Coordinator, Broadcast Operations (Temporary)

A+E Global Media offers a work environment where employees collaborate in office 3 times per week. New hires must be commutable to one of our current office locations in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Stamford, CT. Please refer to the job description for any specific division requirements.

This role reports to the Broadcast Operations department based in Stamford, Connecticut.  The duties in this position support Broadcast Operations with their daily functions finalizing broadcast schedules and validating asset readiness for final transmission. This person elevates issues and errors discovered in scheduling, working closely with our transmission partners in the facility. New members of the Broadcast Operations team typically work non-traditional hours on evenings and/or weekends and have regularly scheduled days off during the week.   

Hours: 1pm-9pm 

Days off: Tues/Wed

Support Broadcast Operations in finalizing broadcast logs using Wide Orbit and Bridge to prepare next day’s logs and playlists:                                                        

• →Final assembly, confirmation and delivery of all completed broadcast and streaming logs for all 10 AETV networks as well as additional non-linear (AVOD) content delivery streams.  
• →Import all on-air branding elements (Network IDs, ratings, Promotional Bugs, Sponsor Bugs etc.) into the Secondary Events manager and edit and adjust as necessary.  
• →Work closely with the Programming, Promo and Commercial Operations departments to implement all day-of-air adjustments and last-minute changes.  
• →Import and update all late arriving programming and promotional material into Wide Orbit and manually adjust break elements to accommodate updated timings and availability.  

Support Broadcast Media Operations in Media Asset Readiness:                                                                                                                  

• →Validate and QC on-air Programs ensuring their content and timing is as scheduled and expected.  
• →Monitor and validate the Advance Air Feed making sure that all assets scheduled in that time-block are valid and accurate. 
• →Document and escalate errors or issues found to the appropriate department for confirmation or correction.  
• →Support Branding by confirming graphics as scheduled in daily duties and advance monitoring. 

Support Broadcast Operations Live or High-Profile Programming: 

• →Monitor high profile programs as scheduled during East Playout for confirmation. 
• →Support Live Programming overseeing feeds, timings and contingency content.  
• →Schedule back-up Alternate Logs as needed due to live, late or simulcast material. 

Support the department’s efforts around diversity and inclusion throughout all areas of responsibility. 

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Film, Television or 1 to 3 years experience in related field preferred 
• Solid oral and written communication skills 
• Both an analytical and creative thinking mind-set 
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment 

Please note project assignment associates are engaged to provide service to A+E Global Media on a temporary basis in connection with a specific project. Project assignment associates are hired and employed through a third party vendor with a duration/tenure of no longer than eighteen (18) months.