POSITION TITLE: Production Assistant
DEPARTMENT: Content
REPORTS TO: Sr. Director, Production
POSITION LOCATION: Indianapolis, IN
FLSA STATUS: Exempt
WORKER CATEGORY: Full-Time
COMPANY SUMMARY:
Penske Entertainment is a leading provider of world-class sports and entertainment. The organization consists of three prominent entities:
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the world’s largest spectator sporting facility and annually hosts the world’s most prestigious auto race: the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge.
- INDYCAR is the Indianapolis-based governing body for North America's premier open-wheel auto racing series, the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, and its developmental series, INDY NXT by Firestone.
- IMS Productions is a multifaceted broadcast and multimedia division that helps bring INDYCAR and IMS events to life for global audiences.
The Penske Entertainment experience is fast-paced, diverse and impactful. Through its business units, the organization reaches audiences on an international scale, focused on delivering exceptional experience from start to finish. Employees of Penske Entertainment are challenged daily in a demanding, yet rewarding environment that is best suited for dedicated professionals who want to reach their ultimate potential amid the excitement, tradition, and pageantry of the World’s Greatest Race Course and the premier open-wheel racing series.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Production Assistant oversees the organization, ingest, and cataloging of all footage for Penske Entertainment projects. Fulfilling footage requests & licensing for internal and external clients is a key part of this position. The Production Assistant will also be assigned edits as needed depending on skill level.
SPECIFIC DUTIES:
- Assist editors and producers in production of video assets for internal and external clients.
- Ingest and catalog video assets within the AVID shared storage environment.
- Maintain database of physical media assets, including tapes, discs, hard drives, and file-based storage.
- Ability to edit using AVID Media Composer.
- Requires schedule flexibility. We are an event driven business and supporting those events requires some nights & weekends.
- Additional duties assigned by Penske Entertainment leadership.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Supervisory Responsibilities
- This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.
Education
- BS/BA in Media Production or a related field
Skills/Experience
- Proficient AVID Media Composer or can transition quickly from another platform.
- Strong organizational skills
- Knowledge and understanding of video production and delivery
- Ability to work individually and manage multiple production timelines and schedules
- Desire to grow within Penske Entertainment and increase capacity as a media production professional.
- Commitment to working with people from diverse backgrounds and commitment to cultural competency.
- Ability to uphold and consistently demonstrate the Penske Entertainment Standards.
Travel/Work Hours/Flexibility
- General office hours are Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 5:00pm
- Longer hours and weekends required for the Month of May and other major racing events
- The position requires flexibility due to being an event driven business. More than likely required to work extended hours, nights, and weekends.
- Minimal travel will be required.
- Penske Entertainment acknowledges that the need for flexibility varies across all companies/departments and is not best addressed by a one size fits all flexible work policy. As such, the company encourages supervisors to work with their employees to leverage flexibility as needed to support a healthy balance
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- At times, the position must help in lifting equipment on field shoots and in studio. Most work requires normal physical effort.
- Must be able to see and hear in the normal range with or without correction and communicate verbally and in written form with great facility and must be able to be understood.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Employee will be exposed to those conditions normally encountered in a business office environment.
- Employee is faced with frequent interruptions and must meet with others on a regular basis.
- The noise level in the work environment can be loud, due to professional racing events.
COMPANY BENEFITS:
Full-time employees enjoy a very competitive benefit package. Benefits include: Medical (including tax-advantaged Health Savings Account), Dental, Vision, 401(k) with 100% company match up to 5%, Paid Vacation, Personal & Sick Days, 12 Paid Holidays, Company Paid Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Tuition Assistance, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability, Generous Paid Parental Leave, On-site Workout Facility, and more.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
Penske Entertainment provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. The Company complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities and/or events.
