Promo Scheduling Assistant, FAST Channels (1-Year Contract)

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Blue Ant Media (TSX: BAMI) is an international streamer, production studio, advertising sales and rights-management business. The company operates a diverse portfolio of free streaming and pay TV channels internationally, including Love Nature, Cottage Life, Smithsonian Channel Canada, BBC Earth Canada, HauntTV, Homeful, and Love Pets, as well as the subscription streaming service MagellanTV. Its studio business produces and distributes a wide range of premium content across key genres for streaming and broadcast platforms worldwide. Blue Ant Media is headquartered in Toronto, with a presence in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Singapore, London, Washington, Sydney, Halifax, and Ottawa. blueantmedia.com⼁Instagram⼁LinkedIn

Our employees are passionate experts in all of our business areas. They are fanatical about creating outstanding content and experiences, and about delivering them on new and evolving platforms. We actively seek new employees who embody our core values. We want them to think big, act with purpose, celebrate creativity, do the right thing, respect one another, and succeed together. We attract creative talents who are optimistic about the evolving future of content and who take pride in recognizing opportunities where others see challenges. At Blue Ant Media, we give them the flexibility to think like entrepreneurs, take ownership of their projects, take risks, and embrace innovation in a rapidly evolving media landscape. Our team members excel at collaborating with internal and external partners by building trusting, respectful working relationships.

Promo Scheduling Assistant, FAST Channels (1 Year Contract)

If you’ve ever discovered a new show because the right promo appeared at just the right moment, this is one of the roles that helps make that happen.

We’re looking for a highly organized and detail-oriented Promo Scheduling Assistant to join our Creative team. You will support the day-to-day scheduling of the ad breaks on our FAST channels, helping manage promotional inventory, and ensuring completed logs are accurate and successfully delivered to our playout platforms.

This is a great opportunity for someone early in their media career who enjoys working with both content and detailed operational systems. In addition, you will learn how FAST channels are assembled and delivered while helping keep multiple channels, campaigns, and schedules moving smoothly.

This role will work closely with the Senior Promo Scheduling Coordinator and is a hybrid position requiring in-office attendance at our head office in Toronto for a minimum of three (3) days per week.

The anticipated salary for this role is $50,000 per year, with final compensation determined by experience and qualifications.

Core Responsibilities & Duties

• Support the Promo Scheduler with day-to-day promotional scheduling across assigned FAST channels.
• Help maintain promo inventory and ensure available promotional materials are accurately reflected in scheduling systems.
• Schedule promos and cross-promotional content based on Marketing’s campaign priorities.
• Support the preparation of commercial breaks, including filler placement, cue tones, and timing.
• Review schedules for accuracy, timing, and other requirements prior to delivery.
• Assist with delivering completed logs and schedules to playout platforms.
• Monitor validation results, flag errors, and help coordinate required corrections and re-delivery.
• Confirm successful schedule ingestion and escalate issues when needed.
• Maintain accurate information across scheduling and project management systems.
• Coordinate with Program Schedulers, Media Services, and other internal teams to gather information and resolve day-to-day scheduling issues.
• Manage multiple schedules, deadlines, and priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• The ability to manage multiple tasks, schedules, and deadlines at the same time.
• Strong communication and follow-up skills.
• A methodical approach to checking your work and identifying errors.
• Comfort working with detailed schedules, timing information, and data.
• Strong computer skills, particularly Microsoft Excel.
• The ability to learn new software and systems quickly.
• A collaborative approach and willingness to ask questions and escalate issues when needed.
• Post-secondary education in Media, Broadcast, Communications or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Previous experience in television, streaming, scheduling, or broadcast operations is an asset, but not required.
• An interest in television and streaming content.

At Blue Ant Media, we believe promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility. We can all contribute. As a global media company, we recognize our platform and opportunity to influence change and promote a more inclusive world. We know what we create, distribute, and produce is better with a diverse workforce. In recruiting for our teams, we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds (who are eligible to work in Canada) and welcome the unique contributions each person brings.

While we may use digital tools to support the efficiency of our recruitment process, we do not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to screen, assess or select candidates. Applications are personally reviewed by a member of the Talent Acquisition team or one of the hiring leaders, ensuring a fair and human-centered experience for all applicants.

If you have most of the qualifications listed in our posting, but are not sure whether to proceed with your application, we still encourage you to apply. We thank all candidates for their interest in Blue Ant Media and we will reach out to those candidates that are under consideration. If you are contacted for an interview and require an accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please email our Human Resources team at [email protected].