TV Content/Advertisement Metadata Quality Assurance Specialist

(Long-term vacancy)

TV Advertisement Metadata Quality Assurance Specialist. This role is for 40 hours per week (including 2 hours on Saturday). The start of the position can be immediate.

About Kinetiq

Kinetiq is the World’s Largest Unified TV Intelligence Network with branches in Philadelphia, New York, London, Eindhoven, and Ahmedabad. Kinetiq offers companies and their brands the possibility to monitor their presence on television channels worldwide. Not only in paid advertisements but also on other occasions such as TV shows or the news, using watermarking, fingerprinting, spoken word, and logo detection. We also maintain a database of worldwide TV commercials and TV Promos, which is part of the foundation of our services. For the expansion and maintenance of this database, we are looking for new talent in our Eindhoven, Netherlands office.

About the role

In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy, consistency, and quality of metadata added to TV advertisements by our Metadata Specialists.

You will be part of our team in Eindhoven (the Netherlands). You will be responsible for adding, verifying, and correcting metadata of worldwide TV Commercials. Every week, we collect approximately 10,000 ads from the US, Great Britain, Germany, Canada, France and Australia. You will work closely with our TV Commercial Harvesting team in India. Next to maintaining the quality of our data, you will take the lead in defining and maintaining corrective procedures for quality increase.

You are available to work 40 hours per week including a maximum of 2 hours on Saturday. You reside in the Eindhoven area and possess a valid EU working permit.

Responsibilities:

1. Take ownership of our French and English language advertisement databases.
2. Quality Assurance Processes: Develop and implement QA processes and procedures to evaluate the accuracy and consistency of metadata added to TV advertisements/TV Content. Establish clear criteria and standards for QA evaluation.
3. Metadata Verification: Review metadata added to TV advertisements/TV Content to verify its accuracy and completeness. Compare metadata against source material and metadata guidelines to identify any discrepancies or errors.
4. Data Integrity Checks: Conduct thorough checks to ensure the integrity of metadata, including but not limited to brand names, product information, and categorization tags. Identify and correct any inconsistencies or inaccuracies.
5. Standard Compliance: Ensure that metadata adheres to established standards, guidelines, and best practices.
6. Feedback and Training: Provide constructive feedback and guidance to Metadata Specialists to improve the quality of their work. Offer training and support on metadata standards, QA procedures, and best practices as needed.
7. Collaboration: Collaborate closely with Metadata Specialists, Writers, and other team members to address QA findings and implement corrective actions. Participate in team meetings to discuss QA processes and findings.
8. Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to enhance QA processes, tools, and methodologies to improve efficiency and effectiveness. Propose and implement solutions to streamline QA workflows and ensure consistent quality.

Requirements:

1. Proficiency in the French and English language. Understanding one or more of the following languages is a plus: Spanish/German/Italian.
2. Your working and thinking level is aligned with a Bachelor's degree.
3. Previous experience in quality assurance, data validation, or metadata management is preferred.
4. Accurate, strong attention to detail and analytical skills, with the ability to identify inconsistencies and errors in metadata accurately.
5. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Ability to provide clear and constructive feedback to team members.
6. Proficiency in using digital tools, Microsoft Office.
7. Knowledge of advertising industry trends, television programming, and metadata standards is desirable.
8. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and collaborate effectively in a team environment.
9. Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
10. You are able to work from home for a certain amount of hours per week in a good working environment.
11. You are flexible and willing to work 2 hours from home on Saturday(s).

Join our team and play a critical role in ensuring the accuracy and quality of metadata added to TV advertisements. If you have a keen eye for detail and a passion for maintaining data integrity, we want to hear from you!

You will have the opportunity to:

1. Gain hands-on experience in an international office setting.
2. Enjoy the flexibility of working from home for the majority of your time.
3. Play an integral role in our continuous efforts to uphold data standardization.
4. Enhance your analytical capabilities.
5. Monitor television commercials from various global markets.
6. Work in the vibrant High-Tech Campus area, known as the smartest km2 in Europe.

Apply via: ruth.hutabarat@kinetiq.tv