Media Prep Technician

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

Job Description

NBCUniversal is home to the EC Ingest team spanning across Stamford CT and Centennial CO which is a group of innovative and highly skilled technicians that oversee the ingest, transcode and distribution of NBCUniversal content. The EC Ingest team is responsible for ensuring content is recorded, prepared and fulfilled to numerous outlets including Broadcast Television, Digital Downloads, Video On Demand, Web Video, International Clients and more. In this role you will be part of a 24x7 highly motivated team that supports the fulfillment of media content across all of NBCUniversal’s distribution outlets.

As a Media Prep Technician, you will be responsible for a hybrid skillset that encompasses all aspects of the digital supply chain: source content QC, basic editing, transcoding, and delivery to clients all around the world. This role requires focus and determination to execute and distribute assets properly and in a timely manner while maintaining the department goal of 99.999% reliability and availability.

Responsibilities:

• High resolution quality control of NBCU longform content, QC consists of ensuring all technical aspects are exact and meet FCC/NBCU specifications
• Baseband/linear ingest of NBCU content across all networks for on-air, VOD, and/or Peacock distribution
• Perform edit and prep functions within an NLE platform to produce and distribute content
• Work in various Media Asset Management (MAM) systems with a strong understanding of video and audio specifications
• Submit various forms of content into transcoding technical stack in order to meet client’s requirements
• Reconciliation of executed work orders to ensure business needs are met
• Perform all other duties as assigned by manager and follow company rules and policies

Qualifications

Qualifications

Requirements:

• 1+ year experience in a broadcast, post production, or digital media prep environment. 
• Prior experience working with digital media file types such as QuickTime, MXF, MPEG, MP4, etc. 

Desired Characteristics:

• BA/BS in relevant field or equivalent relevant professional experience required
• A track record of meeting or exceeding performance expectations
• Knowledge and understanding of various digital formats, codecs, industry standard tools
• Knowledge and understanding of digital broadcast and production technical systems, standards, and processes
• Motivated team player- A punctual, hardworking, disciplined, and dependable individual
• Ability to multi-task and balance numerous priorities in a deadline-oriented environment
• Ability to learn new technologies
• Proven ability to solve problems under pressure
• 1+ year experience on non-linear editing systems (Premiere, Avid, Final Cut Pro)
• Experience in closed caption conforming and syncing
• Ability to adapt to new and changing workflows and software implementations
• An acute attention to detail and a knack for cross-referencing and identifying inconsistencies,  coupled with t