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Media Technician

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Fox Corporation

Under the FOX banner, we produce and distribute content through some of the world’s leading and most valued brands, including: FOX News Media, FOX Sports, FOX Entertainment, FOX Television Stations and Tubi Media Group. We empower a diverse range of creators to imagine and develop culturally significant content, while building an organization that thrives on creative ideas, operational expertise and strategic thinking.

JOB DESCRIPTION

FOX Enterprise Media Services department is responsible for ingestion, transformation, distribution of media for linear and non-linear broadcast workflows for all networks wholly or partially owned by FOX Corporation. It is a 24/7 mission critical operation which supports several business units across sports, news and entertainment.

We are looking for a stellar Media Technician who has knowledge and hands-on experience in broadcast processes, systems, and operations. Candidates who seek employment must be available to work 24/7 in shifts. Under general supervision, the position is responsible for entire media supply chain for all assets, both physical and digital file-based assets. This includes ingesting, metadata tagging, validating, archiving, tracking, restoring and delivery of all media
assets supporting our department as well as clients, partners, and vendors.

This position involves maintenance and organization of all metadata associated with various media assets, in order to ensure easy accessibility.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Fulfill media and metadata needs for several internal and external stakeholders such as content creators, vendors, broadcast operations, digital operations, post production, and various studios and post houses via work orders, media asset management systems, file transfer acceleration tools, cloud and on-premises storage, playout automation systems and media service desk, phone, or email
Process media through various media management systems and tag metadata when required. Monitor and process notifications from automated workflow engines, video transcode engines, and analyze QC reports to identify any problematic media that doesn’t meet broadcast specs and advise management and senior staff of issues
Maintain and catalog material into media asset management systems to ensure quick and accurate retrieval of media assets. Manage multiple storage tiers in cloud and on premises and assign lifecycle policies for archival, restoration, and purging of media
Onboard internal and external content creators and clients for media ingestion, these include but are not limited to FOX, Big Ten Network, FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports 2, FOX Deportes, FOX Soccer Plus, FOX News, FOX Business as well as advertising aggregators and agencies
Create daily and weekly reports providing media status updates
Create schedules and send to broadcast operations to generate 'show not-mades', confirm with engineer that media is available in cloud or on-premises and create missing media lists (2 weeks ahead of air date) of future shows and events for all network clients

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

Must have strong verbal/ written communication skills, and aptitude to communicate with all levels of management
Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) is required
Knowledge of media asset management systems and broadcast workflow orchestrators is helpful
Must be able to perform basic mathematical computations and be able to juggle multiple time zones
Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, work independently, and be resourceful
Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment while multitasking with attention to detail, accuracy, and excellent follow-up skills. Ability to touch type a minimum of 25 WPM is required
Must have extremely good organizational skills, customer services skills, and must be able to work effectively under daily time constraints in a face-paced and high-pressure work environment
Ability to work a flexible schedule is required, including nights, holidays and weekends
The position is expected to participate in cross training within the department

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Learn more about Fox Tech at

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We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.

At FOX, we foster a culture and environment where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. We are deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including attracting, retaining, and promoting diverse talent across our company. We live in a diverse world, with different ideas and different perspectives that come together to spark new ideas and make great things happen. That means reflecting the diversity of the world around us is critical to our company’s success. We ensure that our viewers, communities and employees feel heard, represented, and celebrated both on screen and off.

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CEO of Fox Corporation

Lachlan Murdoch

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Under the FOX banner, we produce and distribute content through some of the world’s leading and most valued brands, including: FOX News, FOX Sports, the Fox Network, and the FOX Television Stations. We empower a diverse range of creators to imagin...

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FUNDING

Public

INDUSTRY

Broadcast Media

TEAM SIZE

5001-10000

LOCATION

Hybrid, based in New York, NY

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