Content Operations Video Specialist

The Content Operations Video Specialist at Estrella media executes the delivery of video programming and content assets to our OTT/CTV, VOD, mobile, desktop and social media platforms. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Content Operations, Digital & Streaming Media, the Content Operations Video Specialist is responsible for the media processing workflow, editing and distribution of high-quality video and digital content. To fulfill operational objectives, the appropriate candidate must effectively collaborate with numerous internal stakeholders and some external vendors. The candidate requires experience with post-production, video and digital content media processing and must have video editing, basic video graphic effects and Spanish-language proficiency.  

Responsibilities

• Own video and content workflow from editing to final output and uploading to CMS or other distribution
• Quickly assemble video edits and implement notes from multiple sources
• Work on a variety of video projects delivering high-end work under demanding deadlines
• Adhere to compliance standards set by industry standards and best practices
• Fulfill video metadata specification requirements adhering to guidelines, character limits, and asset formatting parameters set forth by key metadata aggregation service providers such as Gracenote or distribution partners
• Experience with content metadata management and API data delivery specifications and workflows
• Execute onboarding, receiving and processing content for Estrella Media Original Productions, Licensed content and first party hosted ad related content to a variety of endpoints
• Fulfillment of media requests from various internal parties (i.e Marketing, PR or Ad Sales)

Required Skills

• Basic knowledge of Content Management Systems (CMS)
• Knowledge of or experience with:
  • Web development protocols and processes
  • Video streaming protocols, technologies and infrastructures (especially FAST distribution with SCTE and EPG Meta-data requirements)
  • Digital media formats, standards and codecs
  • Industry standard formats and distribution standards for digital media (i.e. ProRes HQ, H264/5, IMF, HTML5, MP4, AAF, GXF, QT DV, QT XDCAM, etc.) as well as encoding standards relating to sampling rates, frame rates, key frames and aspect ratios
  • File transcoding engines and services such as Harmonic, AWS Elemental etc.
  • Web-based file transfer tools and delivery systems: Aspera, SFTP, FTP and Signiant
  • Digital Media Management 
  • Technical Media Workflow Development
  • Digital closed caption & subtitle file formats such as SMPTE-TT and WebVTT with 608 & 708 compliance
  • File based encoding and broadcast technologies
  • Video and audio formats and requirements for post-production processes and mastering workflows
  • Metadata and XML formats such as xls, xml, rss, and mrss, and their development
  • Editing tools such as Final Cut Pro, Avid & Adobe Premier
  • Media storage protocols, both cloud and data center-based infrastructures
  • Packaging of digital assets for direct delivery distribution

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor or BS degree preferred
• Spanish-language proficiency
• 1+ years of experience in digital media, television, film or post-production industries
• Passion for video and digital entertainment 
• Proven project management skills with the ability to provide timeline and delivery dates
• Strong demonstrated experience working on both Mac and PC platforms
• Knowledge of administrative software applications: MS Office Applications, (i.e., MS Word, MS Outlook, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint)