Digital Curation Exec - FTC

Department: VOD Team

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract

Location: London

Description

What we would like you to bring to the role….key experience, knowledge, skills & personal qualities

• FAST channel scheduling within a streaming service or FAST channel provider.
• Content inventory management within a broadcast, streaming or creative media environment.
• Experience using content and schedule management tools.
• Using performance data to drive viewing, retention and engagement.
• Stakeholder and partner management to ensure discoverability and ongoing content prominence.

• Understanding of FAST channel scheduling and complex rights windows.
• Awareness of clearance, compliance and related processes.
• UKTV’s brands, content and audiences, plus an understanding of the FAST competitor landscape.

• Competent using Content Management Systems to maintain and schedule content and channels.
• Specific knowledge of Whats’ON (WON) or other Broadcast Management Systems.
• Able to precisely manage a large volume of complex and detailed information, specifically content availability, licenses and usage.
• Ability to draw insights from data sets and reporting to understand and improve user experience.
• Multi-tasking and working across multiple channels and genres with differing audiences simultaneously.
• Confident communicating and presenting at all levels of the business in-person and remotely.
• Proactive, collaborative and flexible, comfortable maintaining positive relationships and working to deadlines within a dynamic environment.
• Passionate about TV with strong editorial judgement, plus good knowledge, and awareness of emerging trends within the FAST landscape.
• Strong numeracy, written, IT and admin skills, including Excel or other database packages.

What you will get to work on….key outputs and responsibilities of the role

• Schedule and manage FAST channels. Create programmes in Whats’ON, adding relevant information as required.
• Support the FAST Schedule Manager to grow FAST by rolling out new FAST channels onto existing and new platforms.
• Inventory management. Identify what is and isn’t in license and work across functions, including with Compliance and BBC Studios, to ensure sufficient content availability.
• Liaise with third-party FAST platforms and editorial teams, flagging UI opportunities to UKTV’s TV partners to help them plan, deliver value to their users and ultimately grow viewing.
• Be responsible for the timely distribution of regular highlights newsletters to FAST platform partners.
• Brief platform image and key art refreshes to maximise merchandising across FAST platforms. Act as the day-to-day contact for platform partners, escalating any issues to internal stakeholders.
• Manage and update the relevant planning and tracking documents.
• Stay up to date with FAST performance and viewing trends to inform the Digital Curation team’s scheduling and curation decisions.
• Work closely with the VoD Images team to track prominence across FAST TV platforms and report findings back to the business.
• Form strong internal relationships with Marketing, Press & Comms, Creative and Commercial to deliver promotional initiatives, including bespoke collections and partner engagement activities.
• Support the FAST Schedule Manager, deputise in their absence and assist with ad-hoc projects as required.