Media Manager

Company: Broadcast Recruit Ltd
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Location: Essex
Job Description:

About the Company

Are you passionate about live sport and world-class broadcast production? At Matchroom, we deliver some of the biggest events in boxing, darts, snooker, pool, and multi-sport entertainment to audiences around the globe.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly organised and technically skilled Media Manager to support our fast-paced Media and Broadcast team. This is a hands-on role at the heart of our content workflow — ensuring archive, match footage, promos and digital assets are securely ingested, tagged and archived and supporting delivery of clips and larger volumes of archive to in-house teams and third parties.

Responsibilities

  • Media Ingest & Asset Management
  • Ingest, catalogue, and manage live event footage, studio recordings, promos, highlights, and archive material.
  • Maintain structured and searchable media libraries across shared storage and MAM systems.
  • Apply consistent metadata standards to ensure efficient retrieval for production and post-production teams.
  • Ensure files are stored correctly and easy for the production team to access.

  • Broadcast & Live Event Support
  • Support live event workflows including file transfers from OB units, satellite feeds, and remote production environments.
  • Coordinate media selection and transfers between production, edit, graphics, and digital teams under tight deadlines.
  • Assist with delivery of content to global broadcast partners and digital platforms.

  • Technical Operations
  • Monitor and maintain media storage systems, shared servers, and backup procedures.
  • Troubleshoot file format, codec, and compatibility issues across platforms.
  • Ensure correct version control and file naming conventions are adhered to.

  • Content Delivery
  • Prepare clips of compilations to an editorial brief from internal/external stakeholders.
  • Manage delivery of files to broadcasters, and internal/external stakeholders.
  • Manage transcoding workflows to meet various platform specifications.
  • Ensure timely turnaround of highlights and social-first content following live events.

  • Archive & Security Management
  • Maintain the integrity, organisation, and security of Matchroom’s media archive.
  • Implement and enforce appropriate access controls and backup protocols.
  • Support long-term archive strategy and asset preservation.
  • Stay up to date with emerging broadcast technology, cloud workflows, and media asset management solutions.

Qualifications

  • Experience in media management, broadcast operations, or post-production workflows.
  • Strong understanding of media file formats, codecs, frame rates, and delivery specifications.
  • Experience with MAM systems and workflows of shared storage systems.
  • Familiarity with editing software such as Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid, or similar.
  • Understanding of working to editorial briefs to select archive or clips best suited to support requests.
  • Comfortable working in fast-paced live event environments, including evenings and weekends.
  • Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail.
  • Proactive, adaptable, and able to troubleshoot technical challenges calmly under pressure.
  • Passion for live sport and premium content production.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to diversity and inclusivity in our hiring practices.

For more information please contact Pippa@Broadcastrecruit.co.uk

Posted: April 1st, 2026