Specialist - Satellite desk
Description
Specialist - Satellite Desk
Contract Type: Full time
Job Summary:
Job Summary:
The responsibility of a Specialist – Satellite Desk is to manage and coordinate all transmissions for News and Programs. All bookings via satellite, IP, fiber, streaming for live on-air production using a professional resource management and scheduling system
You will be responsible for coordinating with relevant internal and external parties to ensure the smooth incoming of news feeds.
You will be responsible for coordinating with relevant internal and external parties to ensure the smooth incoming of news feeds.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Receive and execute satellite booking requests from News editors, Interview and Program producers & coordinating with field crew & bureaus to ease flow of incoming news footage.
- Decide on the best route possible for news stories, interviews or live location feeds through satellite / fiber optic network / IP Network.
- Deploy SNG and ENG crews & book broadcast facilities worldwide as and when required.
- Log all transmissions ( Live, pre rec, Bgan, tape etc… ) in scheduling system, entering onsite coordination information, technical specifications and costs.
- Communicate with other network satellite desks to optimize usage of resources.
- Communicate with Newsdesk, MCR, Ingest on any transmission changes & cost update.
- Trouble shoot in case of extension, cancellation, transmission failure.
- Coms workflow for AJA and AJM only , managing all OS with MCR, connecting IFB & clearing to Director
Minimum Qualifications and Experience Required:
Bachelor's Degree in Media related field, or broadcast engineering , IT , etc . Minimum 3 years of professional experience in a related field.