Transmission & Compliance Editor (12m Fixed Term Contract)

Westgate Business Park, Ballymount, Dublin 24

About Virgin Media:

Virgin Media is the leading connected entertainment cable and broadcast business in Ireland. Every day we deliver connections that really matter for thousands of people, with multi award-winning services including superfast broadband, TV, mobile and home phone. Our Virgin Media Business division provides the fastest broadband speeds and connectivity solutions for entrepreneurs, businesses and the public sector.  

Virgin Media Television, our broadcast division, is Ireland’s number one commercial public service broadcaster offering four free-to-air channels: Virgin Media One, Virgin Media Two, Virgin Media Three, Virgin Media Four as well as the Virgin Media Player. We are a significant investor in home produced content, including news, current affairs and drama, as well as offering the best in international programming. Virgin Media More, a platform exclusive channel for Virgin TV customers, offers the very best of first look premium content, including ground-breaking Irish and International drama, documentaries & sport. Our advertising sales agency, Virgin Media Solutions, creates unique, innovative campaigns for our business and for third party clients across the UK and Ireland.   

Virgin Media is part of Liberty Global, one of the world’s leading converged video, broadband and communications companies with operations in seven European countries. Liberty Global is a founding member of the European Green Digital Coalition and is included in the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. Following the challenges brought about the global pandemic, the power of connectivity to deliver positive, meaningful change to people’s lives has never been clearer. Our inclusion in these prestigious indices for the ninth year running attests to our long-standing commitment to the importance of sustainability and ensuring that we are strong corporate citizens as well as responsible stewards of the environment across the markets in which we operate.  

For further information please visit: www.virginmedia.ie 

About the Role:

An exciting opportunity for a Transmission and Compliance Editor to join one of the core Broadcast Services teams within Virgin Media Television. This team is responsible for the preparation, review & output to air of all Virgin Media Channels. Due to the nature of Television, this role is onsite at our Ballymount Studios and involves irregular hours and weekend work. 

Specific Duties & Tasks:

• Prepping live programmes for quick turnaround repeats

• Prepping all non-live programmes to fulfil the needs of the weekly programme and digital schedules across all VMTV channels 

• Flag and resolve any audio/visual glitches within files

• Evaluate acquired programme content with due regard to Virgin Media television’s taste and decency guidelines

• Send content to internal transmissions systems for on-air playout

• Meticulous entry of metadata into rights and scheduling software

• Assist the Transmission team in loading, timing, and checking transmission schedules

• Monitor of VMTV linear channels and third party stakeholder platforms carrying VMTV channels

• Load and QC access service files, commercials, and other interstitials

• Ensure that the content for output of all channels is kept to the highest broadcast standards

• Other additional duties as necessitated by the Company

Skills & Expertise:

• The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate knowledge of Avid based editing systems, or similar

• Have at least 1 years’ editing experience

• Understanding of broadcast video formats and standards

• Knowledge of Transmission systems and Rights/Scheduling software is an advantage but not essential

The Person:

• First-class problem-solving skills who gets to the heart of the matter

• The ability to communicate effectively and efficiently with the business while ascertaining the key impact/detail behind the issue/request

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and embrace change

• High attention to detail, someone who cares about quality in everything they do

• A methodical approach to both daily tasks and project work

• Explores opportunities by being resourceful and self-motivating

• Works collaboratively with other teams   

• Excellent time management and organisation skills

• Flexible approach to working a shift pattern

Virgin Media is an equal opportunities employer. Having a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business