Administrative Coordinator - Interstellar Arc
Felix & Paul Studios
Traffic Operations Coordinator I
The Walt Disney Company
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Plan, procure, and manage telecommunications facilities and services connecting worldwide event venues with ESPN in Bristol.
- Procure and coordinate transportable and fixed satellite earth stations, satellite transponders, fiber circuits, voice and data circuits, encryption and compression technologies, and other telecom services.
- Develop and manage cost budgets for each program delivery; prepare and maintain budgets of estimated and actual costs.
- Approve accuracy and proper budget assignment of invoices for hired services and coordinate invoice/budget flow to financial departments.
- Research, gather and integrate technical, operational and fiscal information from various departments to determine telecom requirements and costs.
- Provide updates to relevant departments on technical, operational and cost status for each project.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of telecom services and equipment; ensure vendors meet ESPN technical and operational standards.
- Oversee provision and management of on-site Network Traffic equipment at remote venues when required; provide on-site and on-call support for events.
- Perform various special projects as assigned; periodic weekend and evening hours required.
Requirements
- Minimum of two years of academic or workplace broadcasting or communications experience (strongly preferred).
- Strong communications and interpersonal skills.
- Organizational abilities; ability to maintain attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently in a demanding deadline driven environment.
- Travel, including passport-based international trips, required for assigned events.
- Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays; availability for on-call support.
- Basic knowledge of the technical equipment requirements of ESPN’s remote operations functions (preferred).
- Basic understanding of the procurement aspects of the technical and operational equipment needed to carry out broadcasts (preferred).
- High School Diploma or Equivalent (required).
- Bachelor's Degree (preferred).
