Broadcast Media Operations Specialist

ProductionHUB; Hauppauge (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Paramount in Hauppauge, NY seeks a Broadcast Media Operations Specialist to ensure broadcast and digital media assets are ready for linear TV, streaming, VOD, and global distribution. You will oversee live ingestion, QC, and media workflows within the CCC, working with cross-functional teams to meet quality and delivery standards.

The role supports scheduled programming, live events, sports, and rapid-turnaround productions, requiring strong coordination, problem-solving, and familiarity with

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating live media operations for broadcast or streaming environments.
• Ability to verify media against technical delivery specifications and perform basic edits.
• Familiarity with enterprise media workflows and ingest/fulfillment processes.
• Strong collaboration with engineering, product, and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Live Media Operations: manage live media ingest and monitoring using broadcast tech.
• Support live productions with status updates and issue resolution in real time.
• Media Processing & Quality Control: verify video/audio/captions and file integrity.
• Perform basic edits, rendering, and caption validation with listed tools.
• Media Supply Chain Operations: oversee automated workflows, ingest, transcoding, fulfillment.
• Monitor dashboards and troubleshoot exceptions across locations.
• Broadcast Readiness: ensure content is ready for playout on supported platforms.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to resolve scheduling conflicts and missing media.
• Operational Excellence: follow SOPs, identify workflow improvements, and automation opportunities.

Skills

Live media operations

Media processing

Quality control

Media supply chain

Broadcast readiness

Operational excellence

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

CaptionMaker

MacCaption

Oona Tools

Evertz Mediator

MIP

Airtable

Job description

We’ve got the brands, we’ve got the stars, we’ve got the power to achieve our mission to entertain the planet – now all we’re missing is… YOU! Becoming a part of Paramount means joining a team of passionate people who not only recognize the power of content but also enjoy a touch of fun and uniqueness. Together, we co-create moments that matter – both for our audiences and our employees – and aim to leave a positive mark on culture.

*This role will be on-site in Hauppauge, NY. Hours will be Tuesday - Friday 7pm to 3am and Saturday 3pm to 11pm.

Overview

The Broadcast Media Operations Specialist ensures Paramount's broadcast and digital media assets are operationally ready for linear television, streaming, video-on-demand (VOD), and global distribution. Operating within the Cloud Control Center (CCC), this role manages media workflows from live acquisition through broadcast readiness, enterprise Media Supply Chain processing, content fulfillment, and downstream distribution.

This role supports scheduled programming, live events, sports, news, premium entertainment, and other rapid-turnaround productions. Working closely with Broadcast Operations, Engineering, Product, Media Supply Chain, the Global Media Center (GMC), and other business partners, this person ensures content is processed accurately, delivered efficiently, and meets Paramount's standards for quality, reliability, and customer service.

Responsibilities

Live Media Operations

• Capture, monitor, and process live media using Rohde & Schwarz Venice Ingest Servers, the Evertz Deferred Recording System, and other enterprise broadcast technologies supporting scheduled programming, live events, sports, breaking news, and rapid-turnaround broadcast operations
• Support live productions by participating in operational conference bridges and communicating workflow status, production updates, and issue resolution

Media Processing & Quality Control

• Verify media assets meet Paramount technical delivery specifications by performing technical QC of video, audio, captions, metadata, timecode, and file integrity prior to distribution
• Perform basic media editing, rendering, file reconstruction, and closed caption validation using Adobe Premiere Pro, CaptionMaker, MacCaption, Oona Tools, or comparable applications

Media Supply Chain Operations

• Manage automated media processing workflows using Evertz Mediator across multiple locations; ensure media is successfully ingested through the Media Ingest Portal (MIP) into Paramount's enterprise Media Asset Management (CRMAM) system
• Support FastTrack and other quick-turnaround fulfillment workflows
• Monitor workflow dashboards and operational tools (e.g., Airtable); ensure ingest, transcoding, packaging, fulfillment, and downstream processing complete successfully, and investigate/resolve exceptions

Broadcast Readiness

• Verify scheduled linear broadcast content is processed, validated, and available for playout across Trident, Evertz Cloud Playout (ORT), and other supported platforms
• Identify missing media, quality issues, metadata discrepancies, and scheduling conflicts; work with On-Air Operations and other stakeholders to resolve quickly

Operational Excellence

• Coordinate operational issues by following established escalation procedures; partner with Engineering, Product, Media Supply Chain, GMC, On-Air Operations, and vendor support teams to restore service
• Follow established SOPs while proactively identifying opportunities to improve workflows, increase automation, and enhance efficiency