Took active part in the launching of fully automated software AVECO ASTRA in Geo TV Network Worked on Playbox (Airbox) , Vidi Dv/ CanDV and Matrox Infonet (Audience.tv). Worked outstation (Dubai-UAE) for Geo TV for more than 2 years. Experience in various fields of broadcast such as Transmission , Creative, and Technical. Technically sound related to MCR, Routing, Switching, On-air GFX, Emergency Backup. Major experience of News environment. Managed international live transmissions such as T20 world cup, Special Election transmission, Earthquake victim transmission, Cricket World Cup 2007, Ramadan Kareem transmissions. Excellent command in English , cleared IELTS with a 7.5 BAND
Technical
• Managing Daily Cue sheet / Scheduling sheets, Commercial Transmission Schedule) and Weekly Fixed Point Chart.
• Schedule advertising spots in accordance with contracted terms and promotional materials.
• Maintaining Daily Press note and Ingesting Records
• Updating of program and promo library on Daily Basis.
• Preparing Daily and Monthly Reports for total commercial airing.
• Preparing Reports of Commercials and Programs Deviation.
• Co-ordination with Program Producers and News Bureau.
• Looking after Transmission
Administrative
• Team lead / Shift In charge: Lead the team for smooth execution of operations in 6 channel based mcr.
• Making sure everyone in the MCR is performing up to the mark in his shift and supporting them in administrative matters
• Coordination with different departments for the smooth execution of transmission plan.
• Keeping record of all Promos, IDS, and on Screen Promotions.
Photography of Events
Technical
• Managing Daily Cue sheet/Scheduling sheet.
• Managing Daily CTS ( Commercial Transmission Schedule) and Weekly Fixed Point Chart
• Schedule advertising spots in accordance with contracted terms
• Schedule promotional materials
• Maintaining Daily Press note and Ingesting Records
• Updating of program and promo library on Daily Basis.
• Preparing Daily and Monthly Reports for total commercial airing
• Preparing Reports of Commercials and Programs Deviation.
• Co-ordination with Program Producers and News Bureau.
• Keeping record of all Promos, IDS, and on Screen Promotions.
• Giving detailed information to transmission for new changes in Cue Sheets.
• Ensuring that Cue Sheet should be strictly followed.
• Maintaining logs of all deviation that occurs on daily basis.
Administrative
• External and internal correspondence with stakeholders.
• Record keeping.
• Information management.
• Presentation making and email drafting.
• Proficient in the use of MS office.
• Looked after some of the HR issues.
• Responsible for managing transmission of international / local beams.
• Making Schedules and cross checking them before airing.
• Calculating and managing of timeslots in case of News Alerts, Breaking News between routine transmissions or in News Bulletins.
• Placement of on air promotions, commercial breaks, Ids, clocks and brandings.
• Making sure that the program should not exceed more then the allotted time without any special instructions.
• Checking audio and video quality of programs, commercials and promotional material before airing.
• Coordination of work from different city studios for live Programming and events.
• Coordination with different departments like news desk, sports desk, archive, technical for the smooth airing of LIVE or recorded broadcast.
• Managing Web-Monitoring sheet day by day for deviations of commercials and programs.
• Monitoring and routing different feeds needed to go on –air as Live
• Good knowledge of IRDs, Feeds and Emergency Backup switching
• Working closely with NLEs, VizRT operators for the availability of on air material such as branding and commercials.
• Daily reporting to the Head of the department for the better execution of transmission process
• Worked as transmission operator of the channel.
• Managed local transmission
• Coordination with different departments for smooth flow of transmission.
• Prepared news playlist at bulletin specified time by following rundowns on octopus.
• Prepared complete schedules of programs with its commercial breaks, ids and top hour clocks.
• Building the skeleton presentation schedule for the next shift.
• Co-ordination with Bangkok office (main servers) in case of emergency situations
Recorded / Directed Road shows for pvt co.
• Controlling of all data base of Karachi stock exchange to display it on air via audience.tv
• Creating scrolls, name - bands, play-out screens.
• Working with Corel to design templates for audience.tv
• Getting images of all the guests that are lined up on phone for the days programming, to air it with the name band.
• Displaying of branded stock templates at designated times.
• Co-ordination with transmission Op for hiding / revealing the tickers.