Job Title: Lead Media Logistics
Job Ref: LML-499
Closing Date: 03/06/2026
Summary
The Lead Media Logistics is responsible for the management of all media related to live and non-live news and programming content, the design, ownership and continuous improvement of end-to-end media logistics workflows — encompassing automated file movement, live recording chains, and system integrations — as well as the implementation of Ingest and Media Management workflows and providing technical assistance to related teams.
They provide insight to continuously improve media management workflows and processes, with a strong emphasis on automation, integration, and operational resilience.
Responsibilities
- Oversee QC of all Volant Media transmission content.
- Manage the Archive team.
- Perform edit fixes and prepare TX-ready media.
- Coordinate with Scheduling and TX on program acquisitions and materials.
- Maintain and update BTS records for programming.
- Manage acquisitions workflows and documentation.
- Lead the design and governance of end-to-end file movement workflows, including automated transfer pipelines, watch-folder logic, and delivery routing across ingest, storage, and playout systems.
- Own and develop integrations between media systems (MAM, PAM, scheduling, playout, and cloud platforms), ensuring reliable data exchange and workflow continuity.
- Supporting ingest operations with technical issues.
- Ingest media from various sources.
- Organise media in Mimir.
- Monitor and manage server capacity, expanding rule-based and automated management.
- Maintain naming and indexing conventions, exploring advanced indexing and automation tools.
- Lead and oversee live recording workflows across diverse sources (satellite, IP, remote contribution, and studio), ensuring capture, monitoring, and timely delivery to downstream systems.
- Monitor feeds and perform QC checks using automated tools.
- Prepare and export media as needed.
- Report on media issues and resolve where possible.
- Review workflows and processes to promote automation, innovation, and overall efficiency.
- Join cross-functional groups to improve workflows and services, driving innovation and automation across teams.
Requirements
- Experience of media management, ingest, or contribution operations.
- Technical knowledge of video editing software, encoders, signal standards, file formats, codecs and wrappers (e.g. mxf, mpeg, h264).
- Experience in editing on Adobe Premiere Pro.
- Knowledge of automated QC software.
- Understanding of ML/AI as applied to metadata enrichment and organisation.
- Hands-on experience with media workflow automation platforms (e.g. Telestream Vantage, Vidispine, or equivalent) and/or cloud-based media services (e.g. AWS Elemental, Qibb, Azure Media Services).
- Experience managing live recording chains, including scheduling, monitoring, and fault recovery for satellite, IP, and remote contribution feeds.
- Familiarity with system integration methods, including API-based connectivity, watchfolder automation, and MAM/PAM interoperability across broadcast and media supply chains.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills. Ability to work in a pressurised environment and prioritise accordingly.
- Ability to help solve technical issues related to media workflows including ingest, management and outgest.
- Capable of taking the initiative and leading by example, delegating up and down.
- Adaptation to rapidly changing live environments.
- Proven ability to embrace innovation and apply technology improvement to media workflows.
- Good understanding of copyright restrictions attached to certain media.
- Clear understanding of how the broadcast infrastructure and workflows affect our wider business here at Volant Media.
- Willingness to learn specific support profiles, with an emphasis on broadcasting and transmission technologies.
- Good team player, able to gain and share knowledge equally.
- Knowledge of broadcast principles and workflows.
- Interest in news and current events.
- Fluency in English. Knowledge of Farsi is not required for this role, but it is considered a bonus.
This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating notes of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.