Media Manager

Warner Bros. Discovery•Apply•Published 16 hours ago•First seen 7 hours ago

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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.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Sports Europe represents WBD’s portfolio of sports brands, channels, and platforms in Europe. It collectively engages 130 million people every month, reaching fans and broad audiences in more than 200 markets and in 20 languages across all platforms where consumers are spending time: free-to-air TV, pay-TV, streaming, online and social. WBD Sports Europe includes the much-loved consumer brands Eurosport and TNT Sports in the UK and Ireland, as well sports programming and content on WBD’s free-to-air TV networks and streaming on HBO Max. They connect audiences with the greatest sporting events in the world. This includes being the Home of the Olympics Games in Europe; tennis’ Grand Slams; cycling’s Grand Tours, more than 1,000 live cycling broadcasts per year, the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series; the PGA TOUR year-round in some markets; the FIM Endurance World Championship; The Ocean Race; the FIM Speedway GP and every major winter sports World Championship and World Cup event.

Your New Role...

As a Media Manager, you will coordinate the delivery of programming for transmission to the Playout facility, ensuring media content is processed accurately, efficiently and on schedule. Working across multiple production support functions, you will play a key role in maintaining smooth broadcast operations and content availability.

If you have experience working with media asset management systems and broadcast workflows, we encourage you to apply.

Your Role Accountabilities...

Prioritise content delivery across Production, Ingest, Edit, VOD and Playout teams to support operational deadlines.
Ensure ingest requirements are accurate and that all required content is successfully captured.
Maintain the accuracy of naming conventions, metadata and metadata application across content workflows.
Coordinate effectively with MCR, Engineering, Production, Edit, Bookings, Ingest and Archive teams to support content operations.
Manage incoming content issues, including escalation, reporting and resolution where required.
Oversee archive content restores and manage the day-to-day file delivery schedule, identifying potential delays and risks.
Perform quality control checks for Playout delivery, monitor MAM system performance, support hardware tracking for productions and act as a key contact for system engineering issues.

Qualifications & Experience...

Working knowledge of broadcast equipment, file formats and transcoding processes.
Excellent understanding and demonstrable expertise in the use of EVS IPD MAM systems.
Knowledge and experience of cloud-based broadcast technologies
Understanding of file formats, audio track layouts, metadata requirements and their application within production environments.
Knowledge and enthusiasm for a broad range of sports within the Warner Bros. Discovery portfolio, alongside an appreciation of media availability, archive management and production delivery timelines.

This is a shift-based role covering 7 days a week between 08:00 and 00:00 and is fully office-based in the Chiswick office.

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.

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Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. 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.

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