# Creating a job
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To create a job, you specify your input settings, output settings, and any job-wide settings. For a detailed step-by-step procedure, see [Tutorial: Configuring job settings](setting-up-a-job.md). The following procedure is a high level overview of how to create a job using the AWS Management Console.

When you create a job, you submit it to a queue for processing. Processing begins automatically from your queues as resources allow. For information about resource allocation, see [Processing multiple jobs in parallel](working-with-on-demand-queues.md#queue-resources). 

**To create a job using the MediaConvert console**

1. Open the [Jobs](https://console.aws.amazon.com/mediaconvert/home#/jobs/list) page in the MediaConvert console.

1. Choose **Create job**.

1. On the **Create job** page, provide transcode instructions and job settings. For more information, see [Tutorial: Configuring job settings](setting-up-a-job.md). 

   Make sure that you select the same AWS Region for your job and your file storage. 

1. Choose **Create**.

You can also create a job using a [Template](using-a-job-template.md), [Preset](using-a-preset-to-specify-a-job-output.md), [duplicated job](create-new-job-from-completed-job.md), or [job settings JSON](exporting-and-importing-jobs.md).