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Native iOS Engineers - 3 month rolling contract - Media / VoD / Streaming platforms Inside of IR35 - up to £650 per day - remote initially A well-known Media and Entertainment brand is looking to hire 2 iOS Engineers to join their international technology team (dev teams in UK, US and India) who are responsible for the ongoing development of their video streaming platform which provides entertainment to millions of viewers around the world. You will be writing Swift code to extend and maintain the existing player codebase and, depending on your skills and experience, this could mean working on player internals, client integrations, feature enhancements, automations - all things around making this streaming player the best in class. We are looking for: Native iOS Engineers with experience of building media / streaming apps Strong development skills in Swift/Objective-C Solid experience developing client-facing applications for mobile (but we're also interested in any experience with web, consoles or TV) Experience developing applications in one or more additional languages - Kotlin / Java / C++ / C / JavaScript Reactive programming skills will be highly desirable Experience in media frameworks, video codecs, streaming technologies (HLS/DASH) and/or Ad tech desired. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and matrixed organisation where you help to drive incremental improvements Strong written and verbal communication skills Experience in working across product, engineering and analytics teams to evaluate new ideas, discuss technical concepts, create scalable designs, implement new models and make trade-offs to remove roadblocks. If you are looking for your next opportunity in this space, please send a copy of your latest CV and I'll be in touch to discuss further.

Content Producer/Project Manager - digital/social and tv. West London. 10 months+ Contract 3 - 5 years' experience. £350 - £450 Per Day. Our well-known Media publishing client is looking for a mid-level Digital/ Video Content Producer/Project Manager to join their creative client solutions team. We are looking for 3-5 years' experience in a similar role providing experience in the Project management of video content productions and campaigns. The perfect candidate has great enthusiasm for storytelling, experienced in the media publishing sector and must have video production / video content production project management experience (typically short form 2-3-minute assets). This role helps manage creative production and delivery of videos from idea to execution across multiple campaigns for digital/social platforms and occasionally TV. This is for multiple International partner brands/ clients. You might come from a publishing or marketing background with media experience in project management of short form video production. This opportunity has a specific focus on video production projects, including talent management, shoot planning and will be working with creative and external production teams, writers, designers and seeing the final content through to media live. A multi-tasker capable of working in a fast-paced environment to deliver short form video production video for multinational clients. What our client is looking for: * Experienced upper mid-level Digital/ Video Content Producer/Project Manager with 3-5 years' experience in a similar role, probably for a content studio or media publisher, publishing or production company. * An organised and focussed individual who is used to working across digital/social platforms and occasionally TV. * Proven experience of production processes across video, digital, social (essential) as well as print and TV (desirable). * Proven experience of delivering content campaigns from brief to live in a media environment. * Strong understanding of advertising, digital media and the solution response process. * Experience working with the account lead (ad sales), creative director, internal/external production teams, client services team and social teams to deliver the highest quality content. * A background working with creative teams throughout the content creation process. * Someone who can create and manage all production documentation including budgets, status report, timelines, content briefs, publishing schedules. * The ability to ensure all projects are on budget from a production perspective and can provide regular updates to account and senior teams on project costs, flagging any issues. * An individual who can ensure all suppliers are contracted correctly and finance processes are fulfilled on time. * A winning candidate who will ensure all content is compliant and editorially aligned from concept to final asset. * Working knowledge of Smartsheets, Jira, Asana or similar project management systems. You will be able to turn complex and often fluid information into achievable production plans that are able to deliver on brief, on time, on budget. Is this you? Then get in touch!

