DESCRIPTION

DC News Now, a fast-growing Nexstar Media Inc. station in Washington, D.C., is seeking a Media Coordinator to play a crucial role in managing and organizing media assets across our news, production, and engineering teams. This hands-on position ensures the smooth operation of our media workflows, from content ingestion to archiving, without direct supervisory responsibilities.

JOB EXPERIENCE

Oversee daily content management, including feeds, file transfers, and records.
Manage and ensure correct delivery of content to Master Control servers.
Serve as backup for Master Control operations in case of HUB connectivity issues.
Distribute media in the correct format and codec, with the ability to transcode as needed.
Coordinate and monitor local media workflows to ensure 100% accuracy of playout of recorded shows.
Collaborate with production, news, and engineering teams to maintain seamless media operations.
Establish, train, and maintain standard operating procedures for media asset management.
Manage media archive storage and retention, using best judgment to ensuring compliance with company policies.
Organize, distribute, delete, and archive media assets while determining appropriate storage workflows.
Monitor production schedules to ensure proper recording, ingest, movement, and archiving of media.
Assist with ingesting and recording tasks as needed by production staff or as directed by news management.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience: 5+ years in a Media Coordinator, Digital Asset Coordinator, or similar role in a broadcast or digital media environment.
Technical Skills: Proven experience managing raw feeds, edited packages, and production materials.
Expertise: Strong understanding of digital media workflows, including ingest-to-archive processes, and media asset management systems.
Collaboration: Excellent teamwork skills with the ability to work closely with news, production, and engineering teams.
Experience with Bit-Central preferred
Pay range for this role is $68-$72K.
Other compensation includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Vacation and Paid Parental Leave.

ADDITIONAL INFO

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online at: https://nexstar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/nexstar

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