Global Media Technician - Tricon Solutions

Centennial, CO

About the Job

Location: Centennial, CO - Hybrid (One week in the office per month , local candidates requested)

Type: 1 year contract on W2

Summary:

Work with a highly motivated team of individuals who are responsible for the fulfillment of media content to NBCU's Distribution outlets including, but not limited to, its cable networks, and online destinations. A media operations technician must manage, enter, and find content on various platforms, transform and QC that content for distribution using several technical processes & technologies including, but not limited to, encoding, exporting, transcoding, restoring, editing and transferring.

NOTES FROM HIRING MANAGER

Entry level role - work/internship experience ++
SCHEDULE - Sunday thru Wednesday or Wednesday thru Saturday,
HOURS - shifts are PM - 3:30pm - 11:30pm or 6pm - 4am
Training hours will be from 9am - 5pm (3 weeks - 1 month)
Minimum 1 year of experience in a production, post production, broadcast, or communications environment
Minimum 2 years of experience in a job or school related activity using computers and software applications including MS outlook, MS Word, & MS Excel.
Knowledge of various media formats/VTRs (Digibeta, HDcam, XDcam), file types (QT, WMV, MXF, DNX, DV, etc) and video standards (NTSC, PAL)
Some prior experience with digital video/audio including compression codecs, file systems, file transfer applications such as FTP and Content Distribution Management.
A team player, eager to learn, who is always respectful, follows rules and policy, has good communication skills, and maintains a positive attitude
A punctual, hardworking, disciplined, and dependable individual

Qualifications:

Minimum 1 year of experience in a production, post production, broadcast, or communications environment
Minimum 2 years of experience in a job or school related activity using computers and software applications including MS outlook, MS Word, & MS Excel.
Knowledge of various media formats/VTRs (Digibeta, HDcam, XDcam), file types (QT, WMV, MXF, DNX, DV, etc) and video standards (NTSC, PAL)
Some prior experience with digital video/audio including compression codecs, file systems, file transfer applications such as FTP and Content Distribution Management.
A team player, who is always respectful, follows rules and policy, has good communication skills, and maintains a positive attitude
A punctual, hardworking, disciplined, and dependable individual

Desired Characteristics:

Bachelors or 2 year degree in Communications or Media

Responsibilities:

Maintain On-Air continuity completing all content for air according to NBCUs Automated material management systems.
Encode audio/video clips in various formats (Flash, Mpeg, Windows Media, QuickTime, etc.) for multiple platforms while following and maintaining department specifications and standards
Learn and perform all SD & HD Technical Processes and technologies in the Media Operations Center & any additional process that are created in the future.
Perform any necessary alterations and then QC all content to complete for distribution with the expectation of making 0 errors or defects.
Support NBCU's Program Prep, Program Screening, On-Air Marketing and Programming with all of their ingest , export, and down-conversion needs.
Learn and perform library functions as needed including but not limited to Bar-coding, Labeling, Filing, & Retrieving tapes and other content in an efficient & timely manner.
Provide delivery support of digital media to internal departments, international needs and external partnerships
Troubleshoot basic problems and issues that arise with transcoding, exporting and delivery of video files
Ensure technical specifications and quality control for all encoded and transcoded files
Additional duties as needed and assigned by Supervisor(s)

Source : Tricon Solutions