Playout Director

Red Bee Media is one of the world’s leading media services companies. Working with broadcasters, content owners, platform operators and brands, the company blends technology and creative expertise to provide a range of services; from playout, multi-platform media management and distribution through to access services, metadata, content discovery, companion applications and brand consultancy. 

What will you do: 

• Ensure all schedules are ready for Playout and that they conform with OFCOM and client guidelines 
• Ensure detailed checking is carried out such that all media/material is correct and consistent, in line with RBM and client requirements 
• Spot check media/material and monitor channels & streams in order to ensure the output is accurate and planned schedules are delivered as intended. 
• Operate computerized single and multi-channel Playout equipment according to agreed procedures 
• Be aware of and able to deploy Disaster Recovery plans where necessary and be prepared to make changes at the last minute, as required 
• Ensure that standby material is at hand for matters of emergency or equipment failure 
• Always be aware of current affairs and their impact upon media/material, schedules and against OFCOM or other editorial guidelines and to suggest changes as per client guidelines 
• Ensure that communication with RBM managers and clients regarding incidents, late changes or alterations is timely and effective 
• Be a point of contact for late commercial, promotion, interstitial and programme schedule changes 
• Be up to date with RBM clients’ service offerings and strive to ensure all standards are adhered to 
• Continually work to identify ways in which the service to RBM clients and their customers could be improved and mitigate 
• Fully log details of any incidents on the appropriate systems and escalate to the Incident Manager as required 
• React and use agreed processes to address any incident affecting TX, in the shortest possible time, thus ensuring minimal outage duration.

Our Live Services are staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. Staff work carefully planned, European Working Time Directive compliant rota patterns to cover this. Rotas vary from one area to another dependent upon operational needs. All areas include night working. 

The skills you will bring: 

• Ability to simplify complex problems, processes, or projects into component parts to explore and evaluate them systematically 
• Ability to think ahead in order to establish an efficient and appropriate course of action for self and others. Prioritizes and plans activities taking into account all the relevant issues and factors such as deadlines and resources 
• Ability to manage effective working relationships with range of people
• Fosters imagination, creativity and experimentation, takes and promotes considered risks, celebrates creative successes and learns from failure, shows openness to alternative ways of doing things 
• Ability to get one’s message understood by adopting a range styles, tools and techniques appropriate to the audience 
• Adapting and working effectively within a variety of situations, individuals or groups Ability to understand and appreciate different and opposing perspectives on an issue, to adapt an approach as the requirements of a situation change, and to change or easily accept changes in one’s own organization or job requirements.