Hub Operator

Allegis Global Solutions is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Hub Operator to join our team. As a key member of our operations team, you will be responsible for the preparation, routing, ingesting, and monitoring of incoming feeds required for recording content across multiple platforms.

• Responsible for the quality control of entertainment and sports content sent from distribution or recorded internally using AMPP (Asset Management) GV.
• Ensure all ingested material is ingested in a timely fashion.
• Escalate to relevant departments when material fails quality control by not adhering to broadcast standards.
• Manage the transfer of recorded assets to Cloud and Archive.
• Route sources for recordings using the BNCS panel.
• Follow 'Fast Track' workflows to allow assets to be made ready for broadcast quickly.
• Prepare scheduled Eurosport, TNT, and FTA recordings into the MAM (Media Asset Management) system, including production feeds.
• Add critical metadata for recorded feeds for Archive and edit management.
• Monitor live playlists across 5 territories, making sure scheduled events are running on time and amending bookings and recordings when changes to schedules are made.
• Prepare live playback to transmission, Cloud, or MCR (for further distribution).
• Prioritize Ingest requests from schedulers and sports coordinators.
• Coordinate with the Preview and edit teams to confirm assets are available.
• Closely interact with internal and external departments to achieve the same goal of processing requests to air.
• Submit daily shift handovers, including errors and/or discrepancies.
• Raise critical issues through the escalation process.
• Responsible for 180 record ports, ensuring all 22 languages are present for each recording.
• Work independently while on night shifts.
• Supply Editors, Sports Coordinators, and VOD (Video on Demand) with recording information.
• Able to problem-solve and fix issues independently.
• Key ability to multitask across the three areas of the team.
• Assign ports for recording, ensuring they are booked in a logical manner.
• Liaise with the Paris team.
• Multi-task across various communication platforms, talkback, Slack, Zoom, and emails.

• Knowledge of television terminology.
• A minimum of 2 years' experience working in a broadcast environment.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Knowledge of video/audio equalization equipment, including waveform and vector scopes.
• The ability to effectively prioritise requests.
• Able to work unsupervised and remain proactive.
• Able to work and remain calm under pressure.
• Excellent people and interpersonal skills, good team player.
• Excellent communication skills.
• High levels of initiative, motivation, and time management.
• Able to deal with and resolve issues in a timely fashion.
• Prepared to operate in a fast-paced, high-pressure, and deadline-driven environment.
• Able to work a shift pattern roster, including weekends and night shifts.
• Capable of working in a fast-paced, quick-moving environment and excellent time management.