Content Operations Coordinator - Sky Sports (6 month FTC)

Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 6 countries, make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.  

The Content Operations Coordinators play a key part in helping facilitate Sky Sports’ multiplatform content and streaming operations, spanning Digital, Social and traditional Broadcast as well as the exciting new Sky Sports+ service. Working across resource allocation, administration, setup and operation of production tools, support for Editorial Content teams and the operation of produced live streams across Sky Sports’ platforms. A multi-skilled and varied role, where you’ll learn technical, operational and editorial skills valuable to the industry.  

What you’ll do: 

• Setup, operate and manage live streams across Sky products, reacting to and troubleshooting any issues 

• Work across multiple live concurrent sports at once and updating live content management systems for customer facing platforms  

• Implement content production resource plans, ensuring all content is available where it needs to be including internally, for customers and for third parties e.g. rights owners 

• React to late and last-minute changes around live Sport, to help deliver the best experience for our customers across our platforms 

• Working with the Content Operations Supervisors, manage the day-to-day running of our Digital, Social and non-linear content production tools and platforms, outputting clips, highlights, live and AI/ML driven content 

• Engage technical support in the event of live issues and update stakeholders on progress 

• Be the key point of contact for Editorial Content and Social teams for urgent content and platform requirements and administration 

• Work on a shift basis around live sporting events 

What you’ll bring: 

• Good knowledge of Sky Sports’ content and products including social media channels 

• A passion to be involved in content operations, with a strong desire to learn operational, technical and editorial skills 

• A proactive nature with the ability to anticipate and identify changes or challenges, reacting quickly and calmly under pressure  

• Good communication skills and ability to represent yourself and Sky positively when speaking with internal stakeholders and third parties 

• Must possess an exceptional level of attention to detail ensuring precision and accuracy to uphold the highest standards 

• An awareness of content workflows, production tools and experience with live streaming would be beneficial 

• A huge passion for Sport, particularly Football, Tennis, Golf & Rugby with a willingness to work around the sporting calendar 

We deliver the most innovative and best Sports content experience to our customers across all platforms. We promote continuous innovation, driving value for our customers and high-quality output. Everyone is passionate about sport and proud of the work that they undertake both on screen and behind the scenes.

There's a reason people can't stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:

• Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
• A generous pension package
• Private healthcare
• Discounted mobile and broadband
• Access a wide range of exclusive Sky VIP rewards and experiences

We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home.

We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process.

Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There’s also plenty of bike shelters and showers.

On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

At Sky we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we're happy to discuss flexible working.

We are a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all, and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as you can.