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About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Senior Media Coordinator to join our busy UEFA department, taking a key role in managing media workflows, supporting post-production delivery, supporting the UEFA Media Manager and helping guide junior team members. The role will be integral to the smooth delivery of UEFA magazine programming, with responsibility for helping to oversee the ingest, organisation, preparation, export and archive of media for content relating to the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League. The Senior Media Coordinator will also support content relating to the UEFA European Qualifiers and UEFA Nations League, ensuring media is delivered accurately, efficiently and in line with UEFA and Whisper technical requirements.
Responsibilities
- Assisting in the day-to-day running of the media coordination team, including training new staff and helping to review and update workflows to increase productivity and improve processes.
- Working on the day-to-day organisation, labelling, storage and processing of UEFA media, ensuring all content is handled accurately and consistently.
- Syncing, compiling, preparing and exporting rushes in line with UEFA and Whisper technical specifications, including the creation of UCMs (ungraded split track masters).
- Creating, maintaining and troubleshooting edit projects, ensuring Editors and APs have the correct media, sequences and supporting materials.
- Acting as the main point of contact for Producers, APs, Editors and technical colleagues regarding media workflow, technical queries and delivery issues.
- Monitoring and managing media workspaces, storage and project organisation, keeping systems clear, efficient, production-ready and at a sensible level.
- Maintaining accurate records of media movement, exports, archives and deliverables, and updating and maintaining UEFA/Whisper documentation.
- Supporting and guiding the existing team of Media Coordinators, helping to uphold team standards and consistent working practices.
- Identifying workflow improvements and flagging risks, delays or technical issues promptly to the relevant production and post-production teams.
Requirements
- Strong working knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Media Encoder
- Confident understanding of post-production workflows, media ingest, transcoding, exports, archiving and delivery processes
- Good knowledge of broadcast file formats, codecs, frame rates and technical specifications
- Proven ability to support busy edit teams and manage multiple projects, deadlines and priorities at once
- Excellent attention to detail, with a calm, methodical and solutions-focused approach to problem solving
- Excellent organisational, communication and time management skills
- Experience supporting, training or overseeing junior team members
- Flexibility and adaptability to changing workloads, priorities and new systems
- Ability to work effectively with others and manage relationships across a large, busy and diverse production team
- Strong knowledge of domestic and international football, with an understanding of UEFA competitions desirable
Skills
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Adobe Media Encoder
- Post-production workflows
- Media ingest
- Transcoding
- Exports
- Archiving
- Delivery processes
- Broadcast file formats
- Codecs
- Frame rates
- Technical specifications
- File management
- Quality control
- Football knowledge
Location
- Kew, London
Work Type
- Onsite (5 days a week initially)
- Hybrid (after probationary period, 4:1 policy)
Experience Level
- Senior
Salary/Compensations
- Based on experience
Benefits
- Lieu days for weekend working
About the Company
- Whisper is a leading global production company, specialising in sports, unscripted and branded entertainment.
- Our diverse team of over 285 international employees produce top-level sports such as Formula One, UEFA and The Paralympics, as well as branded content, prime time documentaries, and entertainment quiz shows for a raft of broadcasters.
- Whisper’s creativity and storytelling are BAFTA-winning and Emmy International-nominated.
- It is also a Sunday Times Best Places to Work.
Equal Opportunity
- Whisper is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.
- We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, communities, and lived experiences.
- We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and supported.