Manager, Video Editorial

Job Description

Manager, Video Editorial (Weekend), Peacock

Responsibilities
*PLEASE NOTE: this is not your typical Mon-Fri job as it supports weekend coverage on a regular basis. If this sounds like your cup of birdseed, read on!*

SkyShowtime is looking for a highly organized Manager of Video Editorial (Weekend) to help support our rapidly growing content library. You'll service and navigate a high volume, constantly evolving queue of video requests and ensure all orders are successfully published to our platform on a daily basis. Patience, diplomacy and perseverance will benefit you greatly in this role. Experience with multi-language asset management, procurement and servicing will also be important.

We'll rely on you to maintain the video content fulfillment schedule by prioritizing incoming programming requests against mission critical operational and editorial needs. Your commitment to precise publishing timetables will set the bar for overall delivery reliability and will play an instrumental role in our success within the highly competitive, ever-evolving media landscape.

We're also looking for those who want to help build a new corporate culture--we are passionate about movies, TV shows and building a new streaming service from scratch, but we think it's really important to have fun while doing so.

Essential Responsibilities could include, but not limited to:
• Manage operational publishing requirements, responsible for servicing and supporting our on demand streaming video content fulfillment supply chain (includes weekends)
• Work with internal tech ops support teams as well as external service vendors to support delivery requirements, milestones and accountability; maintaining efficiencies and readiness to both upstream and downstream publishing systems
• Monitor and regulate servicing cadences; adhering to compliance mandates and marketing/promotional obligations while also executing change requests and adjusting distribution timetables under often fluid deadlines
• Enforce content availability and entitlement processes; proactively addressing all anomalies with licensing teams prior to platform syndication
• Create, maintain and revise process maps, user stories, workflows and standard operating procedures as needed

Qualifications/Requirements
Minimum 3 years of experience with:
o digital video file formats, encoding specifications, publishing workflows and troubleshooting techniques
o content management systems trafficking high volume, time sensitive media assets for multi-platform syndication
o governmental compliance standards, practices

Minimum 1 year of experience with:
o media transfer protocols, workflows and methods; Aspera, Signiant, etc.
o multi-language asset management and delivery
o enterprise OVP services such as MPX, Brightcove and Kaltura
o archival data system cataloguing, indexing and restoration

Expertise with:
o MS Office: Word, PowerPoint and, most importantly, Excel
o streaming apps on digital platforms and consumer products

Working knowledge of:
o project management methodologies and systems such as Agile, Scrum or Jira, Trello, Asana, Smartsheet
o collaboration services such as Airtable
o Atlassian software suite, specifically Jira and Confluence
o MAM and DAM systems
• Bachelor's degree in Digital Media, Communications, Computer Science or equivalent discipline
• Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV online to be considered
• Must be willing to work weekends
• Must be willing to work evenings, extended hours or holidays as needed
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
• Ability to work in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, New York

Desired Characteristics
• Television entertainment industry experience preferred
• Excellent and effective communication and collaboration skills
• Expertise distilling highly technical terminology into basic requirements & concepts
• Proactive problem solver with the ability to prioritize and concurrently handle multiple, time sensitive requests within a high-pressure environment
• Strategic knowledge and familiarity with streaming media platforms and services
• Understanding of traditional MVPD distribution in comparison to emerging OTT services: AVOD, SVOD, TVOD, PVOD
• Familiarity with data insights and metrics tracking tools Domo, Adobe SiteCatalyst, and Google Analytics
• Project Management certification (PMP, PMI, etc.)

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gk3z10-3-147-104-248-42 in your application.