Service Delivery Manager - Highly competitive salary Home Based near London (some client travel required) We're working with a world-class digital accessibility consultancy who led the development of the accessibility standards ISO 30071-1 and BSI 8878, which help organisations mature in accessibility. Their goal is to advise organisations in how to best apply and ensure compliance with these standards, and other technical accessibility guidelines such as WCAG. This is achieved through their 5 keys to unlock solutions to the critical elements of accessibility maturity: Expand Awareness, Embed Strategy, Enable Process, Measure Effects and Continually Evolve. We are helping them to find someone with the ability to manage their team and daily operations, whilst ensuring customer success and a first-class stakeholder experience. Responsibilities include: Managing Service Delivery Monitor and manage effectiveness of a growing team of Subject Matter Experts Ensure successful delivery of professional service engagements to clients & proactively seek client feedback to ensure continuous improvement whilst identifying opportunities Collaborate with internal teams on projects and delivery People Development Continue with the ongoing execution of the internal development and resourcing plan, collaborating with the Head of HR to recruit and attract talent Perform regular objective and appraisal reviews of your team Promote knowledge sharing and knowledge management by utilising in-house tools and training plans Coach the team and create cross-skilling and upskilling opportunities Staff and Business Development Determine goals and objectives for the Service Delivery team aligning with business strategy and commercial targets Contribute to Consulting strategy and help to create cross-selling opportunities Assess and evaluate performance of the Service Delivery team Ensure team delivers excellent customer satisfaction Financial & Contract Management Act as primary lead to validate and advise on the financial and legal implications of proposed and agreed client contracts, terms, and deliverables Manage the team to maximize revenues and improve overall profitability and utilization, and to support future product development and investments Effectively manage costs; approve SME expenses and costs associated with new joiners and onboarding (tools, equipment etc.) Support and enable client procurement processes and sales initiatives Keep abreast of sales funnel to ensure right skills and resource levels are in place to secure timely delivery against targets Desired Experience: Degree and/or proven equivalent experience in digital inclusion and consulting in a commercial environment Strong understanding of digital accessibility (organisation and people implications) Project planning skills; experience of full project lifecycle (in service delivery) Budget and financial management and reporting including contracts Proven operational and strategic expertise Evidence of leading/supporting client projects (Accessibility programmes would be advantageous) Performance management and objective setting If this sounds like an opportunity for you, please apply with your CV today, or give us a call on 0207 479 7980.

Data Architect -Data Migration & Modelling - Broadcast Remote / Hybrid UK 12 Months + Extension Possible (Contract or FTC) Up to £650 per day Outside IR35 If you're a Data Architect with strong experience in Data Migration / Integration and Data Modelling within the broadcast industry and you're seeking your next contract - I have an opportunity where you can work with a global IT consultancy who have presence in London, Italy, Germany and the US. This project, which is expected to last 18 months and is initially remote, will utilise your skills and experience allowing you to own the data migration and integration process across multiple international projects. Thereafter, the client will be able to offer you ongoing contracts within the manufacturing, transport, energy, finance, and broadcast industries. Job Responsibilities: Own the data migration or integration plan and work to secure stakeholder approval Cooperate with stakeholders to determine project scope and vision Provide level-of-effort estimates for solutions around data migration and/or data transformation Work with the wider team, business analysts, and data team to design and implement solutions Plan data solutions to meet requirements and finalize documentation Own building the plan for data migration according to business requirements and planned system architecture Cooperate with the team to ensure system architecture meets the needs in terms of structure and details Implement conceptual and logical data models including data lakes, data warehouses (DWH), and graph databases to support data analysis and BI Ensure the migration of data and/or data transformation meets the agreed-upon business requirements Ensure proper testing is implemented as well as performance and security are closely monitored Establish standards, processes and tools for data strategy, data life cycle, data ownership, data definition and data classification and data management Desired Skills: Proven experience as a Data Architect, preferably in the Media & Broadcasting Area. Ability to review and interpret ongoing business report requirements Extensive experience in data visualization and data migration projects Strong understanding of data protection and data governance Excellent understanding of SQL programming Good understanding of Data Modelling and Data Architecture Experience with data mining and modelling tools Good understanding of OnAir and OnRights RDMSs (relational database management systems) or foundational database skills Databases such as NoSQL and cloud computing Information management and data processing on multiple platforms Database management system software Application server software, especially Oracle Analyse existing SQL queries for performance improvements Critical thinking and problem-solving Excellent time-management skills Great interpersonal and communication skills Send me your CV if you want to learn more…

