Scheduler 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.
Your New Role...
In your exciting new role, you will be responsible for the break optimisation and Presentation Scheduling across our wonderful portfolio of WBD Sports channels across the UK and Nordic market. This will involve liaising with the Programme Planning Team, Sport, Sales and Marketing Departments 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.
Your Role Accountabilities...
- Preparing mid-term programme schedules, ensuring these are accurate for press release.
- Break modelling, optimising on–air and commercial time and preparing live sport break structure in accordance with Sport Department guidelines.
- Support scheduling of live sport broadcasts including provision of contingency playlists. Ensure commercial/promotional inventory is optimised.
- Being reactive to changes in programme content, sport rights and repeats of live events, adjusting the schedules accordingly.
- Daily on-air scheduling, liaising with in-territory and UK departments to ensure a fully optimised and compliant playlist.
- Schedule on-air look in accordance with channel and slot branding. Schedule special placement graphics, such as legal required graphics or commercial graphics.
- Liaising with Content, Production and Transmission Teams to follow up technical issues related to scheduled material such as commercials, programmes, trailers and subtitles in running playlists or scheduled for immediate broadcast.
- Assist in the testing and implementation of new software development, upgrades and workflows as required by the Management Team.
Qualifications & Experience...
- Solid experience in free to air/commercial on-air scheduling.
- Great understanding of sport & live broadcast.
- Good knowledge of the scheduling system What’s On or equivalent system.
- An understanding of the end to end broadcast chain.
- Knowledge of OfCom, BLM, CSA & other European Regulatory bodies.
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].
