Central Services Lead, Virgin Media Television

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 Virgin Media Play. 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:

Reporting to the Head of Broadcast Operations, the Central Services Lead will be responsible for the effective and efficient management of our Central Services function, as well as working in conjunction with the broader Broadcast Operations team in ensuring the smooth delivery of our day-to-day workflows across our studio and technical facilities.  This role is based on-site at our Ballymount Studios.

Specific Duties & Tasks:

• Management of the Central Services function

• Coordinate the day-to-day Central Services Supervisors to manage key areas such as production resourcing, ENG cameras and Motion Design

• Work in collaboration with the Broadcast Operations Leads to ensure that the diverse skillsets within the department are adequately resourced

• Collaborate with key internal stakeholders to ensure that schedule changes and additional productions are communicated effectively across the team to ensure smooth delivery

• Manage the Central Services Cost Centre including budget tracking and compliance, PO generation and receipting 

• Ensure an adequate pool of contractors is maintained to cover absence backfill as well as in-house studio productions and third-party hire

• Provide a leadership support function to teams and motivate staff to achieve goals by holding regularly 121’s and team meetings

• Regularly review workflows and resources and make recommendations in line with new ways of working and business needs

• Support internal team with the daily logistics of the Broadcast Operations division

• Present regular updates and briefings to VMTV leadership team

• Provide input and recommendations for annual capex planning

• Manage Broadcast Operations cost centres and be fully adept at contracting, invoicing and staff overtime processes

• The above list is not exhaustive. You will be expected to perform duties as necessitated by your changing role and the overall business objectives of the Company, as directed

Skills & Expertise:

• 5 years + broadcasting experience in a live broadcast environment, Studio or OB

• Proven track record of success in leadership positions.

• Understanding of budgets and business-planning 

• Consistent record of delivering projects on time 

• Knowledge of content delivery platforms, programmatic practises, the linear and digital media market

• Ability to develop and document Central Services requirements and action / delivery plans 

• Comfortable building and developing relationships with various stakeholders

The Person:

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

• The ability to communicate effectively and efficiently 

• Demonstrates problem solving and analytical skills who get to the heart of the matter 

• A great teammate who can lead by example and inspire others daily 

• 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 

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