Media Operations Specialist (Project Based)

BuzzFeedLos Angeles, CA

$350 - $400 / day

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Overview

Schedule

Full-time

Career level

Senior-level

Remote

On-site

Compensation

$350-$400/day

Job Description

BuzzFeed Studios is looking for a dedicated Media Operations Specialist to join our Los Angeles Post Production team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for overseeing and maintaining all storage pools and workflows relating to asset migration. Candidates may be asked to troubleshoot common issues and be comfortable with scripting for automations in a MAM ecosystem.

Rate: $350-400/day based on experience

Location: Los Angeles with ability to work in-office.

Responsibilities:

Domestic & Global oversight of media
Maintain day-to-day care of assets in shared storage environments
Manage and maintain ecosystems for Iconik, Qumulo, and FrameIO
Act as primary archivist for all completed projects
Retrieve archived assets for reuse or redistribution
Track and maintain all production drives
Identify, inform, and forecast physical purchases
Daily management of users on shared storage
Coordinate with international offices to transfer and backup data
Troubleshoot problems reported by users
Prep production drives & DIT kits for productions
Document new and updated workflows

Qualifications:

2+ year of experience as a media manager, archive library coordinator, or similar
Excellent communication & time management
Attention to detail
Excellent knowledge of Post workflows, including local storage devices, DIT hardware, and modern cabling standards
A Fundamental understanding of video standards, frame rates, aspect ratio & data bitrates
Experience working with Iconik
Experience with AWS buckets and storage tiers
Experience with SAN & NAS environments and permissioning preferred
Experience with bash and scripting automation preferred
Experience with performing API Calls preferred
Experience with SMB and network protocols preferred
Intermediate Premiere knowledge preferred
Intermediate Airtable knowledge preferred
Experience with shared remote and proxy-based workflows and remote storage preferred

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Candidates can expect pay range between $350–$400 for this role.

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