Media Operator, Archive - Reuters

Media Operator, Archive Team - Reuters

This on-site position will be based at 5 Canada Square, Canary Wharf London.

Reporting to the Manager, Archive, this role is responsible for managing the media ingest workflow for the Reuters Archive Team. This includes cataloguing, digitising, ingesting and storing video tapes from the Reuters Video Archive and its archive partners. As a Media Operator, you will digitise a range of tape formats in an organised and timely manner, ensuring all content is processed in accordance with Reuters Video Archive guidelines and quality control standards.

You'll also identify and troubleshoot technical issues related to digitisation and ingestion, working closely with the Technical Operations team to resolve them promptly. In addition, the Media Operator will liaise with a variety of internal teams and external contractors, applying their knowledge of archive collections and equipment to support shared objectives and contribute to the successful delivery of archive projects.

As Media Operator at Reuters, you will:

• Organize, catalogue, and safely store the Reuters archive inventory.

• Coordinate, monitor, and QC tape ingestion against targets.

• Format and upload content to the Media Asset Management system.

• Operate and maintain specialist equipment to ensure optimal performance, including deep-cleaning kit and troubleshooting errors

• Conduct archive research for the Sales & Licensing Team and support curation for the Marketing Team.

You're a fit for the role of Media Operator at Reuters if you have:

• Experience with magnetic video tapes and their players, particularly DVCPro, Beta SP, and U-matic, along with knowledge of digital media formats.

• Ability to identify audio-visual issues in migrated tapes that would require re-digitization.

• Experience with DAM or MAM systems, including metadata transcription and input.

• Confidence in using AI as part of your workflow.

• Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to work efficiently and multi-task.

• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills with great attention to detail.

• Aptitude for learning new technical skills and motivation for continuous development

• Ability to maintain high standards across high-volume workloads, with the ability to solve problems.

• Knowledge of, and interest in, news and archival news.

• Hybrid Work Model:
  We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance:
  Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

• Career Development and Growth:
  By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.

• Industry Competitive Benefits:
  We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

• Culture:
  Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values:
  Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y) our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.

• Social Impact:
  Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance…