Bookings Coordinator

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General summary:

As the Bookings Coordinator you will work within On Air Production Services and be responsible for coordinating the resourcing and distribution of feeds for over 10,000 live events each year including major Tennis tournaments and the Olympic games. The ideal candidate would be passionate about sport & live broadcast, with previous experience of working in a similarly demanding operational environment. Our work is essential in ensuring that our global 24/7 MCR, Production & TX team/s have every small element required to successfully broadcast every second of Live sporting content to all our consumers. 

You will become an integral part of the Bookings Team, scheduling events, feeds & technical resources. Following day to day processes and administrative tasks as well as contributing to the management of all the resources inside the broadcast facility.

As part of the role you will work in specific areas and may have additional responsibilities such as liaising with internal / external departments to book the correct equipment for each live feed.

Key Responsibilities:

• You will be responsible for booking live events, feeds and facilities using Xytech’s MediaPulse 

• You will source Satellite details and return feeds 

• Liaise Ingest to make sure all events and feeds are correctly recorded. 

• Communicate with MCR to make sure they have all the information they need for broadcast.

• You will coordinate resources and distribute information to ensure that our broadcast services run smoothly.

• You will be active in identifying pinch points in equipment across busy periods.

• You will follow a tight workflow and be proactive in resolving any issues and chase up any missing information  

• Provide general administrative support as required

Requirements:

• Proven experience working in a live broadcast environment as a production coordinator or broadcast booking

• Excellent communicator, forward-thinker and keen-eye

• Ability to manage time and keep an organized approach especially under tight schedules

• Knowledge of satellite bookings and distribution

• An interest in sports is beneficial

• Previous experience of Media Pulse, or a similar resource scheduling system (eg Xytech Schedule ALL) is highly desirable

The role will require working on a shift basis which will include weekends, evenings and public holidays.   

Next steps: After submitting CV, chosen candidates will receive an email from us inviting them to a 15-minute call to discuss the role and their expectations.

Onsite Working - This role is advertised as Onsite, meaning all working hours and days (regardless of shift pattern) will be carried out at the place of work. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement, where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.

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