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Harbor - Washington, DC
posted 2 months ago
About the position
Harbor is seeking a full-time Media Ingest Specialist to support the news broadcast ingest workflow and digital media management for a prestigious news and media company in Washington, DC. This role involves working on-site during a 1pm to 9pm shift, Monday through Friday, with potential adjustments for breaking news coverage. The specialist will coordinate with the Ingest team in the NY Bureau, manage incoming satellite feeds, file transfers, and assist with media management tasks to ensure smooth operations in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Schedule, label and screen satellite feeds using Avid Capture Manager.
- Schedule, label and screen file transfers using Newsgrid.
- Schedule, label and screen digital air history recordings (scheduled and crash).
- Process all Digital Media Archive and On Demand orders.
- Perform consistent, accurate and complete data entry of metadata in Capture Manager for all recordings.
- Perform assorted media management tasks to properly manage digital storage space.
- Assist News production staff with scheduled and ad-hoc ingest requests and with finding recorded materials in Unity.
- Create database records of video recorded assets and take steps to organize and process within the production workflow.
- Monitor and report on digital storage and project sizes per show daily.
- Assist with any ingest or ad hoc recording tasks as needed by production staff and/or as assigned by direct supervisor.
Requirements
- 2-4 years of experience managing raw feeds, edited packages, and other production materials in a broadcast environment.
- Experience working in media management and supporting digital media environments.
- Familiarity with digital workflows and broadcast production/post-production.
- Capable of troubleshooting technical issues with Tech Support groups.
- Excellent organizational, time management, and customer service skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, effective collaboration under pressure.
- Familiarity with Avid media-software products and production applications.
- Proficient in digital asset management (DAM) systems.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in a busy digital production environment.
- Ability to work independently and within a dispersed team.
Benefits
- Full-time position with benefits
- Opportunity to work in a prestigious media environment
- Collaborative team atmosphere
