• Client: world-leading media conglomerate
• Location: Chiswick, London (on-site)
• Shift work (night shifts occasionally required)
• Pay rate: 26.34 GBP per hour (night shift rate: 30.65 GBP per hour)
• Duration: 6 months (rolling contract afterwards likely)

The Commentary Coordinator is responsible for following agreed procedures, meeting client expectations, and ensuring that the Live Commentary requirements are adhered to during linear and digital live broadcasts and productions. The Live Commentary Coordinator will work as a bridge of communication between the 20 Regions across Europe, Coordinating commentary across Local, Eurosport and TNT channels.

The role involves providing direction to Audio Engineers, MCR, Ingest and Live Operators about Commentary needs as well escalating technical issues in region or the local facility to the appropriate teams.

The Live Commentary Coordinator is the POC for all special linear and digital commentary requests and oversees the creation of efficient workflows between local offices and hubs, engineering, linear and digital broadcast teams, taking into consideration BAU and big events requirements, among which:

• Multi-local event-based commentary projects
• Local one-off requests
• Commentary positions

The role interacts with editorial, scheduling, commentary, engineering, digital

and linear teams across Technology Hubs and offices to centralise requests and share key information to contribute to delivering the best product to our customers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain relationships with commentators and planners in territory and in-house
• Escalate and help solve any technical issues that might arise during line-up by engaging with the appropriate technical departments
• Execute correct procedure for the live broadcast in cooperation with Live Team, Ingest MCR Operators, Live TX Operators, and Engineering
• Liaise with MCR Operators, Live Technical Operators, and Engineering, as well as Production during a live broadcast / commentated event
• Update resource scheduling system when and as required
• Report issues for follow-up and provide any external reports required for the events
• Maintain a high level of reliability on live broadcasts and productions and continuously keep skills honed and up to date with business needs

Requirements:

• At least 2 years’ experience working in a live broadcast environment, preferably with some production experience
• Well-developed communication skills
• Diplomatic and calm
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
• Good IT skills and experience of scheduling systems
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Flexibility and adaptability to different demands of the business
• Excellent decision-making skills
• Ability to time manage and keep an organized approach
• Strong team player
• An interest in sports is beneficial

Metrics:

• Working across 10,000+ live broadcasts / feeds per annum
• Working across 20 Eurosport channels and 8 TNT Sport Channels
• Reporting into and working in a department of 25+ people