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BI’s series, interviews, and news videos are now distributed across platforms such as Samsung, Vizio, Xumo, Amazon Fire, and other forthcoming O&O FAST channels/apps globally. \nThis is a key platform relationship operator who owns how our channels perform and evolve from an audience and revenue perspective. This role is for someone who is detail-oriented, deadline driven, and has a “roll-up-you-sleeves” team player mentality. This role reports to our Head of Video Operations. \nThis position is based at our headquarters in NYC, with an in-office expectation of three days per week.\nThe ideal candidate has\nProven experience with FAST scheduling at a previous digital video production and/or media company or FAST employer using audience, schedule, and content-performance data to optimize programming strategy, tune-in, session length, and retention.\nHands-on experience with FAST playout, scheduling, and content-management systems; familiarity with vendors such as Amagi and Zype strongly preferred.\nUnderstanding of how programming decisions affect audience growth, ad inventory, monetization, and platform performance.\nExperience working with FAST distribution platforms and YouTube.\nEagerness to partner with production, editorial, marketing, sales/ad sales, distribution, product, and operations teams.\nMinimum 4-5 years of Program Scheduling, Playlist Management, Media Planning, Promo Scheduling, or similar experience.\nOperational command of CMS, playout, rights/windowing, delivery, and platform requirements for core streaming systems and vendors, including Amagi, and Zype.\nSelf-starter, resourceful, adaptable, and able to work well under pressure and on multiple projects at the same time.\nKey responsibilities\nOwn the day-to-day programming strategy and schedule optimization for FAST channels - including Samsung, Vizio, Xumo, Amazon Fire, and others - using viewing, retention, daypart, and content-performance data to improve hours watched and repeat viewing. Ensure delivery specs, metadata and search/discovery. \nAccurately schedule content playlists, maintain program calendars, oversee playout: in short, manage all program data such as metadata, versions, episode records, and other scheduling inputs. \nCommunicate programming priorities, coordinate promotional opportunities and stunt programming, advocate for channel visibility, support channel discovery and ensure strong working relationships with our distribution outlets. \nPartner with Editorial and Production on content availability and packaging to ensure the programming pipeline supports channel needs and platform priorities. \nManage the video calendar to ensure on-time content delivery each week that is rights- and legally compliant, packaged expertly with all appropriate versioning.\nWork with Sales and Ad Operations to ensure scheduling and programming decisions support advertising commitments, sponsorship integrations, and inventory strategy\nParticipate in the evaluation and implementation of AI and software- assisted workflows and systems to build efficiency, effectiveness and scale.\nHelp review formats and recommend revisions as needed to support business objectives.\nSalary & Benefits\nSalary range: $95,000 - $100,000 (dependent on skills, experience, and competencies)\nUnlimited PTO, 10 paid holidays, and 16 weeks of parental leave\nComprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans\nMatched and vested 401k plan\nAccess to resources for financial planning guidance, family planning services, mental health resources and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)\nAdditional benefits include commuter benefits, phone reimbursement, gym membership discounts, and more \nBusiness Insider is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and, when making employment decisions, does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, age, nationality or national origin, religion, disability, familial status, and military or veteran status. We encourage members of traditionally underrepresented groups to apply.\nBusiness Insider is a subsidiary of Axel Springer SE, a family-owned transatlantic media company headquartered in Berlin and New York. Axel Springer is dedicated to shaping the future of journalism in the free world, believing that a free and informed society is essential to democracy. The company’s guiding principles - first articulated as The Essentials by founder Axel Springer in the aftermath of World War II - remain a cornerstone of the company’s foundation today. Learn more about Axel Springer.\nAre you passionate about this opportunity, but worried that you don’t have 100% of the experience we’re looking for? We still want to hear from you! 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