About the role
Position Details
Business Unit: Company 3
Location: Toronto, ON (On-Site)
Position Type: Full Time
Pay Range: $24.00 - $29.33 CAD hourly
Position Summary
The Colour Assistant is a key support role within the Picture team, working closely with colourists to ensure efficient colour grading workflows from ingest through final delivery. This role requires a strong willingness to learn, as the Colour Assistant is expected to adapt to evolving technologies and internal workflows. The Colour Assistant is technically minded, detail-oriented, and proactive in identifying solutions and providing day-to-day operational and creative support to the colour team.
Main Duties
- Support colourists in supervised client sessions, following direction from Colourists and/or Production Management.
- Colour-trace project updates across all relevant versions.
- Verify that all required elements are present, including drop-ins, mattes, and conform references.
- Prepare colour suites ahead of session start times according to project requirements.
- Communicate with Production and Operations teams regarding outstanding media needed for completion.
- Maintain high standards across all deliverables produced during long form finishing.
- Accurately track and complete all assigned tasks in task management software on a daily basis.
- Create and maintain centralized workflow documentation.
- Stay informed on emerging software, colour grading techniques, and industry technology; evaluate competing tools and workflows as needed.
- Participate in the evaluation of test shoots and collaborate with the Director of Photography (DOP) and other departments, when required.
Candidate Requirements
The ideal candidate will have a strong aptitude for problem-solving, multi-tasking, and managing competing priorities.
- Familiarity with common file formats.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with all stakeholders.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented.
- Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced, demanding environment.
- Collaborative mindset with a positive attitude and willingness to contribute within a team environment.
- Curious and eager to learn new technologies and workflows.
- Availability to work overtime and/or weekends on short notice as needed, based on project demands.
- Shift schedule is determined by the Production team and may vary.
Nice to Have:
- Demonstrated experience working in post-production environments, preferably within colour grading or finishing departments.
- Familiarity with industry-standard colour grading software (e.g., DaVinci Resolve, Baselight, or similar).
- Basic understanding of video codecs, colour science, and file management workflows.
- Experience working in client-supervised sessions or collaborating directly with creative teams.
- Previous exposure to projects such as documentaries, series, or feature films.
Company Information
Company 3, including its various business units and family of brands, provides a full range of Creative Services for content creators, including conceptual design, pre-vis, look development, ideation and rapid prototyping, 3D animation/CGI, motion graphics/designers, matte painting, compositing, dailies and production services, color grading, post-production finishing, marketing/trailers, live-action production, experiences, and more.
Diversity and Inclusion:
Creativity has diversity at its core. We celebrate the value of each unique experience by being dedicated to fostering the most diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where every employee feels empowered and safe to show up to work as their full self. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees.
Compensation and Benefits Notes
- The listed pay range represents the lowest to highest range that the company in good faith believes it would pay for this role at the time of posting.
- An employee’s pay position within the range may be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, local currency exchange rates, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, applicable law, and business or organizational needs.
- For roles filled in Canada and other territories, local benefits plan offerings as adopted and amended from time to time will apply.