Streaming Media Specialist

This is a Full Time Job

WWE is looking for a Streaming Media Specialist to work in the WWE Interactive Technology team. The position will report to the Manager of Multimedia Operations responsible for all online videos across all digital platforms and development of media applications. The candidate will work alongside other members of the technology team to also support content publishing workflows, multimedia application development, and delivery & distribution of video in different formats to various platforms.

Responsibilities:
* Support existing systems and workflows for video delivery to domestic and international partners while also looking for areas of improvement and efficiencies
* Help develop and support video encoding solutions for mass scale and multi-platform support
* Support Live video events for both free and premium digital products
* Support WWE internal digital and multimedia solutions including webcasts, audio casts, Intranet, and Extranet (B2B) events
* Work with and integrate with 3rd party technologies including CDN, video player technologies, DRM & security, and analytics
* Be available to work off hours to meet project deadlines and deployment
schedules
* Be on-call on a rotation basis to support live events and after hour support calls

Qualifications:

* 4 years of professional work experience in a digital multimedia field with
expertise in streaming media technologies
* Strong experience with video compression, formatting solutions, and encoding and transcoding practices
* Experience with different video standards as well as transport and container formats
* Experience with DRM technologies including PlayReady and Fairplay
* Experience with different player technologies (Brightcove, OSMF, JWPlayer, OVP) Flash and HTML5
* Good understanding of Metadata, XML, and other structured data standards

Skills:

* Proficient in Unix/Linux, Windows, and MAC operating systems
* Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills
* Excellent attention to detail and a high-level of accountability
* Must be a self-starter and able to work independently on projects
* Programming/development experience a plus (LAMP)