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MEDIA ASSET MANAGER

This role will provide the media asset management for current media assets and responsibility for digitisation of legacy video.

The aim of the job:

• Ensure media creation workflows successfully complete
• Manage overall media storage levels
• Ensure digitisation of content over agreed timeframes
• Facilitate the transfer of legacy tape content into a digital format with metadata
• Ensure quality control regarding content accuracy
• Provision of reports including completions, issues, resolutions
• Establish and maintain a steady, timely, flow of content between storage mediums

Main responsibilities:

General Responsibilities

• Responsibility for the day to day transfer of content.
• Develop workflows and projects with the Technical Operations team lead for additional digitisation streams.
• Ensure that archive policies and the standards and protocols are followed
• Ensure workflows are implemented within existing infrastructure and systems
• Responsibility for ensuring all operational procedures are followed
• Assist the Technical Operations team
• Attending department meetings when required

Support and Reporting

• Report equipment problems, ensure that repairs are made, and make emergency repairs to equipment when necessary and possible.
• Prepare reports outlining status, milestones, roadmap of digitisation
• React to automation warnings in the required manner
• Provide timely information to key stakeholders
• Raise any technical issues to the Technical Operations Manager.
• Ensure any resolved or unresolved issues are communicated internally.
• Provide key performance indicators for the transfer workflows and provide regular data for comparative and regulatory processes.

Experience, Knowledge & Skills:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience working in technical broadcast environment eg Ingest, MCR, Engineering
• Experience with Avid systems
• A good operational knowledge of and experience with relevant types of video media e.g. tapes and digital
• Content management experience, working with large databases of files and content
• Experience of tape formats including: DTF2, BetaSP, LTO
• An understanding of the production process
• Ideally educated to degree level or recognised equivalent in Engineering/IT or similar
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• Flexible and constructive response to changing deadlines
• The ability to work well under pressure
• Must have an excellent attention to detail
• Ability to identify, prioritise and suggest alternatives to problems
• Experience in dealing with teams in relation to the day-to-day communication and reporting 
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Pragmatic and accountable for results

All candidates must have the Right to Work in Ireland. This is a one year fixed term contract, which will be reviewed at the end of the term.

Please email your CV and Cover Note as one attachment to the email included before Tuesday 6^th August.