Colorist & Finishing Editor

• Define clear standards for color consistency, skin tones, multi-shot pacing, scene cuts and HDR preparation, critique current evaluations, and help build a taxonomy of the ways generated footage fails.
• Identify, grade, edit and curate strong examples of excellent and genuinely hard color grades and multi-shot edits, and test early model capabilities against them.
• Review generated sequences and write precise, actionable notes on color shifts, contrast, banding and compression, and editorial rhythm.
• Help define how human reviewers are vetted and calibrated, and review captioning guidelines so color and editorial detail is described accurately.
• Collaborate with other experts to keep evaluations consistent and accurate.

• 7+ years of professional experience in post-production, color grading and editorial finishing.
• Credits on 2+ professional films.
• A background in at least one of: Senior Digital Intermediate (DI) or Finishing Colorist (Resolve or Baselight, shot matching, HDR and Dolby Vision); Finishing or Online Editor (conform, color pipelines, mastering deliverables); Lead Narrative Film or Television Editor; or Post-Production Supervisor or Color Science and Pipeline Specialist (ACES, Rec.709, Rec.2020, P3).
• A meticulous eye for color shifts, skin tones, contrast, banding and compression, and editorial rhythm.
• Hands-on use of generative tools to create and finish test visual samples.
• Ability to engage reliably for approximately 40 hours/week during weekdays.
• Strong written communication and the ability to turn color and editorial detail into precise language for captions and evaluation templates.

• Reliable access to a color-accurate 4K/HDR display for pixel-level review.

Also listed: written communication.

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