Coordinator, Channel Operations

Job Description

Summary of Position

The Coordinator, Channel Operations provides support to the Digital Channels department in managing schedules and operational needs for FAST and SVOD channels. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated background in program scheduling, broadcast operations, and have a passion for movies and TV.

Responsibilities
• Support Channels Team with Playlist creation and QA responsibilities

• Identify and insert cue points in content for ad breaks

• Collect and upload available art for scheduled titles and request asset creation when not available

• Assist in screening films for S&P edit notes

• Support department in regular review of FAST partnership commitments and library optimization.

• Focused attention for all day-to-day linear scheduling with attention to cultural date and time benefits, localized product requirements and content editing guidelines

• Additional ad-hoc scheduling, operational, and marketing tasks upon request (re-formatting image requests, routing descriptive metadata for titles & channels, proofing creative)

Qualifications and Skills
• At least 2+ years of scheduling or operational experience with broadcast, cable, or OTT linear program service

• Knowledge of scheduling and programming software such as Amagi is a plus

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel a must

• Good Communication skills

• Ability to work in fast paced environment

• Multi language proficiency in Latin American Spanish and/or Brazilian Portuguese is a plus

Business Unit Overview

Lionsgate Television

Lionsgate Television is one of the foremost third-party suppliers of premium scripted series to streaming, broadcast and cable platforms alike while also serving as a prolific supplier of premium content to Starz. Drawing upon its production partnerships with many of the top content creators, it supplies dozens of scripted series to more than 20 different network partners. With a reputation for creating ''brand-defining'' shows for a diverse range of platforms, Lionsgate Television has produced and distributed the iconic long-running series Mad Men, one of the most acclaimed shows in television history, the ground-breaking Orange is the New Black, Weeds, Nurse Jackie, Nashville, Dear White People and many others while continuing to develop strong slates of acclaimed new series. Lionsgate also operates a robust in-house unscripted television business partnering with a diverse array of linear and streaming platforms. Lionsgate television series have garnered 238 Emmy® nominations, 38 Emmys®, 66 Golden Globe® nominations and nine Golden Globe® wins.

The Lionsgate Television Group collaborates closely with the Company's other television businesses, including Debmar-Mercury, a leading producer and syndicator of evergreen game and talk shows, Pilgrim Media, one of the top producers of unscripted series, and 3 Arts Entertainment, a leading talent management and production company that has become a major television production partner and a source of top talent for all of the Company's businesses. The Lionsgate Worldwide Television Distribution Group licenses the Company's feature film and television slates, 17,000-title film and television library, one of the largest in the world, and Starz's original programming slate to nearly every major OTT and linear platform through a global network of deep customer relationships.

Compensation

$45,000 - $50,000

EEO Statement

Nearest Major Market: Los Angeles

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-ro88yp-18-191-17-12-42 in your application.