Post Production Fellow

Post Production Fellow

Fellowship Program | Year 1 

About Emergent Order Foundation

Emergent Order Foundation (EO.F) is a non-profit, for-purpose creative studio based in Austin, TX that’s built on decades of award-winning entertainment and educational content creation by its core team whose experience includes work at Paramount, Spike TV, Webtoon, Nickelodeon, MTV and its sister production company Emergent Order. Through heroic storytelling that embodies classical virtues and that moves our audience to purposeful action, our mission at Emergent Order Foundation is to build a bottom-up movement that champions civilization and the potential it unlocks in each of us. Learn More: eo.foundation

About The Role

EO.F is looking for a full-time Post Production Fellow to participate in a year-long fellowship geared towards identifying talents and solidifying skills within the discipline, dramatically improving critical thinking, creativity and production workflow. Our approach is to embed fellows in a year-long, real-world, fully immersive experience by generating tangible project experience. All of our fellows exit the program having learned from seasoned professionals and ready to succeed in their future media careers. As a member of the Fellowship Program, you’ll work with the Post Production team and you’ll report to the Head of Production, Justin Bergeron.

Core Competencies for the Role

Specific skills and experience are important, but they are far less important to us than your mindset and approach to getting the job done as part of a team. Your past experience and potential fit for the role will be judged overwhelmingly on a demonstration of the following core competencies:

You lead with integrity: You don’t cut corners or cut anyone down in the process of getting your work done. You treat everyone with dignity, respect and love. And when you see some nonsense going on, you don’t just take offense, you take action.

Deeply Inquisitive: You have a growth mindset. You’re a curious, life-long-learner, ravenous to understand the way things REALLY are, not the way you hope they’ll be or the way other’s claim them to be. Call it scientific skepticism. You want to get to the truth, and verify it through investigation and careful measurement. That way, the choices you make and advice you give are reality-based. 

You Think (and Act) Fast, and Slow: You’ve got a fast, intuitive mind and HIGH velocity of work, but you’re also systems-oriented and methodical. 85% of the time, your first thought will be right, but you always take that deep breath to ask “and then what” before leaping into action. That way, you can sprint with confidence without much concern that you’ll run off a cliff Wile E. Coyote style. 

You work smart, not just hard: Yes, you have the smarts and sheer grit to muscle through that stack of problems, but if a better mousetrap can be built, you build it. If it can be scripted, automated or systematized so that you and your team are freed to take on the more thorny/wicked problems, you build the robot. And, of course, you love to build robots. You relish in learning new tools. You see poetry in project management tools and databases.

Playful Problem Solver: You keep your sense of humor and take joy in Getting Things Done Right. Having a mile-long to-do list doesn’t stress you it, it invigorates you. It’s your PURPOSE to rip though that list and do it well. You’re drawn to those gordian knots like a moth to a flame. And when you cut through them, the satisfaction propels you into your next challenge with gusto. Despite your analytical bent, you don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

The Details

• Must have excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, as well as excellent time management skills.
• Must be able to communicate clearly and effectively across all departments, and be able to collaborate across different departments to find solutions to challenges.
• Must be adaptable to change and able to multitask and prioritize projects based on feedback and content deadlines.
• Must be able to quickly identify and act proactively to resolve issues that inevitably arise during the post-production process.
• Must love learning new things, including new technologies and techniques for all aspects of post production.
• Knowledge and familiarity with software including Final Cut Pro X, Compressor, Adobe Premiere, DaVinci Resolve, and MacOS. 
• Familiarity with media ingestion, transcoding, and setting up multi-cam editing workflows.
• Familiar with using cloud computing and local media servers.
• Familiarity with post-production audio workflows is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Ingesting and managing all digital footage acquired in production, as well as any other needed media.
• Helping maintain organization of footage and ensuring that all project files and associated media are properly archived and documented.
• Locating and organizing archival and stock footage for projects as needed.
• Managing workflows and backup strategies on projects and our internal video library, as well as maintaining an archive of completed projects for future reference.
• Identifying and troubleshooting technical issues, related to data storage, retrieval, software, etc. as well as quality and brand issues such as audio, video, and graphics discrepancies, helping us maintain a high level of quality control on all content edited and distributed.
• Providing support to editors by preparing project files, importing media, organizing timelines,  sourcing stock music and footage for projects, preparing audio, and preparing and formatting transcripts.
• Performing basic editing tasks, such as string outs, selects reels, or rough cuts, under the guidance of editors and producers, as well as assisting with and editing diverse types of content including, scripted and unscripted series, podcasts, promos, trailers, social media videos, and pitch (sizzle) reels.

The Bottom Lines(s)

Who, where, when and how much, you ask?

• This is a paid full-time position that offers a base salary.
• In this role, you will report to our Head of Production, Justin Bergeron.
• Our headquarters are in Austin, TX. On-site and on-location work is required as part of the roleWe offer robust group PPO health insurance with a wide range of plan options (via United Healthcare’s Choice Plus Network), wellness and other benefits.