Description
Madison Square
Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSG Entertainment) is a leader in live
entertainment experiences. The Company presents or hosts a broad array of
events in its diverse collection of venues: New York’s Madison Square Garden,
Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall and Beacon
Theatre; and The Chicago Theatre. MSG Entertainment is also building a
new state-of-the-art venue in Las Vegas, MSG Sphere at The Venetian, and has
announced plans to build a second MSG Sphere in London, pending necessary
approvals. In addition, the Company features the original production – the Christmas
Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes – and through Boston Calling
Events, produces the Boston Calling Music Festival. Also under the MSG
Entertainment umbrella is Tao Group Hospitality, with entertainment dining and
nightlife brands including Tao, Marquee, Lavo, Avenue, Beauty & Essex and
Cathédrale. More information is available at www.msgentertainment.com.
MSG Ventures was created to advance MSG’s goals of creating the “venue of the future,” along with immersive experiences that revolutionize the way fans, artists, and events engage and connect – both in and out of the venue. Ventures will explore and create technologies that redefine the limits of connectivity, video and acoustics, and content distribution, with the ultimate goal of creating immersive experiences that take place before, during and after an event. MSG Ventures will strategically invest in and partner with companies and institutions developing next-generation technologies that redefine the live entertainment experience.
MSG is looking for
a Director to join a groundbreaking post-production department based
in Los Angeles. As the content delivery team for the MSG Sphere projects, we
strive to create world-class content at an unprecedented scale for
the largest LED screens ever made.
The Director of Editorial,
Integration, I/O, & QC is responsible for the coordination and
oversight of all activities related to the editorial, VFX, audio, color, and
delivery of show content to MSG Sphere venues. As such, this role requires a
deep knowledge of post-production workflows for creating high-end content.
Ideal candidates will have experience producing content for networks or studios
in the above disciplines across multiple internal teams and external vendors
working in parallel. This position requires a high level of organization and
management of large budgets with activities distributed across the globe.
In addition to following the
creation of Sphere show content from initial pitch through to final delivery
for the Sphere venues, the Director of Editorial, Integration, I/O, & QC
will have direct oversight of the LA editorial group. This team is responsible
for the ingest, organization, transcode, sync, edit, break
Specific
Functions/Activities:
- Work with creatives, live action production,
VFX, audio, color, and the Sphere Playback team to scope, schedule, and
budget all post-production needs for each show.
- Staff, schedule, budget, and manage an
editorial team covering the ingest, edit, VFX handover, conform, and final
QC/delivery of video content for Sphere shows.
- Oversee and manage the flow of data and
information between editorial, VFX, audio post, and color. teams to assure
that content creation remains on schedule and within budget.
- Scope, budget, schedule, and manage audio
and color work sent to third party vendors
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 10 years' experience as
a producer in high-end post production, with at least two years working as
a TV network or studio-side producer.
- Experience working with teams
spread over multiple locations and interfacing with VFX, audio, and color third
party vendors.
- Proven track record managing
multiple fast-paced projects in a large organization.
- Knowledge of post production processes
including ingest, cataloging/archiving, editing, visual effects, motion
graphics, audio,
color, and QC.
- Familiarity with current trends
and workflows across the industry for multi-camera array and high-resolution capture,
HDR, VFX and motion graphics, and spatial audio.
- Excellent problem solving,
attention to detail, and organizational skills.
- Experience with shared storage
and asset management workflows.
- Must be a team player and work
well under tight deadlines.