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Description
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)