Channel Operations Manager

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent Full-time
DEPARTMENT BBC Studios Operations
LOCATION: London - TVC
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 53000 - 60000 depending on relevant skills knowledge and experience. Plus London Weighting Allowance 5441. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Were happy to discuss flexible working. If youd like to please indicate your preference in the application though theres no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

WE ARE BBC STUDIOS

A globally renowned media company borne of the BBC. We make and distribute the worlds most sought-after TV audio and digital content.

Our ambition is to be the home of the most powerful entertaining and inspiring stories for people all around the world.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Operations Manager will oversee channel operations and distribution ensuring a high-quality resilient service for partners and viewers.

This role is responsible for performance monitoring incident management supplier governance and the development of service improvements for our global channels. It also partners with internal teams to capture and analyse requirements into technical solutions ensuring the design and delivery of scalable channel solutions that enable new business opportunities.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

We take pride in supporting the international distribution of our BBC Studios channels. Our primary focus is ensuring that existing services run smoothly and to the highest standard for our customers and viewers. We are committed in maintaining these standards whilst developing our operations to meet new service requirements from our partners. We operate as a small global team where you will have the autonomy to solve problems and manage your own work. At the same time youll be supported by colleagues who are always ready to help whether you need a sounding board or a fresh idea.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

Service Performance and Incident Management:

• Monitor the performance of the channel playout and distribution operation to ensure high availability and a consistently high quality of service.
• Collate and analyse data to report on operational effectiveness and drive continuous improvement across our workflows.
• Act as a point of escalation for service affecting issues ensuring timely and robust resolution.

Supplier and Contract Management

• Manage third-party channel playout and distribution suppliers ensuring SLA adherence and timely delivery of planned maintenance or upgrades.
• Monitor service performance and ensure adherence to contractual requirements.
• Utilising existing supplier arrangements wherever possible design develop and operationalise technical and operational solutions that enable the distribution of new or improved channels and services.

Cross-functional collaboration

• Lead regular cross-functional operational meetings to review service performance and align on improvements.
• Capture requirements from commercial teams and affiliates working collaboratively to design technical solutions to support the delivery of new opportunities.

Documentation

• Maintain channel playout and distribution specifications operational guidelines and escalation procedures
• Create reports of service levels and communicate updates to internal stakeholders and external customers or partners.

Project Management

• Plan and manage channel operations and distribution related projects.
• Ensure new services are operationally ready documented and fully supportable.

Innovation and Development

• Research market and technology developments recommending and implementing improvements to enhance service resilience and operational efficiency.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Proven experience in service management / service delivery ideally within broadcast or media technology.
• Skills in managing a range of playout and distribution incidents driving quick resolution and minimising service degradation.
• Demonstrated ability to track analyse and report on service performance against contractual SLAs and KPIs.
• Experience of managing third-party suppliers and contracts ensuring compliance accountability and continuous improvement.
• Proven capability to identify service gaps and implement developments to optimise service delivery.
• Knowledge of broadcast technologies including playout satellite fibre IP distribution.
• Experience in partnering with internal teams to capture business channel requirements.
• Demonstrated experience of utilising broadcast technology knowledge to collaborate with external suppliers and develop and implement technical and operational channel delivery solutions.
• Ability to operate both proactively (developing solutions/systems) and reactively (incident response).
• Strong stakeholder management skills with an appreciation for commercial sensitivities across multiple business areas.
  
  

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Experience using performance data and insights to inform decisions and deliver service improvements.
• Experience with commercial contract principles and negotiation
• Financial management or budget tracking experience.
• Familiarity with additional broadcast workflows (content delivery operations localisation scheduling and coding/mux Codecs DAI SCTE104/35 standards).
• Proven track record delivering complex projects or operational excellence programmes.

If you can bring some of these skills and experience along with transferable strengths wed love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

NEXT STEPS

We appreciate your interest in this position and understand how important this opportunity is to you. Due to the high volume of interest we may need to close the application period earlier than anticipated. This step is necessary to ensure we can provide a high level of attention and service to all applicants. Thank you for your understanding.

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