Director, Streaming & Video Operations

Company: Cbs Showtime
Location: Burbank
Posted on: September 12, 2020

Job Description:

CBS Interactive, a division of ViacomCBS, is the world’s largest publisher of premium digital content and a perennial top 10 Internet company. CBS Interactive’s brands span popular categories like technology, entertainment, sports, news and gaming.

Properties include the websites, apps and streaming services of the CBS Television Network such as the CBS All Access subscription service, CBS News Digital platforms including the 24/7 digital news network CBSN, and CBS Sports Digital brands including the 24-hour streaming sports news network CBS Sports HQ, as well as digital-first properties in key content verticals, including CNET, ZDNet, TVGuide.com, GameSpot, Last.fm, Metacritic and Chowhound.

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Description:

Division Overview:

CBS All Access is a fast-growing streaming platform, offering services across web, mobile, and OTT devices. When All Access was launched, CBS became the first broadcast company to build a paid service without partnering with a paid cable provider. In short, we broke new ground in the industry by providing robust, interactive services with unprecedented access to local content. At the same time, we built an innovative and exciting work environment to encourage and reward the ground breaking ideas, creativity, and technical/operational expertise of our managers and employees. This Video Operations team is responsible for supporting the video delivery and architecture of VOD and Live content that is streamed on over 15 platforms.

CBS Interactive is seeking an experienced operations director who is passionate and knowledgeable about digital video. This Director, Streaming & Video Operations will oversee a wide range of video related initiatives, with focus on streaming client integrations and international service expansions. The role will report into the Senior Director of Streaming & Video Operations, CBS All Access.

Your Day-to-Day:

Lead video initiatives across a growing global streaming portfolio

Support integrations of video services into streaming applications across globally distributed scrum teams

Work closely with back end engineers on video related API services

Monitor and report on quality of service metrics and other relevant video data

Work closely with Video Product management to design and implement video features

Lead localization projects and territory specific requirements to support global service expansion

Stay up to date on the latest in developments across streaming ecosystems

Additional roles and responsibilities, as assigned

Key Projects: CBS All Access Streaming service platform

Content localization

Video experience analysis and improvements

Qualifications: What you bring to the team:

You have:

Minimum six (6) years in a video operations role

Experience with and strong knowledge of streaming video DRM (Fairplay, PlayReady, Widevine), video formats, encoding and delivery methods

Good technical skills - a problem solver with a passion for developing solutions and processes to address complex problems

Expertise in working with XML and JSON

Experience with troubleshooting REST API based mobile/OTT applications

Experience working with large, geographically diverse engineering and product teams

Must be self-motivated, entrepreneurial, detail-oriented and an innovator

BS degree and/or equivalent experience

EEO Statement: ViacomCBS is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet

At ViacomCBS, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, on-screen and off. From the programming and movies we create to employee benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. ViacomCBS is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status.

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