Package Description
Full details on application.
Job Introduction
Serco is a specialist at delivering vital services on behalf of European, National and Local Governments.
Serco Europe employ’s a large workforce in Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Spain, Italy and the UK.
Our European operations have ca. 2,000 employees delivering critical services to public institutions throughout Europe.
Serco’s space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies - We work alongside EUMETSAT and the European Space Agency, where we are the largest on-site service provider with ca. 300 staff.
What connects the ever growing Serco workforce is a passion for delivering great service – To keep ahead we have to constantly evolve and enhance the way we deliver our services and everyone in Serco has a role to play here.
Serco provide the right environment to encourage ideas and a comprehensive Best Practice support network that enables them to put their ideas into action.
If you share our values then join with over 60,000 colleagues globally who are equally as passionate about delivering great service as you.
For our communication activities in ESRIN, we are currently looking for a data visualization and image processing expert.
Main Responsibilities
The Candidate will execute the following main types of activities:
- Create high quality illustrations, graphics, animated images, presentations in 2D and 3D using specialized software (Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects or similar)
- Taking processed satellite data to the next level in the processing chain using images from different sources production of high quality illustrations, graphics, animated images, presentations using Earth observation data processing tools
- Edit existing video material to tell stories and do post-production work using commercial software (Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects or similar)
- Process satellite data from raw format to a final product using dedicated EO (SNAP, ERDAS Imagine, ENVI/IDL, QGIS or similar) and graphics software (Adobe Photoshop or similar)
- Combine different data sets from different sources – satellites, ground based, map data, etc. - into single maps or visualizations
- Provision of basic information on the images and illustrations for the EO editors
- Support the maintenance of the team’s resource database.
Successful Candidate
Qualifications and Requirements
Ideal applicants will have a BA/MSc degree in a relevant field of Earth Observation (or similar) and proven experience in visualization, video and/or image processing or similar tasks. Ideally some extra qualification related to graphics would be a plus.
The working language for the position is English: a good working knowledge of spoken and written English is essential.
Any experience in scripting and/or programming (for image and big data processing) or web technologies such as Python, HTML, CSS and Javascript would be a plus.
A portfolio of previous work will be appreciated.
Other skills
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously under constraints of rush production, in direct contact with ESA and external entities,
- Pro-active approach to problem identification and resolution
- Able to manage several tasks in parallel and to prioritise
- Ability to plan and report
- Flexibility
- Very good knowledge of English (spoken and written)
- Good team working skills
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If candidates with equally relevant experience are identified, preference will be given to candidates within "Categorie Protette (Law 68/99)" or registered in “lista di mobilità” (only applicable in case of Italian candidates).
Important
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About the Company
Serco is a FTSE 250 international service company that improves the quality and efficiency of essential services that matter to millions of people around the world. The work we do for national and local governments involves us in the most important areas of public services, including science and defence.
Serco’s space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies. With over 1500 staff in the space business covering a wide spectrum of experience and skills, we convey best practice, expertise and innovation in our business.