Project Manager - Broadcast Studios and IT Remote - United Kingdom 12 Month Contract (18months + perm likely) Up to £530 per day to umbrella company inside IR35 Are you an established Technical Project Manager with exposure to short, fast paced projects within the broadcast media industry and can you demonstrate 5+ years of experience using Agile / Waterfall methodologies? If so, do you want to remotely assist one of the most iconic media entertainment brands in history with their ongoing journey? You will be the first UK hire of the US operated team, working closely with established UK teams, so if you're seeking autonomy and the potential to influence the future of team growth - this could be the role for you. Responsibilities: Own end-to-end operational and growth initiatives, including gathering requirements and defining scope, scheduling and resourcing for the technology team (e.g., IT Infrastructure Engineering, Desktop Support, Application Management, Application Development) Support technology needs for live productions Ensure clear reporting of project status (timelines, milestone tracking, budget status and issue identification to program management and stakeholders) Prioritize and escalate critical operational tasks, execute project work plans +and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements Work with program management to assess and define technology roadmaps with key deliverables and milestone dates Maintain KPI dashboards related to program metrics via MS Power BI Apply analytics and critical thinking to identify team inefficiencies and risk areas, and implement projects or processes to streamline and improve operations Ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately Desired Skills: Waterfall and agile methodologies Experience managing and developing teams (Broadcast Media/studio environment) Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Broad experience in managing technical operation teams (i.e., IT engineers, developers) An understanding of software programming/development Smartsheet or MS Project & Visio experience Ability to present data/business cases (PowerPoint or Keynote) Broadcast Media industry exposure (studios!) Fast paced, short term & start-up company project experience Send me your CV now for a potential chat about the role!

Campaign & Creative Operations Coordinator West London - Hybrid £107 - 132 p/d Inside IR35 Our Global Media and Entertainment client is looking for someone with approx. 2+ years in a Marketing/Advertising asset coordination role with creative campaign/asset delivery/ experience. The right candidate might have experience gained in another media company/entertainment brand working in creative operations, creative asset delivery / asset localisation. Or experience gained in a Design Creative agency in a similar role such as Digital Marketing coordinator, Campaign Marketing executive or Digital Subscription executive etc for media clients. A team player who can deal with Acquisition & Retention Coordination for subscription campaigns. They will be a key member of the direct-to-consumer team based in West London and to support subscriber acquisition efforts for the streaming service in EMEA. The individual will be working with Global, Regional & local teams to ensure campaigns & creative assets are delivered on time, to spec to partners or the activation team and creating subscriber growth and retention. The successful candidate will ensure campaign efficiency and effectiveness. Key responsibilities: Own and facilitate the delivery process for global, regional and local campaigns ensuring assets are delivered to strict deadlines and required specs. Working with creative for all performance channels including social, search, display & CTV Complete clear and comprehensive campaign briefs to ensure creative direction matches the strategy for any given campaign or asset. Ensure Brand values are adhered to and liaise with US for guidelines. Facilitate go-to-market plans - ensure all assets are ready to go for launch day and guiding stakeholders through the creative process. Working with the local markets to localise assets for both content and brand campaigns. Creative production and strategy of new campaigns for CTV partners. Assist the acquisition team in optimising subscriber growth on a number of platforms; website / landing page, app store etc. Fast paced environment. 40-50 Campaigns per quarter. Experience & Skillset required: 2+ years in Marketing/Advertising asset coordination role with creative campaign delivery/ experience Acquisition expertise from a subscription or DTC / D2C business preferable Ideally experienced in a Performance Marketing role where advertising is used to increase subscriptions etc Experience using Airtable a bonus. Experience working in a fast-paced media environment Ideally, experience of working in an international matrix organisation. Basic experience of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator would be a plus. This is a great team to join! Hard working and social interaction making for a great work environment. Have you got what it takes? Get in touch!

