System Administrator
General Summary
The System Administrator provides critical IT support for all phases of animation production. Working closely with Production Management, Directors, Artists, Animators and Technical staff to problem-solve and increase production efficiency.
Additionally, the SysAdmin assists the Post-Production department by creating compressed video files, importing and transcoding media, and creating compressed video reels.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Ensures the availability of critical IT infrastructure including enterprise storage/network/archival systems and desktop/mobile user support
Analysis of systems, workflows, topologies and configurations
Deployment and support of server and data center infrastructure
Ability to communicate in a constructive, proactive manner
Import/prepare video and audio elements for editors and compositors, including transcoding media from various cameras and file types
Actively safeguard HouseSpecial’s Proprietary and Confidential Information
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Film or related studies, or equivalent combination of education and/or experience
2 years experience designing, deploying and administering high performance computing systems in a heterogenous environment
2 years experience administering high performance networks, storage, automation, monitoring, security and VOIP infrastructure
3 years client-facing user support experience in a creative environment
3 years experience supporting digital content creation applications and licensing such as Adobe Creative Suite, Autodesk Maya/Arnold/Shotgun/Flame, Foundry Nuke, Avid Media Composer, Qube, and Toon Boom Harmony,
Demonstrated ability to work with creative individuals
Understanding of different video and audio compression and transcoding techniques
Detailed understanding of TCP/IP and common service protocols
Proven troubleshooting skills
Ability to juggle various priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Outstanding oral and written communication skills
Preferred Abilities and Knowledge
Experience supporting an animation or film studio
Experience with RHEL, CentOS, MSAD, OSX, Xen, Vmware and Qwest (Dell) Kace
Experience supporting EMC/ISILON storage systems
Experience supporting MSOffice 365 and Google Suite
General knowledge of post-production processes and strong organizational skills required
Acute attention to detail
Strong entrepreneurial and team centered attitude
Experience supporting post-production shared media storage systems
Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by in a production coordination role and do not comprise the definitive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.