Job Details
Live Stream Specialist
Summary
We are looking for a Live Stream Specialist to deliver live channels and events to various distribution points on time, to spec, and on budget.
Category
Digital Media
Live Event / On Location Services
Location
Greater Atlanta Area
Time Period
Full Time
Posted Date
Sep 14, 2022
Start Date
N/A
End Date
N/A
Job Description
This position requires good judgment, resourcefulness, and the ability to work independently to a set of published best practices. Reporting to the Manager of Content Operations, this person will be the gatekeeper of channels, using judgment and employing best practices to keep to best-in-class content standards across all the Allen Media Group digital domains.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The Live Stream Specialist will be responsible for all content logistics from delivery/ingestion through distribution and expiration of channels on Allen Media Group’s digital apps and domains. Specific duties include, but are not limited to:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The Live Stream Specialist will be responsible for all content logistics from delivery/ingestion through distribution and expiration of channels on Allen Media Group’s digital apps and domains. Specific duties include, but are not limited to:
- Onboarding live and virtual live channels to our domains
- Reporting ad breaks and other relevant information to ad ops and partnering to find the best path to launch
- Honoring tight deadlines and communicating clearly and quickly when there is a risk of missing a launch date
- Thoroughly documenting channel launches, takedowns, and troubleshooting
- Troubleshoot issues with content and escalate problems that you cannot resolve on your own, seeing them through until resolution
- Work with the rest of the team to make processes better and contribute ideas to improve processes and better our department
Education, Experience, Certification Requirements
- Candidate should have experience working with HLS videos and 608/708 captions
- 2 years experience working at a content processing company or digital network in a technical or operational capacity
- Workflows in post-production or digital distribution, including knowledge of encoding/transcoding, lifecycle management, and CDNs
- Experience working in a deadline-driven environment
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Candidate should be highly organized
- You should enjoy troubleshooting and problem-solving. Don’t be afraid to think outside the box when brainstorming solutions.
- Naturally high standards and attention to detail. You should be the sort of person who notices content quality even when you’re not working and just hanging out watching TV
- Proficiency with Command Line and Apple HLS Analysis tools
- Familiarity with XML and JSON
- Familiarity with caption standards and file types
- Video encoding standards and best practices
- Basic Cloudfront and Media Tailor knowledge
- Fluency in both English and Spanish is a big plus
- A willingness to be open and vocal when discussing how our department could be made better
- Please be prepared to come to work to get the job done. This is a position driven by deadlines, and those deadlines have high stakes. Evening and weekend shifts are not a constant occurrence but may be required at times.
Job Type
Full Time
Weekly Limit
N/A
Shift
Day
Attached Files
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