Digital Account Manager - Client Services 12 + Contract. £171-212 p/d. Inside IR35. Our Global Media client is looking for a Digital Account/Marketing Manager capable of delivering Pitch to Pay support for global sales teams. The qualifying Candidate will have Social Media Advertising Experience, with experience in social media campaigns strategy content ideation, implementation across multiple platforms and be able to deliver results in a fast-paced environment. The right candidate might have experience from inhouse adverting, a publisher or an agency. Our client is looking for someone who can ideate, plan, execute, project manage and optimise for advertising campaigns across digital and social. Working across a huge variety of advertising campaigns with premium clients who tend to focus on sustainability and travel. What they are looking for: Demonstrated ability to launch and deliver digital advertising campaigns A detail-oriented and self-motivated individual Experience with Stakeholders, third party Vendors and Clients Presentation and Analysis experience across multiple tools. PowerPoint an advantage 2yrs + Experience in a Social Media Advertising, Marketing or Similar environment A team player with Social Media Advertising exp. Insta, FB, LI or YouTube an advantage A strong awareness of technology, video and emerging platforms What you will do: Provide pre-sale guidance, technical requirements, and strategic planning for advertising opportunities across an on and off-platform digital portfolio Work with Sales, Editorial, and buyers to build and revise media plans that maximise revenue and meet client objectives Ensure a timely and accurate campaign launch Deliver informative and Analytical reports Proactively seek to advance internal knowledge of digital products and commercial opportunities Work with Global teams to Optimise Online Media Campaigns across multiple platforms This is a small, supportive, team working as part of a well-known Global Brand. They are looking for someone who can bring a Creative and forward-thinking approach to their Social Media Campaigns. Do you have the right skillset?

Campaign & Creative Operations Coordinator West London - Hybrid £107 - 132 p/d Inside IR35 Our Global Media and Entertainment client is looking for someone with approx. 2+ years in a Marketing/Advertising asset coordination role with creative campaign/asset delivery/ experience. The right candidate might have experience gained in another media company/entertainment brand working in creative operations, creative asset delivery / asset localisation. Or experience gained in a Design Creative agency in a similar role such as Digital Marketing coordinator, Campaign Marketing executive or Digital Subscription executive etc for media clients. A team player who can deal with Acquisition & Retention Coordination for subscription campaigns. They will be a key member of the direct-to-consumer team based in West London and to support subscriber acquisition efforts for the streaming service in EMEA. The individual will be working with Global, Regional & local teams to ensure campaigns & creative assets are delivered on time, to spec to partners or the activation team and creating subscriber growth and retention. The successful candidate will ensure campaign efficiency and effectiveness. Key responsibilities: Own and facilitate the delivery process for global, regional and local campaigns ensuring assets are delivered to strict deadlines and required specs. Working with creative for all performance channels including social, search, display & CTV Complete clear and comprehensive campaign briefs to ensure creative direction matches the strategy for any given campaign or asset. Ensure Brand values are adhered to and liaise with US for guidelines. Facilitate go-to-market plans - ensure all assets are ready to go for launch day and guiding stakeholders through the creative process. Working with the local markets to localise assets for both content and brand campaigns. Creative production and strategy of new campaigns for CTV partners. Assist the acquisition team in optimising subscriber growth on a number of platforms; website / landing page, app store etc. Fast paced environment. 40-50 Campaigns per quarter. Experience & Skillset required: 2+ years in Marketing/Advertising asset coordination role with creative campaign delivery/ experience Acquisition expertise from a subscription or DTC / D2C business preferable Ideally experienced in a Performance Marketing role where advertising is used to increase subscriptions etc Experience using Airtable a bonus. Experience working in a fast-paced media environment Ideally, experience of working in an international matrix organisation. Basic experience of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator would be a plus. This is a great team to join! Hard working and social interaction making for a great work environment. Have you got what it takes? Get in touch!

