Video Streaming Coordinator, Olympic Games

Job Description

Freelance Video Streaming Coordinator, Olympic Games - NBC Sports

Responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: This is a project / limited term position with an estimated duration of 2-3 months during Games Time, unless otherwise amended or terminated as deliverables within this project are completed.

The Video Streaming Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating with internal departments and external partners to create digital live streams of Olympic & non-Olympic sporting events on desktop, mobile and connected devices for digital consumption.
• Setting up & running digitally-encoded streams of live sporting events, including the Olympics as well as others in the NBC Sports portfolio
• Monitoring stream quality and real-time traffic using digital analytic tools
• Creating full event replays of the streams
• Coordinating with editorial staff to publish streams on NBC's digital platforms
• Working within an online Content Management System (CMS), Wikis and other task management systems
• Assist digital technical teams with testing and other preparations in the lead-up to the Olympics

Qualifications/Requirements
Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree or related field experience
• Minimum one (1) year experience, including internships, ideally in live linear sports production and operations
• Familiarity with video technology such as Flash and HTML 5; JavaScript a plus
• Ability to work nights and weekends (as these are the most popular times for live sports broadcasts)
• Ability to work with outside vendors and internal resources in a cross-functional capacity

Eligibility 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
• Willingness and ability to work or be on call at any time, sometimes on short notice in order to support a 24/7/365 operation
• It is the policy of NBCUniversal and NBCUniversal' s affiliated businesses to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Desired Characteristics
• Experience running live streams of college/school sporting events
• Must be reliable and punctual

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rje8j0-3-133-131-168-42 in your application.