Discovery is the world's #1 nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in 210 countries and territories through 130-plus worldwide television networks, led by Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet and Eurosport.

Our Media Services Team is responsible for the day-to-day operation responsible for preparing 30,000 hours of content for broadcast annually across broadcasting 90+ networks in over 120 countries.

We are looking for Freelance Media Services Operators to assist our team with the accurate encode, quality control and assessment of all materials into archive prior to broadcast, and the subsequent preparation of audio files for addition to existing assets.

You will be responsible for processing required jobs, liaising with the Media Management team to ensure all required material is processed in time for broadcast, recording tape to file and undertaking audio track addition and tagging. You will look after Quality Control of audio and video levels of both SD and HD material following industry standards to ensure all processed material meets DCE Technical Specifications, including the addition of metadata and QC of existing metadata in broadcast systems to ensure fault free broadcast with all assets. You will be responsible for technical Quality Assessments and ensuring all aspects of OFCOM Codes of Practice relating to the channels are observed.

As a freelancer, you will be expected to hit the ground running and will therefore have good experience within a similar role, either in VT Operations or within a multi-channel, fully automated transmission environment. You will need strong understanding of video and audio theory with broadcast Quality Control and technical Quality Assessment experience. You will be familiar with broadcast equipment including vector scopes, Loudness monitoring, waveforms and VT decks. A knowledge of MAM systems preferable and VT duplication knowledge is advantageous.