Wbd Sports - London, United Kingdom - Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery

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2 weeks ago

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Olympics Bookings Coordinator (Temporary Games Time Position for Paris 2024)
Warner Bros. Discovery Sports represents WBD's portfolio of sports brands, channels and platforms.

It collectively reaches 130 million people every month, engaging fans and broad audiences in more than 200 markets and in over 20 languages across all platforms where consumers are spending time -free-to-air TV, pay-TV, streaming, online and social.

Your New Role...

Reporting to the Bookings Manager, the Bookings team are part of the Olympic Operations team communicating with WBD Sports Markets managing requests and bookings for the International Broadcast Centre, Venue Facilities and related services for the period of the Olympic Games.

This opportunity is offered on a fixed term contract for approximately 4 weeks between July-August 2024. Due to the nature of the role there may be evening, weekend or unsocial work patterns.

Please note that this is a
temporary opportunity and for the duration of this contract you will be engaged
by a third party agency partnered with Warner Bros. Discovery. You will not be an employee of, or directly engaged by,
Warner Bros. Discovery.

Your Role Accountabilities...

Supporting with the end to end bookings process for WBD Sports' content for Paris 202
Responsible for booking live events, feeds and facilities, manage bookings in WBD's bespoke bookings database, to communicate with wider business, Olympic Broadcasting Services and Paris 2024 Organising committee.
Responsible for collating and processing requests from the Markets for their Olympic Games time bookings.
Liaise with Internal Markets to establish their onsite production, engineering and operational requirements.
Processing WBD Games Time orders and uploading to the OBS Bookings website
Support in the preparations and setting up of the Bookings Office (part of the Broadcast Operations Office) on site in Paris and ensure that all preGames Time ordered services are delivered as booked and on schedule.
Prepare daily Games time IBC, venue & Transmission reports for distribution across internal and external client groups.
Assist in the distribution of Supplementary Access Devices for Dedicated and Occasional Use Games Time Services.
Effectively resolve problems and roadblocks as they occur
You will coordinate resources and distribute information to ensure our broadcast services run smoothly

Qualifications and Experience...

Demonstrable experience in all IT packages
Experience of working in a broadcast environment delivering live events, knowledge of Production set up including Galleries, Studios and OB's
Comfortable working with conflicting deadlines and external demands
Excellent problemsolving skills
Technical understanding of the demands of a live sport environment
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Working knowledge of booking systems used in broadcast environment would be an advantage
Able to travel between Paris and London and be in Paris for the duration of the games

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