Freelance Media Coordinator - NBC Sports

NBCUniversal • Stamford, CT

1d • Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in TV Production or related field, or equivalent experience in lieu of a degree
• 1+ year of experience in post-production or relevant experience
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to understand immediate issues and respond to meet day-of-air deadlines
• 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

Nice To Haves

• Highly preferred working knowledge of Avid products (Interplay, Access, Media Composer) or similar editing products (DaVinci or Adobe)
• 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
• Technologically proficient
• Self-motivated, capable of working independently and alongside a team as required
• Able to handle and prioritize a high volume of production requests within a timely period

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree