Media Coordinator - NBC Sports

NBCUniversal•Stamford, CT

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Media Coordinator is responsible for the organization, tracking, and management of digital content for use by our various Production units within NBC Sports. You serve 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. You will be part of a team that involves all aspects of Production workflows (creation, documentation, support) and ensuring that they meet their deadlines. You 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
Minimum two (2) years of experience and working knowledge of Avid products (Interplay, Access, and Media Composer) or similar editing products.
Interested candidate must submit a resume/CV through www.nbcunicareers.com to be considered
Must be willing to work in Stamford, CT
Must be willing to work occasional nights, weekends and holidays
Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
Must be 18 years or older

Nice To Haves

Solid interpersonal and communication skills; the ability to understand immediate issues, interact with clients and respond to meet day-of-air deadlines
Asset Management system knowledge
Cursory knowledge of video codecs
Experience within a broadcast environment
Attention to detail and responsiveness
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Knowledge of Edit products preferred (Adobe Premier/Media Encoder)
Technologically Proficient
Self-motivated, capable of working independently but also alongside a team as required
Able to handle and prioritize a high volume of production requests within a timely period

Responsibilities

Ingesting MLB camera ENG with appropriate LUT’s
Ensuring MLB production assets are archived so that they can easily be restored
Managing the daily ingest of hundreds of recorded MLB events (pressers, shows, sporting events) and cataloguing appropriately when needed; otherwise deleting
Monitoring & managing the storage levels of multiple workgroups and workspaces and acting accordingly
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 MLB content using various digital deliveries (Media Shuttle, Frame.io, Latakoo, Dropbox, etc.)
Able to assist Production on a technical level with media issues throughout facility and escalating to Engineering when required
Teaching Production of the file-based workflows available to them to meet their deliverables
Ensuring the proper assembling and delivery of media for MLB remotes via hard drives and file transfers
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