Media Management & Archiving Specialist

Paramount Pictures; New York (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan

Life insurance

Disability benefits

PTO

Job summary

Paramount Pictures in New York, NY is seeking a Media Coordinator to join the Editorial Post Production Operations team. You will execute media management workflows across Paramount's global ecosystem, ingesting, organizing, transferring, preparing, and archiving media for on-premises and cloud environments as well as live streaming systems.

The role partners with production, editorial, and technology teams to ensure media is handled efficiently, with standards for ingest, directory structures,

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in media management, post-production operations, live stream tech, or related roles.
• Strong communication skills in dynamic production environments.
• Expertise in editorial workflows and media formats/codecs.
• Experience with Avid, Adobe Premiere, and/or other professional editing platforms.
• Familiarity with cloud storage platforms (AWS, Azure, OCI) and file transfer systems (Signiant/Media Shuttle, Aspera).
• Experience with MAM/DAM systems and digital archive workflows.
• Working knowledge of AI-driven metadata tools and workflow automation.
• Ability to manage multiple productions and priorities simultaneously.
• Willingness to travel and support on-site production workflows as needed and to cover off-hours needs.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with teams across multiple productions and facilities.
• Enforce standards for media ingest, organization, directory structures, and workflows.
• Oversee media preparation for editorial, including syncing, grouping, and proxy/mezzanine creation.
• Manage media transfers across internal and external environments using approved enterprise tools.
• Partner with production teams to plan workflows, storage strategies, and delivery requirements.
• Drive adoption of AI-powered metadata workflows to improve search, discoverability, and automation.
• Support live and near-live production workflows including streaming ingest and rapid-turn deliverables.
• Oversee review and approval workflows and ensure efficient collaboration across teams.
• Provide guidance and escalation support for technical issues impacting media workflows.
• Collaborate with engineering and infrastructure teams to optimize performance and scalability.
• Support on-site productions and events, including setup of DIT environments, live stream implementation, and field workflows.

Skills

Media management

Post-production operations

Live streaming

Editorial workflows

Multitasking

Travel flexibility

Tools

Avid

Adobe Premiere

Signiant/Media Shuttle

Aspera

AWS

Azure

OCI

Job description

Paramount Pictures in New York, NY is seeking a Media Coordinator to join the Editorial Post Production Operations team. You will execute media management workflows across Paramount's global ecosystem, ingesting, organizing, transferring, preparing, and archiving media for on-premises and cloud environments as well as live streaming systems.

The role partners with production, editorial, and technology teams to ensure media is handled efficiently, with standards for ingest, directory structures,