Careers — Splice

Careers

Splice is an independent, award-winning post-production company with 3 facilities across Shoreditch and Old Street. We love what we do, and we think it shows. Our passionate and talented team bring creativity and technical excellence to every project they touch whilst making sure they are always well looked after along the way.

 

At Splice, we pride ourselves on the variety of projects we work on, from scripted to factual and everything in between. We deliver content to all major broadcasters, platforms and independent production companies.


› Freelance DI/Grade Assistant

We are looking to expand our portfolio of experienced Freelance DI/Grade Assistants to join the Splice Technical Operations Team on a short-notice basis to support DI and OCF HETV workflows. This is an execution-focused role: we need someone who can hit the ground running with minimal onboarding and take real workload off the team during busy periods.

Reporting to the Head of DI, you will assist in delivering DI and OCF HETV workflows in grading and online, directly contributing to the delivery of high-end post-production for Splice's clients across all major networks, broadcasters and streaming platforms.

The role covers conforming for DI and OCF workflows, media managing DI sequences, colour management, and supporting Baselight and Resolve suites, including preparing theatres and rooms for colourists, rendering sequences, and managing VFX pulls and drops. You will play a key part in maintaining quality control standards including footage review, technical spec compliance (resolution, aspect ratio, frame rate) and Dolby Vision/HDR conformance for SVOD and theatrical deliverables and in flagging any technical anomalies quickly.

You'll be a key point of contact within the picture post pipeline alongside colour and online teams, production, and clients, operating Baselight, Flame and Resolve at assistant level, conforming in Baselight, Flame and Resolve.

Given the pace of current work, flexibility to work evenings and weekends during peak delivery periods is essential, along with comfort logging job status in our pipeline tracking tools so handovers stay smooth across the team.

What you'll be doing…

  • Supporting and assisting Baselight and Resolve suites and DI and OCF workflows
  • Supporting and assisting the picture post team in DI and OCF workflows
  • Preparing grading rooms for colourists, including routing, monitoring, projection and playback
  • Conforming and pre-grade in Flame, Baselight and Resolve
  • Maintaining quality control standards, including footage review, technical specification assessment (resolution, aspect ratio, frame rate), and assessment of footage for anomalies
  • QC support for SVOD and theatrical deliverables against platform specs
  • Colour management
  • Dolby Vision colour analysis
  • Basic colour correction tasks, such as adjusting exposure, contrast, and colour balance, under the guidance of the colourist
  • Loading DI sequences into Baselight
  • Rendering DI sequences from Baselight
  • Managing VFX in and out of Baselight and Flame
  • Frame rate conversions (Flame and Alchemist)
  • Managing DI sequences into Transkoder and exporting HETV master files
  • Media managing DI sequences across storage estate
  • Exporting and uploading approval files from the picture post pipeline
  • Supporting remote picture review
  • Covering DI/Grade Assistant tasks when required, including holiday cover or workload requirements
  • Excellent communication between all DI and OCF workflow stakeholders — grade, online, CTA, production and clients
  • Attending meetings and communicating directly with clients on workflows and technology, providing support and knowledge
  • First line operational support for Baselight and Resolve

You will…

  • Have Grade/Online assisting experience to an advanced level
  • Be confident in operating Baselight and Resolve
  • Have advanced knowledge of DI and HETV workflows
  • Be strong problem solving skills
  • Have excellent communication skills
  • Be Confident in a client facing environment

Is this you?

Please send a CV, day rate and current availability to work@splicepost.com with "Splice - Freelance DI/Grade Assistant" as the subject line.

We are expecting a high volume of emails regarding this and will endeavour to get back to you when we can.