What are the responsibilities and job description for the Media Asset Management Technician III position at United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM)?
Primary Responsibilities:
- Assist in organizing and maintaining broadcast media asset archives, including video, audio, photographs, and digital files.
- Apply rigorous standardized metadata schemes to all raw data and finished product
- Track real time capacity consumption across SAN and NAS
- Oversees scheduled incoming feeds, fiber transmissions and digital contributions to assure reliable capture.
- Monitor automated file watchers for correct file transfer
- Perform spot QCs on ingest files
- Manage Proxy file generation
- Catalog and enter media asset information into archive and media management systems.
- Retrieve archived materials in response to requests from production, editorial, and communications staff.
- Assist with digitization, file conversion, and preservation of legacy media formats.
- Verify the accuracy of metadata and archive records to support efficient content retrieval.
- Perform routine quality checks on archived content and storage systems.
- Label, sort, and store physical and digital media according to established procedures.
- Maintain archive inventories and assist with records management activities.
- Support the transfer, backup, and storage of media assets.
- Logs and conducts data entry and other functions connected with VOA’s digital asset management system
- Researches, gathers, and logs video and audio feeds
- Works with supervisor to be familiar with the latest/new technology
- Operates computers
- Completes tasks accurately and independently prior to deadline, in accordance with production priorities
- Functions as effective member of a team
- Other related duties as assigned
About the Agency
The United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) is an exciting, multi-media, multi-cultural, global media agency that carries out all United States civilian international broadcasting. Our media networks complement and reinforce one another in a shared mission vital to U.S. national interests: to inform, engage, and connect people around the world in support of freedom and democracy. Our staff of dedicated professionals serve as an example of a free and independent media, bringing news, information, and relevant discussions to a weekly audience of over 278 million people worldwide in over 60 languages via radio, television, Internet, and social media.
USAGM networks include the Voice of America and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (Radio and TV Marti) and three grantee organizations: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the Middle East Broadcasting Networks (Alhurra TV and Radio Sawa), and Radio Free Asia.
This is not an announcement for a federal job. This position is for employment as a personal services contractor with VOA News and may include eligibility for health, dental, vision, and life insurance, overtime, paid time off, sick leave, and the possibility of performance-based bonuses. All personal service contractors must pass a thorough background check.