TV Programming & Content Curation
**W2 Contract**Los Angeles, CA**Hybrid: 4 onsite 1 remote**$30-35/hr**
Top 3 Skill Sets:
- Experience in TV, digital and/or OTT program scheduling & content curation.
- A data driven critical thinker with a high attention to detail.
- Strong knowledge base and passion for movies and tv shows.
As a pioneer in the Smart TV sector, our client has changed the way the world watches television. Their global product team continues to advance Smart TV offerings, building intelligent, integrated services that delight users with entertainment content and innovative lifestyle experiences.
TV Plus is our client’s direct-to-consumer OTT video service featuring ad-supported linear channels and ad-supported VOD. It is in the midst of an exciting period of growth and development.
As part of the TV Plus Content team, this role will support the Programming and Curation team in building programming plans and schedules for internal operated linear channels distributed through the TV Plus service. The ideal candidate will be a critical thinker with high attention to detail and have a strong knowledge base for all things entertainment movies and tv shows as well as kids, sports, music.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement content strategy through the curation of programming schedules for O&O linear channels to drive user consumption and discovery.
- Identify key editorial seasonal tentpoles and topical events to plan & execute programming stunts across FAST channels.
- Ensure curation meets the family-friendly quality standards for the service.
- Responsible for using data entry of content key meta into a content management system.
- Ensure that new content is fully on-boarded & prepped for scheduling.
- Work closely with Asset Management & Ops team to resolve any content/asset issues.
- Participate in screening new movies and series as submissions come in and giving feedback.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree and/or equivalent related work experience required.
- 2-4 years of experience programming/content curation or TV programming experience (consumer-facing OTT video experience is a plus).
- Demonstrated strength in Microsoft Office Suite – specifically Excel and an understanding of Content Management Systems (CMS), Metadata, and Program Standards & Practices.
- Broad knowledge and passion for entertainment/pop culture.
- Experience with content analysis and data analytics a plus.
- Airtable experience an asset.
- Excellent collaborator with ability to work across a large organization and language barriers to drive results.
- Strong work ethic and attention to detail.
- Bilingual Spanish is a plus.
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