About the role
Business Unit
Company 3
Location
New York, NY (On-Site)
Hours of Operation
9:00pm - 5:00am ET (Overnight)
Pay Range
$20.00 USD hourly
Position Summary
The Vault Technician is responsible for handling both physical and digital shipping and receiving for a fast-paced, world-renowned Film & Television Post-Production studio. This position is an opportunity to learn about the post-production business and be part of a driven, dynamic, and dedicated team.
Main Duties
Vault
- Accurately log metadata of incoming physical media into the inventory system and barcode elements upon receipt.
- Keep the vault room tidy by shelving, re-shelving, shifting, and re-packing media (film, video tape, and hard drives).
- Guarantee accurate tracking and shelf location of all in-house physical media.
- Locate elements for clients, staff, and other Company 3 business units.
- Securely pull physical media in a timely manner for production use and return elements to vault storage when their use is complete.
- Conduct periodic audits of all vault elements to maintain accuracy of database.
Shipping
- Ensure security of all outgoing media.
- Pull elements for delivery and arrange for dispatch of couriers or overnight shipments.
- Destroy elements as requested by account representatives.
- Assist Studio Operations with asset returns to clients.
Receiving
- Dispatch couriers to pick up physical media, documents, and supplies as requested.
- Take responsibility for secure receipt of all incoming shipments and provide signature proof.
- Accurately match shippers to goods received.
- Oversee distribution of incoming mail/packages to staff.
Technical Assistance
- Perform virus scans of incoming hard drives.
- Plug in and mount shuttle drives for the remote Dailies and Commercial Prep teams.
- Unplug drives before being released back to the client following ingest.
- Label all LTO media accordingly.
General Duties
- Learn and keep up to date on all work instructions, Vault and Data I/O security procedures, and policies.
- Compose articulate, accurate, and timely e-mail and Teams correspondences.
- Answer phones and contact staff and clients concerning receipt, vaulting, and shipment of elements.
- Maintain organized workspace as it is visible to all guests, clients, and staff.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Requirements
Required Knowledge and Skills
- Working knowledge of common digital file transfer methods.
- Working knowledge of various file formats used in Film & Video post-production.
- Knowledge of handling hard drive media, including ability to distinguish between different connections and formats, as well as other time-based media formats.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to execute instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to multi-task under pressure with minimal supervision.
- Proficiency with computer systems and applications on Mac & PC.
- Ability to work all shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience in a post-production environment is preferred.
About the Company
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. Please inform the Company's HR representative if you need assistance completing any forms or otherwise need any accommodation or support in order to participate in the application process.
Compensation and Benefits Information
- The listed pay range represents the lowest to highest range that we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.
- An employee’s pay position within the range may be based on several factors including, but not 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.
- The benefits for eligible part-time employees working 25 or more hours per week and full-time employees in the US include a comprehensive package of health, retirement, and insurance benefits and paid time off.
- The benefits for eligible project hires and part-time employees working less than 25 hours per week in the US include retirement, select insurance benefits, and where required by law, health benefits.
- For roles filled in Canada and other territories, local benefits plan offerings as adopted and amended from time to time will apply.
Additional Information
- This position is for an existing vacancy.
- Both external and internal candidates can apply for this role through the Company’s Career Page.
- The Company generally only contacts those individuals who have submitted an application which it wishes to interview.
- The application window for this position is expected to close by January 23, 2026.