Air Scheduling Coordinator Stamford, CT

On-Air Scheduling Coordinator job at NBC Sports. Stamford, CT.

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service.

We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, Golf Now, Golf Pass, and Sports Engine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content.

The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

The On-Air Scheduling Coordinator is responsible for overseeing broadcast schedule completion and execution of schedule changes for the entirety of on‑air distribution. The coordinator serves as a direct point of contact between on‑air operations, commercial operations, and program operations to ensure that playlists are scheduled properly and completely for air.

• Maintains air ready schedules for play‑out across the suite of NBCUniversal cable and broadcast properties, digital and linear, by way of NBCUniversal's proprietary scheduling systems

• Coordinates the fulfillment of incomplete schedules to ensure we provide a complete 24/7 continuous schedule across all networks and channels

• Supports the On‑Air Scheduling Specialist by assisting with any off hours programming or formatting changes needed to the on air playlist schedule

• Assigns and applies resources needed for Live events such as external sources, channels, records, and more

• Understands any and all technical scheduling tools required including but not limited to Web scheduler, OTTO, Wide Orbit, Sintec, and Streetlight

• Executes contingency scheduling for sports replays such as JIPs, filler programming, and sliding of schedules to bring networks back on time

• Validates Web scheduler playlists for reliable resource and hardware assignments prior to play out

• Assists with troubleshooting as needed

• A High School Diploma and relevant certification or Associate's Degree in Media or Communications, or equivalent professional experience in broadcast, digital, or post production role.

• A solid understanding of television production, broadcast operations, and/or news/sports/entertainment technical production requirements.

• Strong computer and technical skills required, especially Microsoft Office products including, Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point

• Ability to learn new software programs

• Ability to work in fast‑paced, high‑pressure, team‑oriented environment and manage multiple tasks simultaneously

• Previous experience with automation preferred

• Strong client service and interpersonal skills

• Previous professional experience working with traffic systems or any on‑air scheduling system

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Proven effective interpersonal skills with the ability to work across multiple groups/levels in an organization

• Interested candidate…