

This position plays a critical role in maintaining StudioPost's technical standards, enabling efficient
workflows, supporting revenue-generating services, and advancing secure, scalable post-production
infrastructure. The core responsibilities include (but are not limited to) support of 9 color correction
suites, 4 theaters, 9 QC bays, 3 VFX suites, remote dailies stations, file delivery. This position requires
being onsite 5 days a week, and availability to work to weeks as necessary for operational and project
support.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Technical Systems & Infrastructure

  • Support and maintain all picture post-production systems across Editorial, Color, QC, and Client Services workflows
  • Deploy, and support edit and color correction platforms, including Resolve-based environments
  • Manage storage systems (StorNext, GPFS) including performance tuning, expansion planning, and data integrity
  • Oversee networking infrastructure, routing, firewalls, and security configurations supporting high-bandwidth media workflows
  • Build, configure, and maintain workstations, servers, rooms, and system infrastructure, including patching and lifecycle upgrades

Operations & Client Support
  • Provide day-to-day engineering support for creative talent, operations teams, and clients
  • Support remote and hybrid workflows, including secure streaming and playback platforms for offsite customers
  • Act as a technical escalation point for operational and client-facing issues affecting picture services
  • Partner closely with Scheduling, Operations, Facilities, and IT stakeholders to ensure seamless service delivery

Leadership & Planning (Level-Dependent)
  • Supervise other Picture Department engineers
  • Contribute to capital planning, system roadmap development, and technical standards
  • Serve as an inter-department technical liaison, translating creative and operational needs into engineering solutions
  • Assist with documentation, workflow standards, and continuous improvement initiatives


Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
  • Union IATSE L700 membership required
  • Deep knowledge of picture post-production workflows and environments
  • Strong experience with editorial platforms, color systems (including Resolve), and media pipelines
  • Hands on experience with computer system builds, including maintenance and administration of Linux (Rocky, CentOS, RedHat) and Windows OS.
  • Expertise in networking, firewall management, and secure client connectivity
  • Advanced knowledge of enterprise media storage systems (StorNext, GPFS)
  • Experience with system builds, room design, calibration, and routing
  • Strong experience supporting film pipeline deliverables (scanning, printing)
  • Strong troubleshooting skills under production-driven timelines
  • Excellent communication skills and comfort working directly with creative clients and leadership
  • Significant professional experience in picture post-production engineering environments (10+ years)
  • Proven experience supporting high-end editorial and color workflows in a studio or facility setting
  • Ability to balance hands-on technical work with operational priorities and client service
  • Experience working in fast-paced, deadline-driven production environments
  • Highly collaborative and service-oriented mindset
  • Calm, solution-focused approach under pressure
  • Willingness to support after-hours or critical production needs when required
  • Commitment to maintaining StudioPost's technical quality, reliability, and client experience standards

Additional Requirements:
  • Required On-Site: This position is required to be performed full-time from an NBCUniversal-designated worksite.

This position is represented by Local 700 CBA & the rate for this occupational code is $84.47 (Weekly Guarantee).

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision.

About NBCUniversal Media, LLC

NBCUniversal Media, LLC is a media and entertainment company that operates a variety of businesses, including television networks, film studios, and theme parks. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, New York. NBCUniversal's television networks include NBC, Telemundo, and USA Network, among others. The company's film studios produce and distribute movies under the Universal Pictures brand. NBCUniversal also operates theme parks in the United States and Japan. The company is committed to producing high-quality content and delivering it to audiences around the world.
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