Freelance Media Coordinator - NBC Sports

Freelance Media Coordinator - NBC Sports

Full-time

Business Segment: NBC Sports

This position is responsible for the organization, tracking, and management of digital content for use by our various Production units within NBC Sports. The role serves as a first line of support for Production that runs 24/7, both at our NBC Sports Facility (Stamford, CT) and our various broadcast remote locations. This individual will be part of a team that involves all aspects of Production workflows (creation, documentation, support) and ensuring that they meet their deadlines. This role will work alongside our Broadcast & Post Engineering group, triaging the day-to-day issues and escalating as needed.

Responsibilities

Ingesting camera ENG with appropriate LUTs

Ensuring production assets are archived so that they can easily be restored

Managing the daily ingest of hundreds of recorded events (pressers, shows, sporting events) and cataloguing appropriately when needed; otherwise deleting

Monitoring & managing the storage levels of multiple workgroups and workspaces (AVID Nexis & EVS ISILON)

Providing tier 1 technical support to Production in prioritizing asset restore requests in a timely manner and escalating to Engineering when required

Assisting Production in both the distribution and retrieval of content using various digital deliveries (Media Shuttle, Dropbox, etc.)

Teaching Production of the file-based workflows available to them to meet their deliverables

Assisting with file-based content delivery for on air (NBC, Peacock) and our various playbacks and control rooms – both on site and remote

Working alongside the Post Engineering team to help achieve goals and meet deadlines

Basic Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in TV Production or related field, or equivalent experience in lieu of a degree

1+ year of experience in post-production or relevant experience

Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to understand immediate issues and respond to meet day-of-air deadlines

Desired Characteristics

Highly preferred working knowledge of Avid products (Interplay, Access, Media Composer) or similar editing products (DaVinci or Adobe)

Asset Management system knowledge a plus

Cursory knowledge of video codecs

Experience within a broadcast environment

Excellent communication and client skills

Attention to detail and responsiveness

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Technologically proficient

Self‑motivated, capable of working independently and alongside a team as required

Able to handle and prioritize a high volume of production requests within a timely period

Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States

Must be 18 years or older

Required On‑Site:

This position is required to be performed full‑time from an NBCUniversal‑designated worksite.

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in‑person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to AccessibilitySupport@nbcuni.com.

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