Job Description
Position Title: On Air Playout Producer
Division: T&O
Location: Chiswick Park, London
Department: Network Origination Services
Reports to: Manager – On Air Production
* Location – onsite, Chiswick (address, building 2, 566 Chiswick High Rd., London W4 5YB)
* Regular Time: PAYE - £26.34ph
* OT (Nights): PAYE - £30.65ph
* Contract- 6 months
* Shift: Night Shift and Weekend Shift
General Summary:
This key and multifunctional role within Network Origination Services is responsible for following agreed procedures, meeting client expectations, and ensuring all live programming strategies are adhered to during live broadcasts and productions at Transmission level.
As well as this, the responsibility of the On-Air Playout Producer is to support all live events on the Nordics FTA channels and flagship UK Sports.
The On Air Producer is accountable for revenue management through editorial choices, commercial maximisation and provides direction to Live Playout Operators on programming needs including the implementation of emergency protocol for World feeds, localised productions and multiplatform pan regional live broadcasts.
The role acts as the main point of contact during live broadcast for OB Production, MCR, Ingest and other Technology hubs, whilst supporting Network Playout Operators with proactive editorial judgement subject to client guidelines,
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Key Responsibilities:
* Be part of the planning & execution of over 15000 hours of localised live events per year
* Closely liaising with technical & operations departments ensuring alignment prior to on-air
* Execute the plans agreed by Programme Planning, Production, Bookings and Network Scheduling teams to provide a seamless on-air experience to the viewers and protect the channels priorities, airflow and start times.
* Protect the integrity of the schedules
* Provide times and countdowns to internal and external content providers for live events
* Revenue management: keeping commercial inventory fully optimised and identifying further maximisation opportunities within the schedule
* Main POC for internal and external Live Programming and Production teams
* Activate the emergency and disaster recovery procedures to ensure all broadcast channels remain on air during technical disruptions.
* Minimise the effects of technical failure on the business and ensure the failure is remedied as quickly as possible
* Monitoring the feed and ensuring smooth execution of additional GFX if required
* Monitoring compliance at all times and reporting possible breaches on air
* Maintain a high level of reliability on live broadcasts and continuously keep skills honed and up to date with business needs
* Be part of solving problems of all kinds and improving internal workflows
* Assisting, training and supporting team members within the On-Air Production team if/when required
* Producing reports detailing all issues
Requirements:
* At least 3 years’ experience within a Live Playout environment
* Considerable experience within a live sport
* A good operational knowledge of transmission technologies and Sport production
* Shift work and following the flow of the business, therefore working during unsociable hours will be required including evenings, nights and weekends
* Well-developed communication skills
* Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
* Good IT skills and What’s On experience or experience of a similar scheduling system.
* Ability to work well and adopt a calm approach under pressure
* Flexibility and adaptability to different demands in a fast-moving environment
* Ability to multitask
* Excellent decision-making skills
* Strong team player