The Sky Sports UK Planning & Scheduling team is responsible for the strategic planning, scheduling and operational delivery of content across Sky Sports’ linear channel & streaming portfolio. The team develops and manages schedules across 11 linear channels and Sky’s streaming platforms, balancing rights obligations, channel capacity, production requirements, operational dependencies and wider business needs. Through close collaboration with production, UI Planning, rights, promo, marketing and operations teams, Planning ensures schedules are accurate, compliant, clearly communicated and operationally deliverable.
Working closely with the Linear Programme Schedulers in Sky Sports you will help support the creation and reconciliation of schedules in our broadcast systems and support with the administrative duties of the team. This would suit someone at the beginning of their career in sports broadcasting who can demonstrate a passion for sports content and the ability to organise their work in a systematic way.
What you'll do:
Daily programme reconciliation of Sky Sports channel output in BSS
Scheduling of VCID triggers to aid anti-piracy
End to end Sky Sports News planning, communicating effectively with the Sky Sports News team to ensure accuracy.
Assisting the programme planners to produce, manage and maintain effective, creative and accurate Programme Schedules for one or more of the 11 Sky Sports Channels
To have a good working knowledge of all our channel output
To liaise with Viewer Relations in respect of customer queries
To ensure a seamless customer experience , which is at the heart of everything Sky do
To have a good working knowledge of the Sky Sports Channels and the technology required to perform your role, including On Demand & Merchandising, PPV , Interactive Scheduling and our Digital Platforms.
To assist with Rights Management data entry.
Communicate relevant and necessary information to other parts of the business.
Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to include SPS, Production, Playout Operations, Scheduling Operations, Sky Media, Marketing, PR and Acquisitions teams.
Play an active role in helping the department to become ‘World Class’
Carry out any other additional requirements as necessary.
Ensure compliance with Sky’s Health & Safety regulations and policies
Essential Criteria:
Excellent knowledge and demonstrable passion for Sport
A background or work experience in broadcasting or streaming is desirable.
Exceptional attention to detail
An understanding of how audiences consume sport
Strong communication skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office tools especially Excel
Good knowledge of Sky, its various multimedia products and platforms
Sky Sports
We deliver the most innovative and best Sports content experience to our customers across all platforms. We promote continuous innovation, driving value for our customers and high-quality output. Everyone is passionate about sport and proud of the work that they undertake both on screen and behind the scenes.
Benefits and perks
There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to life at Sky: the perks. Here’s a taster:
· Free Sky TV or NOW package, including Sky Sports and Sky Cinema
· Pension package with up to 9% employer contribution
· Private healthcare with mental health support
· Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance
· Discounts on Sky products, including Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband, Sky Glass and Sky Protect
· Sharesave and Tech schemes
· A range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences
How you’ll work
We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. The hybrid working expectations for this role are 3 days in the office per week.
Your office base
Osterley
Our Sky Group HQ. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology and workspaces, there’s plenty of space to see your big ideas come to life. Here you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants and cafes. You can…