Quality Control - Media Specialist

AlAin News; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 156,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

Al-Ain News in Abu Dhabi is seeking a technical media operator to safeguard end-to-end media quality, including ingest, mastering, versioning and archiving, while ensuring metadata and tight version control.

You will manage media ingest, quality control, mastering, versioning and archive, identify and resolve technical issues, and maintain naming, metadata, logs, retention and retrieval to support reliable broadcasts.

Qualifications

• Relevant professional experience required.
• Methodical, precise and able to work to daily deadlines.
• Strong knowledge of video formats, codecs, containers, frame rates, aspect ratios, audio, captions and metadata.
• Mastering, transcoding and encoding.
• DaVinci Resolve is an advantage.
• Strong data management and archiving skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage media ingest, quality control, mastering, versioning and archive
• Identify and resolve technical issues
• Maintain naming, metadata, logs, retention and retrieval

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Data management

Video metadata handling

Problem solving

Tools

DaVinci Resolve

Job description

Al-Ain News is IMI's multilingual digital news platform, delivering around-the-clock coverage of regional and international news. The platform combines breaking news, live updates, analysis, opinion, explainers and video to provide audiences with reliable, accessible journalism.

Available in Arabic, Al-Ain News serves audiences across multiple regions through a network of editorial teams and regional bureaux.

Role Summary:

Safeguards technical media quality end-to-end, ingest, mastering, versioning and archiving, resolving technical issues while keeping metadata and version control tight.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage media ingest, quality control, mastering, versioning and archive
• Identify and resolve technical issues
• Maintain naming, metadata, logs, retention and retrieval

Key Requirements:

• Relevant professional experience required
• Methodical, precise and able to work to daily deadlines
• Strong knowledge of video formats, codecs, containers, frame rates, aspect ratios, audio, captions and metadata
• Mastering, transcoding and encoding
• DaVinci Resolve is an advantage
• Strong data management and archiving skills