Senior Backend Engineer - Ruby, Golang OR Scala £700 per day - Fully remote - Inside IR35 OR Anywhere in Europe The Role Our client, one of the original unicorn companies, is looking for a talented Senior Backend Engineer to help build and grow their state-of-the-art ML platform which allows them to quickly iterate on their machine learning models, train them on the data collected by their systems, validate their correctness, and reliably deploy them to production. People in our team utilise a variety of backend technologies to build scalable products and design complex distributed systems. You could be a good fit to join us if you have experience with the complexities involved in productionising machine learning models; are interested in both the data processing and the production side of the problem; and are passionate about taking the possibilities of machine learning to the next level. Our skills Do you enjoy solving infrastructure problems with code? If you do and have utilised some of the below technologies along the way, we need to talk! Ruby/Rails, Go, Scala - Rust experience also highly desirable Understanding of the infrastructure necessary for machine learning, such as training pipelines and feature stores An understanding of Data Engineering concepts and best practices VMs, containers and serverless compute platforms. (We use AWS for compute, e.g. EC2, ECS and Lambda) Distributed services and event streaming (we use Kafka) Infrastructure as Code (We use Terraform) SQL (we don't need you to be an expert, but you need to be willing to understand and craft some more complex analytics queries when needed) Data processing pipelines (such as AWS Step Functions) and stream processing (such as Flink) Monitoring Web applications (We use Datadog, Sentry) Managing databases, caches and message queues (We use Postgres, DynamoDB, Redis) If this role matches your skills and experience, but more importantly your interest, then please get in touch with a copy of your CV OR apply to discuss in some more detail!

Coordinator, Acquisition & Retention West London - Hybrid £150 - 186 p/d Inside IR35 Our Global Media client is looking for a Coordinator, Acquisition & Retention will be a key member of the direct-to-consumer team based in West London and to support subscriber acquisition efforts for the streaming service in EMEA. The individual will be working with Global, Regional & local teams to ensure campaigns & creative are delivered on time and to spec to partners or the activation team. The successful candidate will ensure campaign efficiency and effectiveness. Key responsibilities: Own and facilitate the delivery process for global, regional and local campaigns ensuring assets are delivered to strict deadlines and required specs. Working with creative for all performance channels including social, search, display & CTV Complete clear and comprehensive campaign briefs to ensure creative direction matches the strategy for any given campaign or asset. Ensure Brand values are adhered to and liaise with US for guidelines. Facilitate go-to-market plans - ensure all assets are ready to go for launch day and guiding stakeholders through the creative process. Working with the local markets to localise assets for both content and brand campaigns. Creative production and strategy of new campaigns for CTV partners. Assist the acquisition team in optimising subscriber growth on a number of platforms; website / landing page, app store etc. Experience & Skillset required: 2+ years in Marketing role with creative campaign delivery experience Acquisition expertise from a subscription or DTCI business preferable Basic experience of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator would be a plus. Experience working in a fast-paced media environment Ideally, experience of working in an international matrix organisation. Experience using Airtable a bonus. Hard work and social interaction make for a great work environment. This is a great team to join! Have you got what it takes? Get in touch.

VoD OTT Content Operations Coordinator / Content Fulfilment Hybrid UK | 12 Months A globally recognised Broadcast Media brand is searching for a Content Operations Coordinator / Content Fulfilment Coordinator to join their expanding team. This 12 month contract will suit someone with 2+ years experience in a similar role, who can commit to a full time Mon-Fri, 9am-5.30pm, hybrid working role (laptop provided.) The pay rate is up to £160p/d (minus PAYE, inside of IR35, paid via an Umbrella company) with an immediate start preferred (up to 1 month notice period considered.) You should have relevant experience of TV/Film/VoD content operations & fulfilling content delivery to multiple video platforms. What you'll do: Raise orders to commission the creation and delivery of multi-language media assets, recognising unique requirements for each while ensuring creative consistency and cost control Manage third-party vendor schedules Track projects/materials and ensure status is recorded using reporting tools Take ownership of stakeholder and partner delivery expectations Liaise with internal teams to ensure that localised assets are ordered and production schedules meet agreed delivery timelines Research multiple internal inventory systems to establish available elements and request asset movements as required Raise accurate and timely purchase/work orders, process vendor invoices and resolve invoice queries Action QC failures, rejections and recall notifications and update/replace materials as required Management of workflow and tasks to be undertaken within agreed SLA timelines Your background: Experience in TV Distribution/Post Production required Experience of File based and High Definition technology, New Media and electronic file delivery Experience of Mastering QC analysis and corrective recommendations an advantage Excellent project management skills and experience essential High level of computer literacy essential Good knowledge of SAP a great advantage Ideally educated to degree level or equivalent This is a great opportunity to add an iconic media brand to your CV, with a chance to continue your career with them. If you have the experience and skills, send me your CV ASAP for a potential chat.