Commentary Coordinator

Job Title: Commentary Coordinator

Division: GT&O

Location: Chiswick Park, London

Department: On Air Production – NOS

Reports to: Commentary Coordination – Manager

Summary The Commentary Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that the Live Commentary requirements are adhered to during linear and digital live broadcasts and productions. This person will work as a bridge of communication between the 21 Regions across Europe, Coordinating commentary across Local, Eurosport and TNT channels.

The Commentary Coordinator is also responsible for Audio Quality Control for all regions as well as cooperation with Audio Teams to ensure the correct delivery of this.

The role involves assisting and managing live commentary, providing direction to Audio Engineers, MCR, Ingest and Live Operators about Commentary needs, providing Audio Quality Control checks as well escalating technical issues in region or the local facility to the appropriate teams.

The Commentary Coordinator is the POC for all special linear and digital commentary requests and coordinates between local offices and hubs, engineering, linear and digital broadcast teams, taking into consideration BAU and big events requirements, among which:

• Multi-local event-based commentary projects
• Local one-off requests
• Commentary positions

The role interacts with editorial, scheduling, commentary, engineering, digital and linear teams across Technology Hubs and offices to centralise requests and share key information to contribute to delivering the best product to our customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordination and management of 20 regions Commentary plans for large scale WBD sporting events.
• Quality Control checks and monitoring of all live delivery of commentary.
• Escalate and help solve any technical issues that might arise during line-up by engaging with the appropriate technical departments.
• Execute correct procedure for the live broadcast in cooperation with Live Team, Ingest MCR Operators, Live TX Operators, and Engineering.
• Liaise with MCR Operators, Live Technical Operators, and Engineering, as well as Production during a live broadcast / commentated event.
• Update resource scheduling system when and as required.
• Report issues for follow-up and provide any external reports required for the events.
• Maintain a high level of reliability on live broadcasts and productions and continuously keep skills honed and up to date with business needs.

Requirements

• Experience working in a live broadcast environment, preferably within production teams.
• Well-developed communication skills.
• Diplomatic and calm.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Good IT skills and experience of scheduling systems.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Flexibility and adaptability to different demands of the business.
• Excellent decision-making skills.
• Ability to time manage and keep an organized approach.
• Strong team player is essential.
• An interest in sports is beneficial.

Metrics

• Working across 10,000+ live broadcasts / feeds per annum.
• Working across 20 Eurosport channels and 8 TNT Sport Channels.
• Reporting into and working in a department of 25+ people.