Metadata Coordinator, Freelance - BBC UK : Job Details

BBC Studios Bold. British. Creative: that's BBC Studios. Combining the strengths of the UK's most-awarded production company with a world-class distributor, we fund, create, distribute and commercialize world-class content for the BBC and other UK and international companies. Our aim is to inspire audiences around the globe with quality content that informs, educates and entertains and to strengthen the BBC, our partners and wider industry both creatively and financially. We seek to be the best British content company in the world; a first-choice partner and employer, where everyone can flourish and do their best work. Job Details ***You must be authorized to work in the United States to be considered for this role. **Please note: this is a 6-month contract position** The position will be based in New York and is a full-time contract position (5 days per week) for 6 months. Job Purpose Assist in the transformation and creation of descriptive metadata assets for North American digital deals. Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities Global Operations manages and delivers a world-class global content supply chain on behalf of BBC Studios Distribution and BBC World News. Through our teams based in the UK, the US and APAC we provide the very best in broadcast operations, asset fulfilment, post-production services and data management functions across the globe. We constantly work to streamline our processes, maintain the highest levels of governance and protect our brands, with digital innovation always at the forefront of our focus. The freelance Metadata Coordinator will assist in the creation or coordination of avails and descriptive metadata for new and ongoing sales deals. They will support the Content and Scheduling Manager, Global Operations in the fulfillment of ongoing sales deals. Principal accountabilities include:

• Finding and/or creating descriptive metadata for ongoing sales deals and transforming data to the correct specification.
• Assist in tracking deal delivery progress for ongoing sales deals
• Identifying and pulling non-technical assets for ongoing sales deals from various internal systems

Knowledge, Skills, Training & Experience

• Experience working with excel
• Experience working with/in a content management system
• Experience copy-editing or reworking written material
• Ability to take direction quickly and extrapolate on already existing patterns

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