Media Coordinator

Job Description

Freelance Media Coordinator - NBC Sports

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Job Description
This is a part-time project / limited term position with an estimated duration of up to 6 - 12 months, unless otherwise amended or terminated as deliverables within this project are completed.
This position is responsible for the organization, tracking, and management of digital content for use by our various Production units within NBC Sports. The role serves as a first line of support for Production that runs 24/7, both at our NBC Sports Facility (Stamford, CT) and our various broadcast remote locations. This individual will be part of a team that involves all aspects of Production workflows (creation, documentation, support) and ensuring that they meet their deadlines. This role will work alongside our Broadcast & Post Engineering group, triaging the day-to-day issues, and escalating as needed.

Responsibilities:
• Ingesting camera ENG with appropriate LUT's
• Ensuring production assets are archived so that they can easily be restored
• Managing the daily ingest of hundreds of recorded events (pressers, shows, sporting events) and cataloguing appropriately when needed; otherwise deleting
• Monitoring & managing the storage levels of multiple workgroups and workspaces (AVID Nexis & EVS ISILON)
• Providing tier 1 technical support to Production in prioritizing asset restore requests in a timely manner and escalating to Engineering when required
• Assisting Production in both the distribution and retrieval of content using various digital deliveries (Media Shuttle, Dropbox, etc.)
• Teaching Production of the file-based workflows available to them to meet their deliverables
• Assisting with file-based content delivery for on air (NBC, Peacock) and our various playbacks and control rooms – both on site and remote
• Working along-side the Post Engineering team to help achieve goals and meet deadlines
Qualifications
Basic Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in TV Production or related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum two (2) years of experience and working knowledge of Avid products (Interplay, Access, and Media Composer) or similar editing products
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to understand immediate issues and respond to meet day-of-air deadlines

Desired Characteristics:
• Asset Management system knowledge a plus
• Cursory knowledge of video codecs
• Individual embracing new technologies
• Experience within a broadcast environment
• Excellent communication and client skills
• Attention to detail and responsiveness
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of Edit products preferred (Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premier/Media Encoder)
• Technologically Proficient
• Self-motivated, capable of working independently but also alongside a team as required
• Able to handle and prioritize a high volume of production requests within a timely period
Additional Requirements:
• Must be willing to work in Stamford, CT
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
• Must be 18 years or older
• Required On-Site: This position is required to be performed full-time from an NBCUniversal-designated worksite.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-j662y1-18-97-9-169-42 in your application.