BSO Coordinator London, England
Job description
Every great story has a new beginning, and yours starts here.
Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.
Who We Are…
When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
Position Details:
Position: Presentation Scheduler
Division: T&O
Location: Chiswick Park, 566 Chiswick High Road, W4 5YB London
Department: Network Origination Services
Reports to: Network Scheduling Supervisor
Contract: FTR
Position Overview:
This role will be responsible for the Presentation Scheduling across our portfolio of WBD Factual, Entertainment and Sports channels across the UK, EMEA and Nordic market. It involves liaising with the Programme Planning Teams, Sport, Sales, and Marketing Departments, third party regional sales houses as well as the in-house Content Operations, Compliance, Live On-Air Team, and Transmission Teams to ensure the delivery of fully optimised, editorially sound and compliant playlists.
Responsibilities:
Creation and finalization of the daily transmission schedule, ensuring accuracy and efficiency whilst remaining reactive to the business.
The planning and scheduling of Live events and Sports broadcasts across the UK portfolio of feeds as well as those across regional territories, liaising with key stakeholders across internal and external platforms to deliver the highest levels of live playout.
Liaising with Content teams to ensure smooth hand over of schedules throughout all workflows and processes prior to transmission. Identifying issues and working with relevant departments to find solutions ensuring all elements air successfully and fulfil regional regulatory requirements.
To fully understand break patterns and templates and ensure they are checked and loaded into the system and that all final commercial loads or amendments are actioned.
Organization and regular revision of presentation templates.
Perform necessary checks to the presentation schedule.
Liaise with Transmission teams, confirming correct playlist versions have been received and necessary changes to ‘on-air’ have taken place.
Perform daily presentation schedule reconciliation and provide any reports, including discrepancy reports as required by the Supervisor/Manager.
Attending meetings and building strong relationships with key contacts in the UK and regional offices.
Cross training to develop knowledge across feeds and regions within the department.
Assist in the testing and implementation of new software development, upgrades and workflows as required by the Management Team.
Any other presentation scheduling tasks required and assigned by the Supervisor that are appropriate and in line with the position.
Requirements:
Experience in free to air/commercial on-air scheduling, this is not an entry level position.
Good knowledge of the scheduling system IBMS or What’s On or equivalent system.
An understanding of the end-to-end broadcast chain.
Good knowledge of break optimisation and marketing strategies is beneficial.
Knowledge of OfCom, BLM, CvdM & other European Regulatory bodies.
Self-starter, highly motivated and a good team player.
Capable of decision making and maintaining high performance while working under pressure.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to establish effective working relationships within an organisation.
Excellent attention to detail and a structured approach to problem solving.
Metrics:
Delivery of the daily transmission schedules within deadlines and high levels of accuracy.
To be able to independently resolve basic scheduling issues and commercial load errors.
To have a broad understanding of the regional aspects of the feed and Channel priorities.
Successfully working with others in the organization as part of the team to ensure all schedules are delivered in a timely manner.
Working with other departments to ensure all matters relating to the creation of the daily presentation schedule and associated work processes are followed and any issues fed back as required.
To become proficient in the presentation scheduling functions across numerous channels where required.
Location: Location – WBD office Bld. 2, Chiswick Park, 566 Chiswick High Road, W4 5YB London
Note:
This job description is intended to give the job holder an appreciation of the role envisaged for this position and the range of duties undertaken. It is not intended to be exhaustive. Specific tasks and objectives will be agreed with the job holder throughout the period they are in this role. This job description does not form part of the job holder’s terms and conditions of employment and may be varied from time to time by the company to reflect changes in the job holder’s role and/or the needs of the business.
How We Get Things Done…
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
The Legal Bits…
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law. If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at [email protected].
