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Warner Bros. Discovery Ingest Operator in London, United Kingdom

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Warner Bros. Discovery is looking for an Ingest Operator (M/F ) for a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Based in the London Tech Hub Ingest Operators are responsible for the preparation, routing, ingesting, and monitoring of incomi ng feeds required for recording content across both the Eurosport , TNT and F ree T o A ir (FTA) platforms . Duties will also include QC’ing processing and sharing content. Preparing meta data and audio configurations. Managing bookings of Live and non -L ive feeds. Whilst working closely with production and other departments.

K ey responsibilities:

  • Responsible for the QC’ing of entertainment and sports content sent from distribution or record ed internally using AMPP (Asset management ) GV .

  • Ensuring all ingested material is ingested in timely fashion.

  • Escalating to relevant departments when material fails QC by not adhering to broadcast standards.

  • Managing the transfer of recorded asset s to Cloud and Archive.

  • Routing sources for recordings using BNCS panel .

  • Following ‘Fast Track’ workflow s to allow assets to be m ade ready for broadcast quickly .

  • Preparing scheduled Eurosport , TNT and FTA recording s into the MAM (Media Asset Management) system including production feeds.

  • Adding critical metadata for recorded feeds for Archive and edit management.

  • Monitoring live playlists across 5 territories , making sure scheduled events are running on time and amending bookin gs and recordings when changes to schedules are made.

  • Preparing live playback to transmission, C loud or MCR ( for further distribution ).

  • Prioritizing I ngest requests from schedulers and sports co-ordinators .

  • C oordination with the Preview and edit teams to confirm assets are available .

  • Close interaction with the internal and external department s to achieve the same goal of processing requests to air.

  • Submitting daily shift handovers including errors and / or discrepancies etc

  • Raising critical issues through the escalation process

  • Responsible for 180 record ports , making sure that all 22 languages are present for each recording

  • Working independently whilst on nightshifts

  • Supplying Editors, Sports co-ordinators, and VOD (Video on Demand) with recording information

  • Able to problem solve and fix issues independently

  • Key ability to multitask across the three areas of the team

  • Assigning of ports for recording, making sure they are booked in a logical manner

  • Liasing with the Paris team

  • Multi-task across various communication platforms, talkback, slack, zoom, emails

Requirements:

  • Kn owledge of television terminology

  • A minimum of 2 years' experience working in a broadcast environment.

  • Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail

  • Knowledge of video / audio equalization equipment including waveform, vector scopes

  • The ability to effectively prioritize requests

  • Ability to work un supervised and remain proactive

  • Ab le to work and remain calm under pressure

  • Excellent people and interpe rsonal skills, good team player

  • Excellent communication skills

  • High levels of initiative, motivation, and time management

  • Ability to deal with and resolve issues in a timely fashion

  • Prepared to operate in a fast paced, high pressure and deadline driven environment

  • Ab le to work a shift pattern roster including weekends and night shift

  • Capable of work ing in a fast pace, quick moving environment and excellent time management

Onsite Working - This role is advertised as Onsite, meaning all working hours and days (regardless of shift pattern) will be carried out at the place of work. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement, where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.

How We Get Things Done…

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Championing Inclusion at WBD

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 require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page (https://careers.wbd.com/global/en/accessibility) for instructions to submit your request.

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