Digitization Production Assistant

NBCUniversal•Stamford, CT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Digitization Production Assistant role is designed to handle day-to-day and long-term asset management support for the operations team working in a shared storage environment. This role will help to manage what production material is stored and/or archived, while also working with various production teams to fulfill footage requests.

Requirements

BS/BA degree in a relevant TV Production or related field with equivalent work experience.
Minimum one (1) years of familiarity with use of Avid non-linear editing software and Avid Interplay Media asset management software.
Minimum one (1) years’ experience supporting Windows operating environment.
Minimum one (1) years of prior studio/remote sports production experience.
Strong sports knowledge and communication skills is a must.
Must be a highly motivated and determined individual who can work well independently.
Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.
Must be 18 years or older.

Nice To Haves

Prior sports experience and/or prior experience working on large sporting events as a media coordinator or logger are a plus.
Ability to quickly understand and assess opportunities and/or problems and respond with creative ideas and solutions.
Must be a team player.
Demonstrated background in contributing to complex projects.
Experience with non-linear editing.
Self-starter.
Strong knowledge and interest in television production and storytelling; demonstrated appreciation for the Olympics.
Extremely well organized.
Experience with AVID or similar NLE.
Detail and deadline oriented.
Sharp eye for visuals and a fresh taste for music.

Responsibilities

Helping the NBC Sports Group with digitizing the videotape, disc and film archive.
Organize and enter metadata for videotapes, discs and film reels in the NBC Sports Group’s physical media tracking system.
Review all physical libraries to determine which assets should be digitized.
Prepare tapes to be sent out of house to be digitized.
Assist with the editing of metadata and trimming for new digital files.
Track physical media shipments coming back to the NBC Sports Group facility and prepare them to be sent out for long-term storage.
Support all of NBC’s production teams with footage searches, restores, EDLs, and screeners.
Ensure operationally that LTO/ODA assets are being updated as they move throughout the building as they’re critical to our operations.