Company Description
VERSANT (Nasdaq: VSNT) is an industry-changing media and entertainment business and home to trusted brands that shape culture, inform audiences, and build lasting connections. It operates across four core markets: political news and opinion, business news and personal finance, golf, and sports and genre entertainment. These markets are served through a powerful portfolio of iconic and innovative brands, including CNBC, MS NOW, USA Network, Golf Channel, Oxygen, E!, SYFY, and Versant's sports division USA Sports, along with complementary digital assets including Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow and GolfPass.
Job Description
This role on the Versant News Programming Strategy team will be integral in the successful implementation of MS NOW’s program schedules across multiple platforms. This individual will be responsible for ensuring all programming info is input and maintained in our scheduling system, executing any programming changes and communicating key scheduling information to various other teams throughout the organization. While primarily supporting MS NOW, this role will also provide cross-brand support for CNBC.
Please note: This is a short term position with an estimated duration of 6-12 months.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
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Create, maintain and distribute MS NOW’s program schedules and all subsequent revisions.
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Set up/manage all metadata pertaining to MS NOW original series in internal systems and with external partners (i.e. Gracenote). This includes material ID numbers, titles, descriptions, talent, platform restrictions and graphics requirements for all broadcasts
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Publish daily episodes of MS NOW series to all digital and TV everywhere platforms including set top box VOD and MS NOW desktop sites and apps.
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Monitor TVE/VOD platforms to ensure full episodes have been published successfully and troubleshoot any delays.
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Create, maintain and distribute program schedules for FAST channels under the MS NOW Program Strategy’s purview.
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Work closely with the Global Media Operations group, MS NOW producers, Marketing and PR teams to manage MS NOW’s program schedules, communicate any revisions and field questions.
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Maintain and update various scheduling documents used by the Program Strategy team.
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Become fully proficient in all Versant internal scheduling systems including Compass, VTM and Translator.
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Ad hoc special tasks and projects such as creation of presentation slides, ratings research and competitive tracking, including support of CNBC initiatives.
Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.
This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), and a variety of other discounts and perks. Rate: $24-$28/hour
Qualifications
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1+ years experience in television planning, particularly live programming
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Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
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Proficiency with Microsoft Office (especially Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint), Slack and Zoom
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Exceptional attention to detail
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Flexible day-to-day schedule, with ability/willingness to work overtime in breaking news situations (after hours and weekends)
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Willingness to travel to Englewood Cliffs, NJ office on a weekly basis, as needed.
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Awareness of the TV landscape including traditional networks and platforms such as Netflix, Disney+, Hulu and Amazon Prime
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Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and drive them to completion
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Strong interpersonal skills
DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS:
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Familiarity with Nielsen ratings
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Creative and out of the box thinking style
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Team player
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Pro-active thinker/self-starter
Additional Information
As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with a VERSANT Media employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. VERSANT Media's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [email protected].
VERSANT Media is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We include a good faith pay range for each position to comply with applicable state and local pay transparency laws and to promote equity across our organization. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, experience, and location and may include additional forms of compensation and benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, etc.
VERSANT Media is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at VERSANT via-email, the Internet, or in any form and/or method without a valid written Statement of Work in place for this position from VERSANT's Talent Acquisition team will be deemed the sole property of VERSANT. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by VERSANT as a result of the referral or through other means.
