Manager, Video Archive

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Establish effective working relationships with key external HW and SW vendors to install, maintain and, as necessary, enhance the video archive infrastructure.
• Monitor the ongoing operation of the video archive infrastructure to ensure its optimal operation.
• Act as the initial point of escalation and issue resolution for any issues associated with the video archive infrastructure. Work with external system vendors to correct any issues in a timely fashion.
• Work with all of the users of the video archive infrastructure to ensure the system is effectively addressing their needs.
• Proactively provide training and implement workflow customizations to improve the operation of the video archive infrastructure.
• Work with internal teams and external vendors to ingest new video assets into the MAM and ensure the quality of the ingested video assets and associated metadata.
• Develop and maintain a disaster recovery strategy to ensure the long term security of the video assets and metadata.
• Perform recurring proactive system maintenance activities including ongoing backup and upgrades activities.
• Provide regular reports and maintain KPIs to inform management of the operation of the MAM system.
• Stay informed of industry activities related to video asset management and proactively provide input into the system evolution.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• IT, Computer Science or Engineering technical training.
• 5+ years of relevant industry experience.

Requirements and General Skills:

• Good public speaking and presentation skills.
• Interpersonal skills and ability to interact and work with staff at all levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to pay attention to details and be organized.
• Ability to project professionalism over the phone and in person.
• Commitment to “internal client” and customer service principles.
• Willingness to take initiative and to follow through on projects.
• Spelling, grammar, proofreading and editing skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to details.
• Creative writing ability.
• Strong interest in current events and pop culture, as related to assigned channels / programs.
• Comfortable working with talent, artists and high profile individuals.
• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to prioritize and multi-task, and work under shifting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Must have legal right to work in the U.S.

Technical Skills:

• Hands on experience in managing a MAM system in an active video production environment.
• Hands on experience with Adobe Prelude, Premiere and related software suites.
• Understanding of video encoding, transcoding and production technology.
• Understanding of disk, tape and cloud storage strategies.
• Understanding of video streaming delivery technology.
• Understanding of IP networking and switching infrastructure.
• Experience with interfacing to third party databases through standard ODBC and related technologies.
• Basic programming and scripting capabilities in Windows and Linux environments.
• Thorough knowledge of MS-Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled.

The requirements and duties described above may be modified or waived by the Company in its sole discretion without notice.

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled