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Wendover, Gb

Horsens, -, Dk

Amsterdam, North Holland, Nl

Freelance independent product and technology consultancy services with Peak Signal, a leading strategy, delivery and improvement consultancy in the broadcast and media sector.

London, England, Gb

Winchester, Hampshire, Gb

Leading a senior product management team to develop and deliver products for the future of broadcast and media services

Winchester, Hampshire, Gb

Winchester, Hampshire, Gb

Evangelising innovative solutions for connectivity, processing and distribution in the fast changing media landscape. Helping content owners and platform operators navigate the world of IP and OTT with flexible, software defined managed services designed to deliver maximum business benefit.

Winchester, Hampshire, Gb

Driving the integration of cloud services and infrastructures, along with software/devops technology cultures and leading the innovation agenda for Arqiva's media services.Leading a team of solutions architects with responsibility for technology strategy, customer solutions design, technology platform architecture and software feature design across the Media Services portfolio of media asset management, linear channel playout and online/non-linear solutions.

London, London, Gb

Responsible for analysing, coordinating, designing & developing commercially viable end-to-end technical solutions for assigned customers. Responsible for profitable business for Ericssonby translating customer needs & technology opportunities into detailed technical offering,solutions & proposals.Responsibilities & Tasks- Authority and key point of contact for all technology matters for assignedclients- Scope, define & design solution offerings; driving end-to- end technical solutions- Analyze and support customer strategic technology development requirements, definebusiness requirements & participate in risk analysis- Work with core team on list of potential activities & solutions- Work with CTO and Practise teams to coordinate strategy for assigned clients in line withcompany strategy- Coordinate technology delivery architects and delivery teams to ensure cohesive andcoordinated technology stack for assigned clients- Develop technical presentations & proposals, & perform customer presentations- Support deployment of solutions- Identify R&D opportunities and sponsor within the delivery organisation or inconjunction with CTO team- Ensure an appropriate planned update and upgrade plan is put in place for assignedclients solutions- Participate in knowledge transfer, documentation & information sharing- Stay abreast of on new technology/technical areas & share information about solution toenable customer competence build- Develop Capacity management processes to ensure client solution capacity and limits areunderstood, and contractual performance being achieved.- Manage technical governance with clients- Support pre-sales activities

Winchester, Hampshire, Gb

Strategic leadership for technology and architecture for Media Services products and solutions. Engagement with suppliers and customers on technology road-maps and innovations. Ownership of strategic platform architectures and technology principals for Media Services.

Winchester, Hampshire, Gb

Technical direction and leadership to help ensure that the Company retains it’s reputation for the very best quality solutions in the area of Media Services and continues to grow it’s market share. Discover and help develop new technology product ideas or strategic product extensions for the translation of research discoveries into usable and marketable products. Identifie, collect and evaluate new technology product ideas. Lead, plan and track all phases of the technology product life cycle, from inception through to introduction into the marketplace. Appraise new technology product ideas to determine their potential to address customer needs and to achieve goals in revenue growth and market share. Establish technology product specifications, and collaborate with various functions, including engineering, manufacturing, telecommunications, marketing and sales, to ensure successful product development and implementation.

Winchester, Hampshire, Gb

Lead the technical proposal of content and media technology solutions for use in bid processLead the design and implementation of content and media solutions to ensure captured customer requirements are fully satisfiedUse customer facing environments to build confidence and trust in proposed technology solutionsKnowledge of customer’s creative operations to ensure businesses and systems are integrated efficiently and effecitivelyDesign and implement media and content technology architecture solutions in accordance with client requirements and operational needsDesign, Engineer and Project manage Workflow and Content elements of customer requirements into operation ensuring resources and risks are managed appropriately and with due diligenceLead the design and development of bespoke tools and software to support the Content operationsProduce technical plans and detailed component specifications, translated into detailed designs for implementationExpertise in emerging broadcast/media markets (IPTV, VOD, OTT, Interactive etc.)Strategic developments to the Playout and Content products in order to gain new business and improve customer serviceManage relationships with suppliers in implementation of development activitiesLead the integration of new technologies and systems into the Content platformsInvestigate operational requirements and problems, seeking effective business solutions through improvements in automated and non-automated processesLeading the implementation of solutions that resolve issues arising from the monitoring of system health, capacity and performanceLead the Investigation of escalated anomalies and failures, involving suppliers as appropriateLead the development and delivery of training and documentationLead the planning, preparation and execution of significant changes to the content management applicationsLead the aggregation of system testing requirements to ensure implemented systems deliver according to operational specification

Winchester, Hampshire, Gb

• Design and implement Workflow and media technology architecture solutions in accordance with Playout and Studios client requirements• Strategic developments to the Workflow, MAM and Ingest products in order to gain new business and improve customer service, paying particular attention to new technologies and systems and the potential solutions they may provide• Integrating new technologies and systems into the Workflow/MAM platforms• Project manage workflow elements of customer requirements into operation ensuring resources and risks are managed appropriately and with due diligence• Configure and test presets, workflows, system settings and user profiles to meet customer or operational needs• Design, configure and support IP Network architecture as used in the Workflow and MAM products• Developing bespoke tools and software to support the Workflow/MAM operations• Building, testing and configuring ingest/monitoring and TX facilities outside of the workflow scope• Monitor system health, capacity and performance and address any issues arising from it• Manage the impact of failed workflows• Proactively monitor and manage missing materials, ensuring that media is available for TX• Act as coordinating point between various operations teams, customers, etc that interact with the workflow system• Investigate reported anomalies and failures, involving suppliers as appropriate• Manage operational issues list with suppliers• Develop and deliver training and documentation, updating it as operational procedures, configurations, etc change• Plan, prepare and execute changes to the Workflow applications• Manage the configuration of the Workflow applications and associated system components• Running reports and delete lists• Testing SDD project deliverables and resolving project issues

Winchester, Hampshire, Gb

• Managing the Customer Support needs arising from the Playout operation for ESPN’s European, Middle Eastern and African TV networks• Providing technical and operational expertise/effort on ESPN specific projects, e.g. leading the implementation of live Bet365 advertising with Clarity Graphics• Direct one on one liaison with customers• Coordinating the investigations and improvement of System and Operation issues• Managing the tracking of ESPN Playout and Distribution Services with respects to service interruptions and new projects• Working closely with the ESPN Operations Manager to ensure the client’s needs are met effectively and efficiently• Working closely with the Engineering team to ensure new systems and services are configured and tested thoroughly e.g. Setting up Omnibus automated Opt-Out channels for certain regions• Providing Technical Support for transmission, ingest and graphics systems.• Writing and distributing operational procedures.• Planning and implementing staff training.• Working with asset management and scheduling systems.• Managing the monitoring and adherence to broadcast standards.

Winchester, Hampshire, Gb

* Supervision of up to 8 Transmission and Ingest operators.* Testing and launching new services, products and systems.* Writing and distributing operational procedures.* Planning and implementing staff training.* Working with asset management and scheduling systems.* Writing and distributing operational procedures* Supervising the ESPN MCR area with regards to incoming and outgoing feeds and sources. * Providing Technical Support for transmission, ingest and graphics systems.* Import and Export of daily transmission schedules.* Direct one on one liaison with customers.* Managing the monitoring and adherence to broadcast standards.* Supervising the line up and manual recording of international line feeds.* Provide first line fault correction with regard to programme media and system processes.* Monitoring of channel outputs for quality and continuity of service.* Direct Liaison with external MCR and control rooms to ensure occasional feeds are available.* Ingesting programme material from tape.* Managing automated ingest of programme material.* Responsibility for the deployment of redundant systems under failure conditions.

Winchester, Hampshire, Gb

* Non linear (Quantel/Avid)/linear editing of programme material.* VT operations for studio, post production, dubbing and presentation.* Working with asset management and scheduling systems.* Checking that material for daily transmission schedules is complete and in correct state for Transmission.* Providing Technical Support for studio, post-production and presentation departments.* Exportation of daily transmission schedule.* Direct one on one liaison with customers.* Monitoring and adherence to broadcast standards.* Provide first line fault correction with regard to programme media.* Monitoring of channel outputs for quality and continuity of service.* Direct Liaison with MCR and control rooms to ensure occasional feeds are available.* Ingesting programme material from tape.* Managing automated ingest of programme material.* Responsibility for the deployment of redundant systems under failure conditions. * Supervising and training new recruits.

Winchester, Hampshire, Gb

* Monitoring of the automated transmission system, manually intervening as required. (Omneon and Phantasia Playout - Miranda and Iconstation peripherals)* Providing first line fault correction.* Operating asset management databases.* Monitoring automated on-screen graphics systems and manually operating said systems when required.* Monitoring of channel outputs for quality and continuity of service.* Execution of transmission schedules to ensure exact content is transmitted at the correct time.* Direct Liaison with third party MCR and control rooms to ensure ancillary feeds are available.* Monitoring and operation of downstream graphics equipment.* First Line fault diagnosis and liaising with the Engineering team as required.* Ensuring adherence to Ofcom specifications and guidelines.* Managing scheduled caching of programme material.* Responsibility for the deployment of redundant systems under failure conditions.* Responsibility for limited editorial control within set client guidelines.

* Conception and execution of one-off and regular music events.* Talent booking, promotion and co-ordination of said events.* Stage management, art direction, technical operation (sound and lighting) and artist/client liaison.

* Supervision and co-ordination of up to four members of sales staff.* Managing specific products and promotions with a view to generating sales and improving brand awareness.* Creating play-lists and schedules for weekly Radio Broadcasts (Resonance FM) and branded compilation albums.* Conception and execution of marketing and promotions initiatives on a number of platforms (eg. online, in-store displays, in-store listening, newsletters.) * Installation, fault diagnosis and maintenance of audio/visual and I.C.T. equipment.* Writing creative and imaginative copy for online, in-store and e-mail based sales drives.* Booking and promoting musical performances and personal appearances.* Updating and managing stock-control databases..

Ba (Hons), Digital Screen Arts

Foundation Studies, Art And Design (Media Pathway)

Diploma, Foundation Studies Art And Design

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