Ingest Operator - 6 Month Contract

WarnerMedia; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company in London is seeking an Ingest Operator to monitor and manage incoming feeds for content recording. The role requires ensuring quality control, managing recordings, and operating in a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates have experience in broadcast and excellent organizational skills. This position is onsite and involves night shifts and weekends.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working in a broadcast environment.
• Knowledge of video/audio equalization equipment including waveform, vector scopes.
• Ability to deal with and resolve issues in a timely fashion.

Responsibilities

• Monitor incoming feeds for recording content across Eurosport, TNT, and FTA platforms.
• Ensure that all ingested material adheres to broadcast standards.
• Manage bookings of Live and non-Live feeds.

Skills

Knowledge of television terminology

Excellent organisational skills

Ability to work unsupervised

Excellent communication skills

Ability to multitask

Tools

Video/audio equalization equipment

Job description

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery... the stuff dreams are made of.

When we say, "the stuff dreams are made of," we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what's next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Your New Role...

Based in the London Tech Hub Ingest Operators are responsible for the preparation, routing, ingesting, and monitoring of incoming feeds required for recording content across both the Eurosport, TNT and Free To Air (FTA) platforms. Duties will also include QC'ing processing and sharing content, preparing metadata and audio configurations, managing bookings of Live and non-Live feeds, whilst working closely with production and other departments.

Your Role Accountabilities...

• Responsible for the QC'ing of entertainment and sports content sent from distribution or recorded internally using AMPP (Asset management) GV.
• Ensuring all ingested material is ingested in a timely fashion.
• Escalating to relevant departments when material fails QC by not adhering to broadcast standards.
• Managing the transfer of recorded assets to Cloud and Archive.
• Routing sources for recordings using BNCS panel.
• Following 'Fast Track' workflows to allow assets to be made ready for broadcast quickly.
• Preparing scheduled Eurosport, TNT and FTA recordings into the MAM (Media Asset Management) system including production feeds.
• Adding critical metadata for recorded feeds for Archive and edit management.
• Monitoring live playlists across 5 territories, making sure scheduled events are running on time and amending bookings and recordings when changes to schedules are made.
• Preparing live playback to transmission, Cloud or MCR (for further distribution).
• Prioritizing Ingest requests from schedulers and sports coordinators.
• Coordination with the Preview and edit teams to confirm assets are available.
• Close interaction with the internal and external departments to achieve the same goal of processing requests to air.
• Submitting daily shift handovers including errors and/or discrepancies.
• Raising critical issues through the escalation process.
• Responsible for 180 record ports, making sure that all 22 languages are present for each recording.
• Working independently whilst on nightshifts.
• Supplying 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.
• Assigning of ports for recording, making sure they are booked in a logical manner.
• Liasing with the Paris team.
• Multi-task across various communication platforms, talkback, slack, zoom, emails.

Qualifications & Experience...

• Knowledge of television terminology.
• Previous experience working in a broadcast environment.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Knowledge of video/audio equalization equipment including waveform, vector scopes.
• The ability to effectively prioritize requests.
• Ability 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.
• Ability 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 pace, quick moving environment and excellent time management.

On June 9, 2025, Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans to separate into two publicly traded companies, Warner Bros. and Discovery Global, with an expected completion in mid-2026. For more details, including leadership appointments and information on individual brands, please visit our newsroom here.

Although you will be hired by Warner Bros. Discovery, upon the planned separation in 2026, your employment likely will transition to Discovery Global. During this period of transformation, you'll have an exciting opportunity to lay the foundation at one of the world’s premier entertainment brands.

Onsite Working - This role is advertised as Onsite, meaning all working hours and days (regardless of shift pattern) will be carried out at the place of work. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement, where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.

How We Get Things Done...

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

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