WBD Sports 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 role...
Based in the London Tech Hub Ingest Operators are responsible for the preparation, routing, ingesting and monitoring of incoming feeds required for recording content across both the Eurosport and FTA platforms.
Duties will also include QC’ing processing and sharing content. Preparing meta data and audio configurations. Managing bookings of Live and non-Live feeds. Whilst working closely with production and other departments.
Your Accountabilities...
- Responsible for the capture and QC of sports content sent from distribution or recorded
- Preparing scheduled WBD Sports recordings into SCS cloud recording system including
- Using MediaPulse to review bookings and ensure all are correctly in SCS with metadata.
- Routing sources for recordings using BNCS panel.
- High quality monitoring of all ongoing recordings across both London and Paris tech hubs.
- Prioritizing ingest requests from multiple departments across the markets.
- Close interaction with the Sports Coordinators and MAM departments to achieve the goal of
- Preparing “live” playback for fast turnaround content to Playout, Cloud Playout or MCR (for
- Responsible for promptly raising technical issues with Support Engineering and ensuring all
- Accurate metadata entry and application into all applications used in the facility.
- Submitting daily shift handovers including errors and / or discrepancies etc
Requirements...
- Knowledge of video / audio equalization equipment including waveform, vector scopes,
- Ability to work and remain calm under pressure.
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Prepared to operate in a fast paced, high pressure and deadline driven environment.
- Operational knowledge of transmission and edit technologies.
- Demonstrable quality control experience.
- Knowledge and enthusiasm for a wide range of sports under the WBD portfolio.
- Excellent communication skills to deal with Production teams, Edit, MCR, Engineering and
- Ability to work a shift pattern roster including weekends and night shifts
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].
