Scheduling Assistant - Sky Sports (12-Month FTC)

Location: Hybrid, with 3 days per week in the Osterley office, London, UK

Company

hirify.global is a media and entertainment company delivering sports, news, arts and entertainment through innovative products and services.

What you will do

• Reconcile daily hirify.global Sports channel output in BSS and schedule VCID triggers supporting anti-piracy.
• Plan hirify.global Sports News output and communicate with the hirify.global Sports News team to ensure accuracy.
• Assist programme planners with effective, creative and accurate schedules for one or more of 11 hirify.global Sports channels.
• Support scheduling across On Demand, merchandising, PPV, interactive scheduling and digital platforms.
• Enter rights-management data and communicate relevant information across the business.
• Build relationships with SPS, production, playout operations, scheduling operations, hirify.global Media, marketing, PR and acquisitions stakeholders.

Requirements

• Excellent knowledge of and demonstrable passion for sport.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a systematic approach to organising work.
• Understanding of how audiences consume sport.
• Strong communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Good knowledge of hirify.global and its multimedia products and platforms.
• Ability to comply with hirify.global’s health and safety regulations and policies.

Nice to have

• Background or work experience in broadcasting or streaming.

Culture & Benefits

• 12-month fixed-term contract with a hybrid working approach.
• Free hirify.global TV or NOW package, including hirify.global Sports and hirify.global Cinema.
• Pension package with up to 9% employer contribution.
• Private healthcare with mental health support, digital GP and dental insurance.
• Discounts on hirify.global products, Sharesave and Tech schemes, plus hirify.global VIP rewards and experiences.
• Osterley campus facilities include subsidised restaurants and cafes, a gym, cinema, free parking and shuttle buses.

Hiring process

• Successful applicants must complete a criminal record check; an offer may be withdrawn depending on the role and the nature of any convictions.
• Reasonable adjustments are available for candidates who flag their needs during the application process.