Sky Tv jobs in Osterley

The Media Researchers are responsible for managing both new and pre-existing content from Sky Sports News covering different sports from Football, Cricket, Rugy and F1 to name a few.

The main responsibilities for the Sports Archives include sports & support which consists of administration required within the MAM system, including the creation of events and IDs for Sport and Production use. Providing first-line support to over 3,000 MAM users, ensuring smooth operation and user assistance. Incoming feeds and logs for sports events are reviewed, edited and archived with relevant metadata on the MAM.

In addition to this, daily tasks consist of logging and archiving of Sky Sports News Clips and Rushes. As well as being responsible for answering footage requests from different areas across the business including News, Sports and Creative Marketing teams. Other workflows include digitising archival content, vault work, QC projects & aiding uploads for Getty Clip sales.

What you’ll do

• Archiving and logging important footage for Sky Sports News

• Sports Digitisation Projects (you will be responsible for overseeing from Ingest to final QC of archival footage from tape to our Media Asset Management system)

• Work closely with clients from various sports teams to deliver on their requests both with colleagues within the team, and independently

• Using a variety of software/hardware including Viz systems, TLS, Ardome and ArchiveII

• Develop and build upon current skills to become a multiskilled researcher within the department

• Work to add content to our Getty clip sales platform

• MAM administration

• Reviewing information from Lines Requests for sports bookings, database entry creation, ID creation, rectifying errors, moving and amending material, plus EDL troubleshooting

What you’ll bring

Essential criteria:

• Have excellent knowledge of both historic and current sports. The ideal applicant will be able to demonstrate expertise in Football, Cricket, F1, Golf, and a variety of other sports that we cover

• You’ll need to be a good communicator, with the ability to work well within a team as well as independently

• Work may include varying shifts and days based on module requirements, with some on-site workdays as standard

• A knowledge of Sky’s sports rights for copyright purposes with footage

• You will need to be highly organised to deal with and prioritise your daily workload and balance the departmental requirements

• Solid and previous experience using MIC Viz One, Cloud UX and Ardome systems

Desirable skills and experience:

• Knowledge of sports news

• General sports knowledge

Benefits and perks

There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to life at Sky: the perks. Here’s a taster:

• Free NOW package, including Sky Sports and Sky Cinema

• Pension package with up to 9% employer contribution

• Private healthcare with mental health support

• Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance

• Discounts on Sky products, including Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband, Sky Glass and Sky Protect

• Sharesave and Tech schemes

• A range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences
  

How you’ll work

The role is based on a 7 day fortnight pattern.

It is a 12 hour shift, 11 with 1 hour lunch - 38,5 hours for 2 weeks:

8am-8pm: Weds, Thurs
8am-8pm: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun

Then, for the next 2 weeks:

10am-10pm: Weds, Thurs
10am-10pm: Mon, Tues, Fri, Sat & Sun

Your office base

Osterley

Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There’s also plenty of bike shelters and showers.

On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

Who we are

We’re Sky, a leading media and entertainment company who connect millions with entertainment, sports, news and arts through innovative products and services. Working with us means you’ll be bringing the joy of a better experience to more people, every day. All so we can do better and deliver better for our customers, colleagues and society.

We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We're a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need as early as you can.

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.

To be eligible for this role you are required to have the appropriate right to work in the UK. Please be aware Sky does not offer sponsorship for this position.

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