Information Assistant

Samba TV; Italia; On-site; EUR 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Samba TV is seeking a detail-oriented candidate to review system flags and determine ad content, applying country-specific metadata according to strict rules. You’ll start with a structured training block with Riccardo and then join the queue with the team, focusing on accuracy and consistency.

The role emphasizes reliability and long-term fit, with Sundays included in the schedule. The position requires fluency in English and German, a steady work approach, and the ability to follow a

Qualifications

• Fluent in English and German, able to work in both languages.
• Follow a structured rulebook with strong attention to detail.
• Capable of consistent, reliable scheduling for Sunday shifts.

Responsibilities

• Review system flags to decide if content is an ad and apply country-specific metadata.
• Adhere to country rulebooks; begin with a structured training block with Riccardo.
• Work the queue alongside the team, focusing on accuracy and consistency.

Skills

Fluent English

German language

Attention to detail

Reliable to consistent schedule

Job description

Samba is a media intelligence company. We know what the world is watching, reading, and thinking about - in real time, at scale, across every screen. Our data exists with the consent of over a billion people, organized into the most complete picture of consumer attention ever built. The biggest brands in the world use that picture to make smarter decisions. We think it’s the most interesting data asset on the planet, because it’s the most culturally relevant. Nine countries. Fifteen people on the team. Not nearly enough of them free on Sundays. That's the gap you'd fill. Our system records linear TV channels and pulls out everything that might be an ad. Only a fraction of it actually is. The team, mostly contractors across Poland and Italy plus a few colleagues in the US, decides which clips are ads and which aren't, then tags the ones that are. We're adding another market in January, volume keeps growing, and right now the team is stretched thin. Sundays most of all.

What you'd actually do

Look at what the system flags, decide whether it's an ad, and apply the metadata, following the rulebook for that country. There are a lot of rules, and every market has its own. You'd start with a structured training block with Riccardo, then work the queue alongside the team. German is the language we're thinnest on, so that's the one we're hiring for first. It's repetitive, especially in the first weeks.

What you need to already be good at

• Fluent English and German. You'll work in both
• Steady, structured work. Office, shifts, client-facing, whatever it was, you know what showing up consistently looks like
• Attention to detail. You can follow a long rulebook and apply it the same way on the hundredth clip as on the first
• 32-40 hours a week, every Sunday

Bonus points

• French
• Italian
• Polish
• Spanish
• subtitling, transcription or localization QC
• content moderation or data labelling
• familiarity with TV advertising and brands

Not for you if

• 'Information specialist' sounds like databases and queries to you. It's not that job. Nobody here will ask you to write SQL.
• You need variety to stay engaged. You'll be making the same kind of decision all day.
• Sundays are negotiable. They aren't, and we won't rotate them.
• You're looking for a stopgap to leave in a few months. Training takes real time, and we're hiring someone to stay.

How we judge you, and how it goes Skills we teach, attitude we don't. Every hire is scored on the same five things: determined yet resilient, naturally curious, low-ego, self-aware, results oriented. For this role that means: you keep your quality up when the work is repetitive, you ask when a rule doesn't fit, you're good with a team that's stretched, you know honestly whether this work suits you, and your tagging is right. Riccardo is watching for one thing above all: that you understand what the job is from the start, and that you're reliable.

Why now

We're Series C, ~$100M raised, pre-IPO, growing 30% YoY, 18 years in. For this team, that growth means more markets and more volume. Another country comes online in January, and we want you trained before it does.

Samba is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We strive to empower connection with one another, reflect the communities we serve, and tackle meaningful projects that make a real impact.

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Originally posted on Himalayas