TED is on a mission to discover and spread ideas that spark imagination, embrace possibility and catalyze impact. Our organization is devoted to curiosity, reason, wonder and the pursuit of knowledge — without an agenda. We welcome people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world and connection with others, and we invite everyone to engage with ideas and activate them in your community.

TED is looking for an Media Asset manager to join their Video Production Team. This position supports both the Post Production Lead and the Production team in delivering footage assets to internally and externally, as well as assisting the team at all stages of the production process

• 3+ years post production experience
• Ability to juggle multiple projects effectively, each at different stages of completion
• Experience with maintaining licensee and licensor relationships
• Expertise in Final Cut Pro X, Quicktime Pro, Apple Compressor and other third party transcoding solutions
• Adobe Creative Cloud 
• Powerpoint and Keynote
• Detailed knowledge of video codecs and frame rates
• Comfortable with Apple/Mac OS environment, especially moving media across local and remote networks 
• Knowledge of cloud-based DAM systems 
• Audio knowledge not required, but a plus

Job Responsibilties:

• QC, Ingest and media manage event media from TED, Institute and TED World Theater events
• Coordinate delivery of TEDx assets from organizers
• Conform TEDx video to spec before delivering to Assistant Editor for library prep
• Onsite at Conferences: QC event media, coordinate media delivery to various staffers and freelancers
• Maintain the integrity of Saas platforms like Media Shuttle, Frame.io and internal DAM
• Work with Digital Products team in implementing potential new DAM system
• Partner with TED World Theater team to:
  • Manage workflows for recording & media management
  • Resolve video/audio issues 
  • Manage media from events 
• Fulfill internal and external footage delivery requests