Broadcast Content Specialist

Job Description

Overview

We are currently looking for a motivated individual to join our Content Operations team here at Discovery. As a Content Specialist you will support the team with a variety of different content across our channels. As the global leader in factual content, Discovery offers a fun and varied work environment with many perks and benefits.

Responsibilities
• Provide customer service to internal stakeholders
• Working with PALM and IBMS daily, and maintaining relevant systems
• Keeping computerised records accurate and up to date Booking internal edits through ScheduAll system, and obtaining sign-off from Programming contacts
• Liaising with the Reversioning, Compliance and Post Teams
• Ordering the required languages for your channel, issuing sub-dubs, sending scripts and material to suppliers
• Effectively managing and coordinating the trafficking of materials to and from the translation facilities across Europe ensuring they are delivered in time for transmission
• Effectively hitting all deadlines for delivery, dispatch and return of materials
• Highlighting any legacy issues in advance and managing the transfer of the Discovery catalogue onto these feeds
• Troubleshooting any late running programmes and files, daily dealings with language suppliers requests for replacement reference materials and managing replacements for faulty language files
• Updating IBMS with language information and updating relevant systems and documents with any cancellations
• Tracking and checking invoices against deliveries
• High level of communication internally and externally regarding programme languaging deadlines
• Ad hoc duties include sick and holiday cover for team members and assisting where necessary

Qualifications
• Some experience of the broadcast industry desirable
• Computer literate, intermediate excel skills, word, previous use of broadcasting systems IBMS and ScheduAll preferable
• Excellent organisational/administrative skills
• Attention to detail essential
• The ability to prioritise and effectively manage a large number of different projects simultaneously and prioritising as necessary
• Excellent people and interpersonal skills, good team player
• Flexibility and ability to adapt to different demands
• Initiative, proactivity and motivation
• Ability to communicate effectively in an international environment

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r17y9e-13-58-82-79-42 in your application.