Supervising Engineer (StudioPost)
The Picture Post Supervisor role at StudioPost provides technical leadership, hands-on system support, and operational partnership across all picture post-production services. This position ensures the reliability, performance, and evolution of editorial, color, storage, networking, and remote workflows supporting television and mastering productions. The role is highly collaborative and client-facing, balancing deep technical expertise with daily operational support for creative talent and production teams. This position plays a critical role in maintaining StudioPost’s technical standards, enabling efficient workflows, supporting revenue-generating services, and advancing secure, scalable post-production infrastructure. The core responsibilities include (but are not limited to) support of 9 color correction suites, 4 theaters, 9 QC bays, 3 VFX suites, remote dailies stations, file delivery. This position requires being onsite 5 days a week, and availability to work to weeks as necessary for operational and project support. RESPONSIBILITIES: Technical Systems & Infrastructure Support and maintain all picture post-production systems across Editorial, Color, QC, and Client Services workflows Deploy, and support edit and color correction platforms, including Resolve-based environments Manage storage systems (StorNext, GPFS) including performance tuning, expansion planning, and data integrity Oversee networking infrastructure, routing, firewalls, and security configurations supporting high-bandwidth media workflows Build, configure, and maintain workstations, servers, rooms, and system infrastructure, including patching and lifecycle upgrades Operations & Client Support Provide day-to-day engineering support for creative talent, operations teams, and clients Support remote and hybrid workflows, including secure streaming and playback platforms for offsite customers Act as a technical escalation point for operational and client-facing issues affecting picture services Partner closely with Scheduling, Operations, Facilities, and IT stakeholders to ensure seamless service delivery Leadership & Planning (Level-Dependent) Supervise other Picture Department engineers Contribute to capital planning, system roadmap development, and technical standards Serve as an inter-department technical liaison, translating creative and operational needs into engineering solutions Assist with documentation, workflow standards, and continuous improvement initiatives