Work Locations: With the exception of some select roles that have In-Office requirements, most temporary or third party payroll workers should expect to work remotely, unless otherwise discussed.
THE ROLE: Coordinator, Broadcast Operations (Temporary)
This role reports to the Broadcast Operations department based in Stamford, Connecticut. The duties in this position support Broadcast Operations with their daily functions finalizing broadcast schedules and validating asset readiness for final transmission. This person elevates issues and errors discovered in scheduling, working closely with our transmission partners in the facility. New members of the Broadcast Operations team typically work non-traditional hours on evenings and/or weekends and have regularly scheduled days off during the week.
Hours: 1pm-9pm
Days off: Wed/Thu
MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU’LL DO:
Support Broadcast Operations in finalizing broadcast logs using Wide Orbit and Bridge to prepare next day’s logs and playlists. This role will require the person to report on site to the Stamford office two weeks per month:
Final assembly, confirmation and delivery of all completed broadcast and streaming logs for all 10 AETV networks as well as additional non-linear (AVOD) content delivery streams.
Import all on-air branding elements (Network IDs, ratings, Promotional Bugs, Sponsor Bugs etc.) into the Secondary Events manager and edit and adjust as necessary.
Work closely with the Programming, Promo and Commercial Operations departments to implement all day-of-air adjustments and last-minute changes.
Import and update all late arriving programming and promotional material into Wide Orbit and manually adjust break elements to accommodate updated timings and availability.
Support Broadcast Media Operations in Media Asset Readiness:
Validate and QC on-air Programs ensuring their content and timing is as scheduled and expected.
Monitor and validate the Advance Air Feed making sure that all assets scheduled in that time-block are valid and accurate.
Document and escalate errors or issues found to the appropriate department for confirmation or correction.
Support Branding by confirming graphics as scheduled in daily duties and advance monitoring.
Support Broadcast Operations Live or High-Profile Programming:
Monitor high profile programs as scheduled during East Playout for confirmation.
Support Live Programming overseeing feeds, timings and contingency content.
Schedule back-up Alternate Logs as needed due to live, late or simulcast material.
Support the department’s efforts around diversity and inclusion throughout all areas of responsibility.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Film, Television or 1 to 3 years’ experience in related field preferred
Solid oral and written communication skills
Both an analytical and creative thinking mind-set
Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
Please note project assignment associates are engaged to provide service to A+E Global Media on a temporary basis in connection with a specific project. Project assignment associates are hired and employed through a third-party vendor with a duration/tenure of no longer than eighteen (18) months.
The pay rate displayed serves as a good faith estimate for this role.
Compensation for the role will be based on a number of different factors
such as a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, location, and
experience. Learn more at www.aegm.com/careers.
A+E Global Media proudly provides equal employment opportunity for all employees and job applicants, and makes employment decisions consistent with this principle. The company’s employment actions and decisions – including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, demotion, compensation, transfer, layoff, and termination – are made without regard to an employee’s race, color, religion, creed, age, national origin, ancestry, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, alienage or citizenship status, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, family and medical leave status, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
A+E Global Media is a joint venture of the Hearst Corporation and The Walt Disney Company.
We are proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans.
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What We Do
We are a global media and entertainment brand portfolio that finds, cultivates, illuminates and markets entertainment content to worldwide audiences.
A+E Networks® is a collection of culture brands that includes A&E®, HISTORY®, Lifetime®, Lifetime Movies™, FYI,™, VICELAND® and BIOGRAPHY®. We are in eight out of 10 American homes, cumulatively reach 335 million people worldwide and have 500+ million digital users.
We are in the story business and just as the industry and art form have evolved, so too have we. Since our founding in 1983 with just two cable channels, we have grown into a multi-platform, multimedia, multi-genre content creator. Our brands have points of view we proudly champion and defend. We got to where we are by being great listeners, innovators and idea movers, specializing in the human experience.
