Media Technical Operations Associate External Agency Staff

NFL Media is a leader in digital media entertainment and technology known for our innovative solutions and commitment to excellence. We are seeking a highly skilled Media Operations Optimization Associate to join our dynamic team and play a crucial role in optimizing our media asset workflows.

The Media Operations Optimization Associate will be responsible for designing implementing and maintaining advanced media asset management systems. This role requires expertise in media management technologies a strong understanding of media workflows and the ability to collaborate with crossfunctional teams to ensure efficient and effective management of digital assets.

Responsibilities

• System Design & Implementation: Design develop and deploy scalable media asset management solutions that meet organizational needs. Ensure systems are robust secure and aligned with industry best practices.
• Workflow Optimization: Analyze and optimize media workflows including ingestion metadata management storage and retrieval. Implement automation to enhance efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
• Integration & Support: Integrate media asset management systems with other enterprise systems (e.g. content management digital rights management). Provide technical support and troubleshooting for media asset management issues.
• Collaboration: Work closely with stakeholders including content creators editors and IT teams to understand requirements and deliver solutions that enhance media asset handling and accessibility.
• Technical Leadership: Mentor and guide junior engineers and technical staff. Stay uptodate with emerging technologies and industry trends to drive innovation within the media asset management space.
• Documentation & Training: Develop comprehensive documentation for media asset management systems and workflows. Provide training and support to endusers and internal teams as needed.
• Performance Monitoring: Monitor system performance and ensure high availability and reliability of media asset management solutions. Implement performance tuning and scaling as necessary.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field. Advanced degree or relevant certifications are a plus.
• Experience: Minimum of 7 years of experience in media asset management or a related field with at least 3 years in a senior or lead role. Proven experience in designing and managing media asset management systems.
• Technical Skills: Expertise in media asset management systems (e.g. Vidispine Reach Engine Dalet Galaxy etc). Strong knowledge of media formats metadata standards and digital media workflows.
• Programming: Proficiency in programming languages relevant to media asset management (e.g. Python Java JavaScript) and experience with scripting and automation.
• Database Management: Experience with database systems (e.g. SQL NoSQL) and data integration techniques.
• ProblemSolving: Excellent analytical and problemsolving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues effectively.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts to nontechnical stakeholders.
• Project Management: Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously meet deadlines and deliver highquality results.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloudbased media asset management solutions (e.g. AWS Media Services Azure Media Services).
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools.
• Knowledge of digital rights management and compliance issues related to media assets.

Terms / Expected Hours of Work

• Required to work 40 hours per week.
• Must be able to work NFL game schedule if and when necessary. This could include evenings weekends and holidays.
• This job posting is for a position with one of the NFLs thirdparty agency partners that provides services to the NFL. The individual selected for this role will be an employee of that thirdparty agency and not the NFL. All compensation benefits and other terms and conditions of employment are handled by the agency. The assignment to provide services to the NFL will be limited in duration but may be extended for an additional period by agreement between the NFL and the agency.

Salary / Pay Range

This job posting contains a pay range which represents the range of salaries or hourly rates that the NFL believes in good faith at the time of this posting that it might be willing to pay for the posted job in the location(s) specified. The NFL expects to hire for this position near the middle of the range. Only in truly rare and exceptional circumstances where an external candidate has experience credentials or expertise that far exceed those required or expected for the position would the NFL consider paying a salary or rate near the higher end of the range.

Salary

$2000 $2500 USD