Project Coordinator

Responsibilities 

• The Scheduling Analyst is an integral member of the Production team located within 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York. They will be responsible for labor analytics, including developing and managing reports that provide insight into production applied labor, including but not limited to News, Sports and Entertainment. In addition they will be responsible for forecasting staffing needs and the associated budget impact. 

The Scheduling Analyst will partner closely with the operations team to develop strategies to improve efficiency, create control plans and measure success through Key Productivity Indicators (KPI’s). 

• Demonstrate understanding of end-to-end scheduling process for NBC and MSNBC network.

 • Research and analyze diversified data to draw valid conclusions. Evaluate and implement new methods and techniques for operational improvement 

• Baseline of existing applied labor

• Forecasting scheduling needs/changes and the impact to the labor budget 

• Create reports for production operations on existing and forecasted labor utilization 

• Evaluation of existing scheduling tools and their impact to efficient scheduling 

• Development and reporting of KPI’s 

• Analyze data using web tools and other Company software and prepare recommendations and reports to drive high-impact process improvement efforts. 

• Assist managers and scheduling team in the identification, prioritization, coordination, support, and execution of high impact (immediate and long-term) improvement plans for sustainable cost savings. 

Qualifications/Requirements

 • 3+ years’ experience in a Scheduling/Business Relationship role interacting with all levels of management and stakeholders. 

• Proficiency with MS Excel for the specific need of developing detailed spreadsheets and reports 

• Proficient with other MS Office products: PowerPoint, Word, Outlook and Visio 

• Experience creating executive summary reporting, both in excel, presentations and verbally 

• Self-starter that demonstrates initiative and ability to work independently with little supervision 

• Must be able to work in New York area 

• Has in-depth experience, knowledge and skills in own discipline. Usually determines own work priorities 

• Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary. 

• Education Level: Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent 

 Years’ Experience: 

Requires 3-5 years related experience Desired Characteristics 

• Experience in US Media & Entertainment environment preferred 

• Experience in Studios, Control Rooms, Graphics, asset management systems and digital workflows for video and/or still assets 

• Exceptional technical, analytical, organization, research, and presentation skills 

• Ability to lead and present program information in face-to-face presentations to varied audiences; including executive management 

• Strong team-building and customer relations skills 

• Able to build and present PowerPoint presentations to effectively communicate a message in a short and clear manner 

• Must be analytical and process-oriented and able to apply structure to complex problems 

• Ability to multi-task manage multiple projects simultaneously and communicate effectively with all stakeholders 

• Experience with cable and media industry or integrated systems a plus 

• Interpreting and applying collective bargaining agreement(s), as appropriate

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.