NBCUniversal
Director, Media Operations & Distribution
Versant Media is seeking a highly experienced and strategic
Director, Media Operations & Distribution
to lead all operational aspects of content delivery for our premium News, Sports, and Entertainment programming across linear channels, affiliate partners, and Direct to Consumer (DTC) OTT platforms. This role is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, timing, and readiness of our content from signal acquisition through final distribution, with a focus on maximizing reliability, compliance, and operational efficiency in high stakes live and on demand environments. Responsibilities
Distribution Operations & Reliability: Lead broadcast and streaming operations for high-profile live news, sports, and entertainment programming, overseeing critical distribution packages (e.g., major sports league content) to ensure uninterrupted broadcast delivery. Signal Acquisition & Transmission: Oversee technical feed acquisition and management, leading the adoption of modern transmission workflows (e.g., satellite, SRT, and ZIXI) and implementing integrated backup systems to minimize risk and manual intervention. Disaster Recovery: Own the ongoing operational readiness and management of the disaster recovery system and associated content operations to maintain high-availability broadcast and streaming services. Technical Compliance: Direct the implementation and technical alignment for broadcast and digital triggers, including SCTE-35 and SCTE-224, and coordinate with engineering teams on platform rollouts (e.g., EVERTZ). End-to-End Content Flow: Manage the complete content lifecycle, from signal acquisition and scheduling to content formatting and final delivery for linear channels, VOD, and international partners. Affiliate & Vendor Liaison: Serve as the primary operational liaison with affiliates and vendors, swiftly resolving delivery issues, blackout enforcement, and scheduling discrepancies for high-profile content. Compliance & Documentation: Lead the creation and publication of essential documentation, including SOPs, technical specifications, and blackout policy guidelines, ensuring all staff, vendors, and affiliates adhere to strict operational standards. Content Formatting: Oversee the proper formatting of outbound content for VOD and international partners, managing requirements around file transcoding and technical specifications. Workflow Optimization: Continuously assess and lead major efficiency initiatives to improve team performance, reduce redundancies, and transition legacy operations to fully digital workflows using tools like Aspera, Signiant, and SFTP. Strategic Planning & Development: Convert high-volume, dynamic requirements into new, functional workflows and schedules, driving strategic content retention and reuse policies. Revenue Generation: Identify and execute opportunities to utilize available inventory to generate new revenue streams with no additional operational cost. Team Leadership: Lead and mentor the Operations team, ensuring precise execution and a deep understanding of technical and platform needs. Qualifications
The Person
The ideal candidate possesses deep, proven expertise in media operations, compliance, and large-scale content distribution across all platforms. Demonstrated management/director-level experience in high-volume Broadcast, Sports, and Media Operations, with a focus on both linear and OTT distribution. Deep expertise in the operational execution of major league sports packages. Expert-level knowledge of content delivery systems, signal acquisition, and modern transport protocols. Strong practical experience with industry standards for ad insertion and signaling, including SCTE-35 and SCTE-224. Demonstrated ability to write and enforce SOPs, technical specifications, and blackout policies and manage complex affiliate communication and compliance issues. Proven track record of leading major digital transformation projects, managing technical specifications, and implementing disaster recovery systems. Additional Information
Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week. This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Salary range: $180,000 - $230,000 (bonus and long-term incentive eligible) We are accepting applications for this position on an ongoing basis. As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to AccessibilitySupport@nbcuni.com. It is possible that your employment may transition to Versant in the future; you would be joining at a pivotal time as the company takes shape.
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Versant Media is seeking a highly experienced and strategic
Director, Media Operations & Distribution
to lead all operational aspects of content delivery for our premium News, Sports, and Entertainment programming across linear channels, affiliate partners, and Direct to Consumer (DTC) OTT platforms. This role is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, timing, and readiness of our content from signal acquisition through final distribution, with a focus on maximizing reliability, compliance, and operational efficiency in high stakes live and on demand environments. Responsibilities
Distribution Operations & Reliability: Lead broadcast and streaming operations for high-profile live news, sports, and entertainment programming, overseeing critical distribution packages (e.g., major sports league content) to ensure uninterrupted broadcast delivery. Signal Acquisition & Transmission: Oversee technical feed acquisition and management, leading the adoption of modern transmission workflows (e.g., satellite, SRT, and ZIXI) and implementing integrated backup systems to minimize risk and manual intervention. Disaster Recovery: Own the ongoing operational readiness and management of the disaster recovery system and associated content operations to maintain high-availability broadcast and streaming services. Technical Compliance: Direct the implementation and technical alignment for broadcast and digital triggers, including SCTE-35 and SCTE-224, and coordinate with engineering teams on platform rollouts (e.g., EVERTZ). End-to-End Content Flow: Manage the complete content lifecycle, from signal acquisition and scheduling to content formatting and final delivery for linear channels, VOD, and international partners. Affiliate & Vendor Liaison: Serve as the primary operational liaison with affiliates and vendors, swiftly resolving delivery issues, blackout enforcement, and scheduling discrepancies for high-profile content. Compliance & Documentation: Lead the creation and publication of essential documentation, including SOPs, technical specifications, and blackout policy guidelines, ensuring all staff, vendors, and affiliates adhere to strict operational standards. Content Formatting: Oversee the proper formatting of outbound content for VOD and international partners, managing requirements around file transcoding and technical specifications. Workflow Optimization: Continuously assess and lead major efficiency initiatives to improve team performance, reduce redundancies, and transition legacy operations to fully digital workflows using tools like Aspera, Signiant, and SFTP. Strategic Planning & Development: Convert high-volume, dynamic requirements into new, functional workflows and schedules, driving strategic content retention and reuse policies. Revenue Generation: Identify and execute opportunities to utilize available inventory to generate new revenue streams with no additional operational cost. Team Leadership: Lead and mentor the Operations team, ensuring precise execution and a deep understanding of technical and platform needs. Qualifications
The Person
The ideal candidate possesses deep, proven expertise in media operations, compliance, and large-scale content distribution across all platforms. Demonstrated management/director-level experience in high-volume Broadcast, Sports, and Media Operations, with a focus on both linear and OTT distribution. Deep expertise in the operational execution of major league sports packages. Expert-level knowledge of content delivery systems, signal acquisition, and modern transport protocols. Strong practical experience with industry standards for ad insertion and signaling, including SCTE-35 and SCTE-224. Demonstrated ability to write and enforce SOPs, technical specifications, and blackout policies and manage complex affiliate communication and compliance issues. Proven track record of leading major digital transformation projects, managing technical specifications, and implementing disaster recovery systems. Additional Information
Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week. This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Salary range: $180,000 - $230,000 (bonus and long-term incentive eligible) We are accepting applications for this position on an ongoing basis. As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to AccessibilitySupport@nbcuni.com. It is possible that your employment may transition to Versant in the future; you would be joining at a pivotal time as the company takes shape.
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