Coordinator Sourcing and Acquisitions Team

Job Description

Overview

Discovery is an American multinational media and entertainment company.

We started in the US with a channel: Discovery Channel. We are now in more than 220 countries and we are part of the largest media companies globally. In Spain we are present through our pay television channels Eurosport and Discovery Channel, and we provide content to DTT networks such as DMAX and DKISS, as well as different digital services such as discovery + and Eurosport Player. We are a flexible, young and lively company!

The programming coordinator is a key supporting role to the Content and Acquisitions Team assisting with content scouting and administration tasks and ensuring all programming information and tracking systems are up-to-date.

Responsibilities
• Supporting Sn Managers in gathering and organizing content information.
• Attend regular meetings with the local teams (Spain, Italy, Turkey), preparing information and materials for those meetings as requested by Managers and issuing follow up notes.
• Supporting the team dealing with the Content and Language Operations Centrally, for the Region and with third party distributors as and when required.
• Creating and keeping a good up to date contacts list.
• Source synopses/images for requested shows.
• Create and organize files on shared Google drive to include all key documents and clips.
• Become an expert user of our internal media rights system to find and provide programs information as needed.
• Assist with the organization of key Television Market diaries and other international travel.
• Co-ordinate regular Distributor Meetings and support team with other content suppliers in terms of preparation and follow ups.
• Developing an extensive working knowledge of the US output deal content. Taking notes in US output deal meetings and sharing with local teams when needed.
• Gathering and sharing information on internal stunts and ratings & staying across programming trends in the SVOD and linear TV market.
• Assisting in preparation of offers for new deals and renewals when required.
• Assist the Content Managers and Content Team with other administration tasks when required.

Qualifications
• Some previous experience in Media, ideally content Sales, Distribution, DTC or Digital Marketing required.
• Understanding of and passion for content.
European language Italian and/or Spanish as well as fluency in English.
• Understanding and usage of Google tools as well as Microsoft tools required.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r0mb5j-18-223-196-211-42 in your application.