Resource Scheduler

Location: Salford, United Kingdom

Salary: £25,100–£30,000 per year, depending on relevant skills, knowledge, and experience.

Company

hirify.global Media Operations manages craft and production operations for hirify.global news, radio, sport, television, and digital content across London, Salford, and Birmingham.

What you will do

• Plan and manage work schedules for operational and craft staff according to contracted hours, skills, and workload requirements.
• Allocate suitably skilled staff to live and pre-recorded production environments in a fast-paced 24/7/365 operation.
• Act as a point of contact for operational, management, and editorial stakeholders.
• Advise on ad hoc bookings, breaking news, future events, and staffing or resourcing queries.
• Use Allocate/ScheduALL, Teampay, and freelancer booking systems to manage scheduling, sickness, leave, and related business transactions.
• Collaborate with managers across craft and operational teams to share skills and use capacity effectively.

Requirements

• Ability to analyse and clearly communicate complex information to different audiences.
• Strong organisational, planning, prioritisation, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Independent administrative experience with a record of meeting deadlines and delivering accurate work.
• Ability to collaborate, adapt to changing priorities, and manage varied workloads in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to improving processes and learning new systems.
• Eligibility to work in the United Kingdom is required and employment screening checks will apply.

Nice to have

• Experience working as a staff scheduler.
• Experience with scheduling processes or systems.
• Knowledge of working-time policies and their application.
• Experience in a broadcast or media environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent role with a flexible 35-hour working week.
• 25 days of annual leave, with the option to purchase five additional days.
• Defined pension scheme and discounted dental, healthcare, and gym benefits.
• Flexible working can be discussed during the application, selection, or offer stages.
• Career and professional development opportunities in an inclusive, values-based environment.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted online only; CV applications are not accepted.
• Offers are conditional on reference checks, eligibility-to-work checks, and, where applicable, safeguarding and adverse media or social media checks.