Bso Coordinator - London, United Kingdom - Discovery Communications

Discovery Communications
Discovery Communications
Verified Company
London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Overview


The purpose of this role is to plan and prepare the daily presentation schedule for assigned networks in conjunction, and coordinating, with the Programming, On Air Promotion, Sales and Media Planning departments, ensuring accuracy, completeness, compliance, and delivery according to the proscribed deadlines.

The schedulers form part of a team working directly under the Broadcast Schedule Operations Supervisor.

**Responsibilities

  • Creation and finalization of the daily transmission schedule, ensuring accuracy and efficiency whilst remaining reactive to the business.
  • Liaising with the Media Planner to ensure smooth hand over of prepped schedules ready for promo placement.
  • Identify issues and work with relevant departments to find solutions ensuring all elements air successfully and fulfill regional regulatory requirements.
  • To fully understand break patterns and templates and ensure they are checked and loaded into the system and that all final commercial loads or amendments are actioned.
  • Organization and regular revision of presentation templates.
  • Liaise with the Media Asset Management team and Regional Sales teams checking all media items are present or accounted for prior to download of schedules to transmission.
  • Perform necessary checks to the presentation schedule.
  • Liaise with Transmission teams, confirming correct playlist versions have been received and necessary changes to 'onair' have taken place.
  • Perform daily presentation schedule reconciliation and provide any reports, including discrepancy reports as required by the Supervisor/Manager.
  • Attending meetings and building strong relationships with key contacts in the UK and regional offices.
  • Cross training to develop knowledge across feeds and regions within the department.
  • Any other presentation scheduling tasks required and assigned by the Supervisor that are appropriate and in line with the position.

Qualifications

  • Computer literate with prior experience working with IBMS or similar scheduling systems.
  • Communication skills are a must.
  • Great attention to detail and able to work to deadlines efficiently even in pressurized situations.
  • Ability to work with others and to follow instructions.
  • Operational experience and/or Language skills are an advantage

Metrics:


  • Delivery of the daily transmission schedules within deadlines and high levels of accuracy.
  • To be able to independently resolve basic scheduling issues and commercial load errors.
  • To have a broad understanding of the regional aspects of the feed and Channel priorities
  • Successfully working with others in the organization as part of the team to ensure all schedules for your channel/s are delivered in a timely manner.
  • Working with other departments to ensure all matters relating to the creation of the daily presentation schedule and associated work processes are followed and any issues fed back as required.
  • To become proficient in the presentation scheduling functions across numerous channels where required.
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