DVD Authoring Specialist

Qualifications: Three to five years of digital media experience, specifically in DVD and multimedia information flow and creation, including extensive authoring and compression experience in multi-format technologies. Operational knowledge of DVD authoring tools, including and Sonic Scenarist and Producer. Knowledge of current industry standards for Quality Control and playback specifications. Degree in digital media production or communications, preferably in the area of interactive media production.

Duties: The DVD Authoring position participates in the initial product development meetings as the technical and workflow expert. Updates production staff on deadline and technical requirements necessary for design and media production. Oversees and develop storyboards, maps, flow charts, user interface design and navigation schemes. Programs multimedia elements (voice-over, music, sound effects, animation, and video). Encodes video from source material to digital format (streaming video, MPEG-1 and DVD). Supervises and/or performs file conversion and compression: file formats; presentations to graphics for video; digital video files to other formats; etc. The Author programs interactive elements (buttons, sliders, video players, etc.) as necessary beyond that of original design concept and materials. Conducts alpha and beta testing to ensure a high quality product ready for mass duplication. Performs QC operations on various consumer systems to ensure quality and performance to industry standards.

Please e-mail your resume to: kathleen.rouse@turner.com

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers.