Summary
Asharq (Asharq News and Asharq Business) is seeking a Media Operations Specialist in Riyadh. The role involves cataloging, indexing, and archiving media assets, maintaining metadata and archive accessibility, and retrieving materials for newsroom and editorial teams. The specialist also coordinates media ingestion, monitors workflows, checks usage rights and source attribution, and supports MAM or DAM systems and periodic archive reviews. No salary, visa conditions, or candidate qualifications are stated.
The posting
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Main Duties: Media Archiving & Asset Management
- Catalog, index, and archive video footage, photographs, and other digital media assets in the organization’s media asset management system.
- Ensure all archived materials are properly tagged, categorized, and stored according to established metadata and archival standards.
- Maintain the integrity and accessibility of the digital media archive to support newsroom and editorial needs.
Content Retrieval & Editorial Support
- Provide timely retrieval of archived materials requested by journalists, producers, editors, and digital teams.
- Assist editorial teams in locating relevant footage, images, and historical materials to support news coverage, reports, and feature stories.
- Support urgent newsroom requests during live coverage and breaking news situations.
Media Operations Coordination
- Coordinate with editorial, production, and digital teams to ensure proper ingestion and documentation of newly produced media assets.
- Monitor media workflows to ensure accurate archiving and compliance with internal media management procedures.
- Assist in maintaining efficient operational processes within the Library & Media department.
Quality Control & Compliance
- Ensure the accuracy, quality, and completeness of archived materials and associated metadata.
- Verify usage rights, licensing information, and source attribution where applicable.
- Maintain compliance with organizational policies related to content management, copyright, and media usage.
System & Database Management
- Support the operation and optimization of the organization’s Media Asset Management (MAM) or Digital Asset Management (DAM) systems.
- Assist in updating and improving archival systems, processes, and workflows to enhance accessibility and operational efficiency.
- Contribute to periodic audits and reviews of archived media content.