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Emerging Media Content Administrator
Discovery Communications
Knoxville, TN, United States
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Position Summary
Our Team
Discovery Inc is the world’s #1 pay-TV programmer reaching 2.7 billion subscribers in more than 220 countries and territories. Global Technology & Operations provides technological infrastructure and operations support to ensure audiences can enjoy Discovery's programming around the world and across platforms. Already a leader in the factual and lifestyle genres, Discovery has expanded its core business into new genres: sports, entertainment and kids. Its platforms and product eco-systems are now engaged in terrestrial/free-to-air, OTT products and content development/production companies.
The Way We Work
Discovery continues to grow around the world and across platforms. GT&O is building media technology and systems that meet world class standards for which Discovery is known. Our culture and leadership traits are in evolution as we expand from a traditional linear Pay TV business towards a convergent media and entertainment business that encompasses digital and mobile. Discovery is developing direct-to-consumer relationships, while delivering traditional platforms, with innovative solutions. Discovery is looking to embrace a dynamic and entrepreneurial individual.
The Role
Discovery is seeking an Emerging Media Content Administrator to join our team.
The Emerging Media Content Administrator will perform project management duties related to video production and media management for VOD, Broadband, Social Video and other non-linear programming. This includes creating paper cuts, managing edit time, project reporting, and providing production elements. This roll resides in a fast paced, rapidly evolving media environment, roles and responsibilities may evolve to support the business needs.
Responsibilities
1. Evaluate, determine and book edit time for assigned projects, including streamlining
2. processes for maximum efficiency
3. Organize content information from work orders
4. Media log content
5. Provide request forms and meta-data to necessary departments
6. Create and distribute edit reports where necessary
7. Research, analyze and execute the clients video clip (asset) request
8. Work with the editor to edit video clip (asset), including providing information, creating
9. edit decision lists, providing direction and evaluating editor work to create and refine
10. assets
11. Ensure edit reports/work orders contain all required information, including contacting
12. client, network or traffic to acquire missing information, updates and to clarify and correct
13. mistakes
14. Organize advertising, promos and billboards in edit reports to ensure appropriate edit for
15. scheduled production
16. Provide all organized production elements required for edit
17. Address problems during edit process, including missing source show, some technical
18. issues, missing tapes, tape needs or special show elements
19. Monitor edit time to ensure efficient use of edit time and budget
20. Provide information to coordinators and participate in pulling image files, uploading to
21. FTP for processing for current week's production
22. Evaluate images to determine appropriateness of use
23. Enter Metadata into MAM systems and update records as needed
24. Examine provided programming list of videos for production and determine if produced
25. videos already exist
26. Evaluate client requests and select programming to execute requests
27. Maintain current brand and programming knowledge
28. Maintain current knowledge of ADM and contractual restrictions on programming
Requirements
• Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods, including specific knowledge of lifestyle media content.
• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Knowledge of electronic equipment and computer hardware and software related to video production and editing
• Knowledge of Discovery brands and programming
• Knowledge of video production and editing methods
• Knowledge of video processing and media production
• Knowledge of video asset management, storage, delivery and distribution systems
• Knowledge of ADM and contractual basis for programming use
• Personal Computing skills, including use of Microsoft Office suite
• Customer Service orientation
• Oral and written communication skills
• Active listening skills
• Time management and organization skills
• Video editorial skills
• Ability to work to a deadline
• Ability to multitask
• Ability to compare product to quality standards to ensure adherence
• Ability to categorize and order information
• Ability to see in color and detect pitch and loudness
• Ability to work in a team and maintain working relationships
• Ability to work to a deadline and under stress
• Ability to work within established guidelines and using existing product to create a new video asset
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• An associate degree in a related field or equivalent coursework or year for year experience in a directly related field and two years’ experience indirectly related work required.
• Must have the legal right to work in the United States