D Scheduling Coordinator

Job Description

Overview
• 3 month Fixed Term Contract, possibility of extension

Reporting into the discovery+ Scheduler and working closely with the D2C editors, this role will be an integral part of the team responsible for helping to deliver discovery+ as a first class streaming service competing in the crowded UK market.

The discovery+ Scheduling Coordinator will be responsible for the coordination and QC of the discovery+ UK & Ireland VMS (Video Manage System). They will be responsible for making sure content is made available on time in the VMS to spec following the discovery+ Schedules.

Responsibilities
• Replication of schedules and plans provided by the discovery+ Scheduler into the VMS.
• QC of content in the VMS for both the UK & Ireland.
• Coordinate and rectify issues that may arise in the QC process.
• Working alongside other key departments including our VOD Ops and Picture Ops teams.
• Coordinate and facilitate late arriving content. Including some out of hours emergency situations.
• Work closely with the central discovery+ product and tech teams across the tools/systems and workflows required to deliver a first class user experience.
• Flexibility to take on ad hoc and additional duties where required.

Qualifications
• Understand and able to work with Google suite of products (Sheets, Drive, Docs etcs)
• Ability to work within a complex organization
• Good communication skills
• High attention to detail
• Proactive and a problem solver
• Willingness to learn new technical workflows
• Experience of a digital streaming service preferable.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rnx555-18-221-174-248-42 in your application.