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Post Production Audio and Visual Specialist
IMAX Corporation
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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What we’re about
IMAX is not your everyday entertainment experience, so it’s not surprising that IMAX employees and their careers go beyond the ordinary. Our employees share a passion for quality in everything they do. Our Hollywood people are movie business insiders with years of production experience. Our technology experts are unashamedly geeky – people who can talk for hours, and be riveting, about color gamut and lasers. Our business people are consummate sales and marketing professionals who are spreading the IMAX word around the world.
Of course we offer all the benefits you’d expect from a company with over 40 years of history. Yet, beyond this, we know everyone works differently and is motivated by different things. That’s why we offer competitive pay and a wide assortment of benefits – to help you make the most of your life at work and away from it.
As the world’s leading entertainment technology company, IMAX has revolutionized the way people experience movies. Specializing in immersive motion picture technologies, our employees are driven by a passion to take audiences around the world to places they’ve only dreamed of.
Come explore IMAX – where innovation, creativity and passion come together.
Required Skills:
What you’ll be doing:
• Perform service and preventative maintenance on IMAX digital projection and audio equipment.
• Maintain 100% uptime of the IMAX HQ theatres through preventative and emergency servicing.
• Responsible for handling and maintaining multi-million dollar equipment in a critical customer approval environment.
• Track parts exchanged and ensure that parts are returned.
• Dedication to concise and timely reporting of service activities and closure of the reporting cycle.
• Attention to detail and verification of information in the Technical Services Theatre Information database.
• Timely administrative reporting.
• Perform detailed callibration of IMAX projection systems to “lab” tolerances
• Perform audio calibration and tuning of IMAX sound mixing facilities at outside studios.
What we’re looking for:
• Prefer four years (minimum two required) at a university, college, or technical school, or significant job related experience and specialized training in engineering/electronics with a strong computer background.
• A broad knowledge of cinema audio, video, electronic, electrical and mechanical systems. Use of basic test equipment including but not limited to volt/ohmmeters, audio and video test equipment) and the ability to read and understand electrical schematics or wiring diagrams
• A broad knowledge of audio systems, electronics/mechanical, use of specialized test equipment (including but not limited to volt/ohmmeters, audio test equipment and oscilloscopes) and the ability to read and understand electrical schematics.
• Experience with electronic and/or computer servicing and repairs. Familiar with industry standard anti-static practices.
• Experience in electronics or computer repairs. Experienced in anti-static practices when handling and installing electronic cards/boards/hard drives etc.
• Knowledge of projection optics alignment is useful.
• Working knowledge of DC and AC power systems including single and 3 phase systems, experience with working on low voltage, single phase and 3 phase powered equipment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, resourceful, diplomatic, and customer service oriented individual.
• Background in technical service support, PC service and support experience and/or network experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication skill in English in a clear and concise manner is essential; knowledge of other languages is an asset.
• Complex thinking and problem solving skills are required to troubleshoot equipment failures quickly and efficiently.
• Experience with common software and hardware including but not limited to the MS Office Suite, Outlook and Lotus Notes.
• MS Windows/XP, network monitoring and troubleshooting experience.
• Basic knowledge of networking and network communications (i.e. pinging devices, IP address configuration).
• Working knowledge of FTP protocols and use and telnet and client software/utilities.
• Understanding of Microsoft Windows registry.
• Ability to deal with each customer’s unique questions and give advice on operational matters.
• Physical Requirements:
• Ability to work different shifts, holidays and weekends.
Physical Requirements:
• Able to work holidays and weekends.
• Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
• Ability to work at heights.
Required Experience:
Please apply online. We thank all applicants for their interest in IMAX but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
IMAX is an Equal Opportunity Employer.