Media Operations Technician

Location: Stamford, Connecticut, United States; hybrid schedule requiring at least four days per week in the office. Must have unrestricted employment authorization to work in the United States and be available for any shift, including overnight shifts, weekends, and holidays.

Salary: $50,000–$60,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global is a global media and entertainment company producing and distributing film, television, streaming, news, sports, and theme park content through brands including NBC, Peacock, Universal Pictures, and Telemundo.

What you will do

• Perform technical quality control of long-form and short-form media, metadata, captions, subtitles, and audio mixes.
• Verify audio, video, subtitle, caption, and metadata integrity against internal and distribution-partner specifications.
• Support media ingest, transcoding, editing, segmentation, preparation, and delivery across broadcast, streaming, international, and digital platforms.
• Conduct real-time, spot-check, and file-based QC to identify technical, legal, and creative issues.
• Maintain media records in Media Asset Management and workflow systems while troubleshooting issues and following escalation procedures.
• Collaborate with Program Operations, On-Air Marketing, Programming, and external partners to meet delivery goals.

Requirements

• High School Diploma with relevant certification, an Associate’s Degree in Media or Communications, or equivalent professional experience.
• Understanding of television production, broadcast operations, and technical production requirements for news, sports, or entertainment.
• At least 1 year of experience in production, post-production, broadcast, or communications; 2–5 years of multi-channel broadcast content preparation and QC experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of media formats, file types, video standards, compression codecs, file systems, file transfer applications, and content distribution.
• Experience with audio/video signal flow, SD and HD tape decks or file specifications, and Media Asset Management or centralized workflow software.
• Must work in Stamford, Connecticut, maintain unrestricted United States employment authorization, and be available for 24/7/365 shift coverage.

Nice to have

• Experience in international broadcast operations or media quality control.
• Intermediate understanding of other languages.
• Experience in a fast-paced, quick-turn, or live broadcast environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work schedule with regular office presence in Stamford.
• Company-sponsored medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and employee discounts.
• Work in a 24/7 operational environment supporting broadcast, cable, streaming, international, and digital platforms.
• Content may be mature, repetitive, or potentially controversial.

Hiring process

• Submit a resume or CV through the hirify.global careers website.
• External candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview at an hirify.global location.