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Production Co-Ordinator

Employer
Racecourse Media Group
Location
London (Central), London (Greater)
Salary
Competitive + benefits
Closing date
8 Aug 2024
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Reporting to:     Chief Engineering and Technology Officer

Direct Reports:  N/A

Location:            Ealing Broadcast Centre

Hours of work:  Average 5 days (37.5 hours) per week.  Including some weekends on call.

 About us: Racecourse Media Group is the umbrella organisation for those 34 racecourses which hold an interest in Racing TV (Sky 426, Virgin 536 and 411), Racing TV International (international betting shop/digital service) and Racecourse Data Company (licensor of Pre-Race Data). Racing TV and Racing TV International also broadcast racing from all 26 Irish racecourses.

Job Purpose: An opportunity to work for the leading horse racing media rights organisation, supporting the Broadcast Operations & Broadcast Engineering teams in a variety of Racing TV organisational tasks at their broadcast facility in Ealing, West London.

In this role you will be working as one of a team of two, handling the co-ordination of work and the scheduling of the creative and technical services personnel and facilities responsible for completing it. This role is a studio-based position within the Racing TV production facility at Ealing Broadcast Centre. Currently there is some flexibility to work from home as advised in the RMG Hybrid Working policy.

Job Accountabilities:

  • Typing, editing, and distributing schedules both internally and externally.
  • Organising travel arrangements and accommodation for talent and crew.
  • Dealing with accounts and expenses.
  • Producing music reports.
  • Helping to set up the production office with the necessary supplies.
  • Assisting talent and crew members.
  • Overseeing the coordination of staff social events.
  • Booking & arrangement for satellite/fibre operations; booking feeds and, where necessary, equipment & staff for each live feed (uplink, downlink, ingest and playout).
  • Producing technical documentation relating to bookings to distribute to both external clients and internal departments such as MCR, etc.
  • Liaising with internal and external clients and suppliers, account handling, maintaining regular records / updates and acting as the first point of contact for all technical bookings.
  • Working closely with the other members of the Broadcast Operations and Broadcast Engineering team, you will schedule resources for the live and post-production workflow.
  • Involvement in ensuring / booking staff levels to accommodate broadcast requirements for both production and technical departments and occasional out of hours contact cover. Managing annual leave requests and sickness cover (includes out of hours) via absence management system.
  • Accurate record keeping of department spend and allocation within the budget.
  • Contribute to the management of operational resources inside the RMG broadcast facility at EBC.
  • Escalate any issues and communicate with Technical/Editorial/Production staff as required.
  • Manage demand during peak periods out of hours, including weekends during major festival

Measures for the role:

  • Meeting all deadlines.
  • Accuracy of technical documentation, reporting, & record-keeping.
  • Maintaining rosters with appropriate staffing levels.
  • Maintaining clear lines of communication with internal and external clients & stakeholders.

Any other relevant information: Travel to other RMG offices, to external meetings, and unsocial hours may be required.

To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please view our Careers page or email recruitment@racecoursemediagroup.com.

How to apply: Please send your covering letter and CV to recruitment@racecoursemediagroup.com by midnight on Thursday 8th August 2024.

 

RMG Operations is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on grounds of sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, ethnic origin, disability, age or political or religious belief in its recruitment or other employment policies.

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