Content Operations Sports Editor

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The role of Sports Channel Editor is a full-time, Monday to Friday position, responsible for the efficient processing and curation of linear sports channel schedules. It requires diligent workflow management to accurately process and update electronic programming guides (EPG) as they become available from different content providers.

Sports Channel Editors are also responsible for maintaining, updating, and improving the Gracenote database that powers the consumer product and ultimately the end-user experience. Sports Channel Editors assist and report directly to Ingest Metadata Production Team Leaders, who manage all market-specific daily operations.

The ideal candidate will be able to accurately process a high volume of entertainment metadata in a timely fashion. They will be able to manipulate this data, to normalize and enhance it for evergreen use in the Gracenote database.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Acquire, normalize and enhance entertainment metadata from various content providers.

• Processing and manipulation of data required to ingest correctly into in-house software tools.

• High attention to detail is required to ensure that high-quality, accurate and timely, evergreen content is created in the Gracenote database.

• Investigate, query and confirm questionable programming content when applicable.

• Run quality and assurance checks via systematic reports looking at the live database.

• Analyze and recommend process improvements.

• Contribute to team and department projects as assigned.

• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Keen interest and broad sports TV and streaming knowledge are a must

• A good command of the English language is required, any other language is a plus

• Experience using computer software and databases, very good keyboarding skills.

• Data entry experience using content management systems is beneficial.

• Experience with, or desire to work within a team, excellent communication skills.

• Must be able to work accurately under deadline.

Enabling your best to power a better media future. Our comprehensive benefits package (including health & wellness plans, 401(k) retirement coupled with a Nielsen match, a generous paid time off policy, company provided car for those who qualify, and if eligible, a discretionary incentive/bonus) is designed to be inclusive for all employees and families, and we take pride in ensuring that employees are rewarded holistically for the role they are doing and their performance.

A reasonable estimated salary range for a new employee has been provided. It would be adjusted based on each employee's geographic location. The position of each employee within a compensation range at Nielsen is dependent on several individual circumstances, such as experience, training, certifications and other business requirements/needs.

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