Media Operations Specialist (Project Based)

Employment Opportunities at BuzzFeed, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

BuzzFeed Studios in Los Angeles is seeking a Media Operations Specialist to oversee storage pools and asset migration workflows within a Post Production team.

The role involves troubleshooting issues, scripting for automations, and managing Iconik, Qumulo, and FrameIO ecosystems. Eligible candidates have 2+ years in media management and strong post‑production knowledge.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in media management or archive coordination.
• Strong knowledge of post-production workflows and local storage devices.
• Familiarity with video standards, frame rates, aspect ratios and data bitrates.
• Experience with Iconik, AWS buckets, and SAN/NAS environments.
• Bash scripting and API calls are a plus.
• Experience with SMB and network protocols preferred.
• Intermediate Airtable knowledge preferred.
• Experience with remote workflows and remote storage preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all storage pools and workflows for asset migration.
• Troubleshoot issues and automate tasks in a MAM ecosystem.
• Manage ecosystems for Iconik, Qumulo, and FrameIO.
• Serve as primary archivist for completed projects.
• Retrieve archived assets for reuse or redistribution.
• Track and maintain production drives.
• Coordinate with international offices for data transfer and backup.
• Document new and updated workflows.
• Daily management of users on shared storage.
• Forecast physical purchases and inventory.
• Prepare production drives and DIT kits.

Skills

Media management

Scripting

MAM systems

Post workflows

Tools

Iconik

Qumulo

FrameIO

AWS storage

SAN NAS

Job description

Media Operations Specialist (Project Based)

BuzzFeed Studios is looking for a dedicated Media Operations Specialist to join our Los Angeles Post Production team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for overseeing and maintaining all storage pools and workflows relating to asset migration. Candidates may be asked to troubleshoot common issues and be comfortable with scripting for automations in a MAM ecosystem.

Rate: $350-400/day based on experience

Location: Los Angeles with ability to work in-office.

Responsibilities:

• Domestic & Global oversight of media
• Maintain day-to-day care of assets in shared storage environments
• Manage and maintain ecosystems for Iconik, Qumulo, and FrameIO
• Act as primary archivist for all completed projects
• Retrieve archived assets for reuse or redistribution
• Track and maintain all production drives
• Identify, inform, and forecast physical purchases
• Daily management of users on shared storage
• Coordinate with international offices to transfer and backup data
• Troubleshoot problems reported by users
• Prep production drives & DIT kits for productions
• Document new and updated workflows

Qualifications:

• 2+ year of experience as a media manager, archive library coordinator, or similar
• Excellent knowledge of Post workflows, including local storage devices, DIT hardware, and modern cabling standards
• A Fundamental understanding of video standards, frame rates, aspect ratio & data bitrates
• Experience working with Iconik
• Experience with AWS buckets and storage tiers
• Experience with SAN & NAS environments and permissioning preferred
• Experience with bash and scripting automation preferred
• Experience with performing API Calls preferred
• Experience with SMB and network protocols preferred
• Intermediate Airtable knowledge preferred
• Experience with shared remote and proxy-based workflows and remote storage preferred