Operations Coordinator

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Blue Ant Media is an international streamer, production studio and rights business. The company's studio creates and distributes a premium slate of programming, in all content genres, for streaming and broadcasting platforms around the world. Blue Ant also operates free streaming and pay TV channels under several media brands internationally, including Love Nature, Cottage Life, Smithsonian Channel Canada, BBC Earth Canada, HauntTV, Homeful, Total Crime, Declassified and Love Pets. Blue Ant is headquartered in Toronto, with operations in Los Angeles, New York, Singapore, London, Washington, Sydney, Halifax and Ottawa. 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.

Operations Coordinator

Blue Ant Media is looking for an experienced self-starter to join their Technology department as an Operations Coordinator , reporting to the Director, I.T. and Program Management.

This role is a hybrid position requiring in-office attendance at our head office in Toronto for a minimum of three (3) days per week.

Salary Range - $50,000 - $55,000

Core Responsibilities & Duties

• Manage technology department budgets (i.e., I.T., Media Services and Master Control)
• Process technology department purchase orders/invoices and expense reports in NetSuite, including license renewals and credit card statements (i.e., frequency can be daily, bi-weekly, monthly)
• Process monthly internal invoices in NetSuite and follow-up with stakeholders as required.
• Track month-to-month department operational expenses and capital expenses
• Liaise with finance on budget forecasting
• Track amortization of licenses over multiple fiscal years
• Manage corporate cell phone plan, SaaS and internal software licensing
• Facilitate and be the point of contact with 3rd party technology vendors, from creating purchase orders, receiving invoices to ensuring full payment
• Providing comprehensive administrative support to the technology team, including travel coordination, expense management, and general operational assistance
• Other special projects to support the department as needed

• Minimum 2 years of administrative finance or technology related experience
• Proficient in Microsoft 365, including Word and Excel (i.e., intermediate level; formulas and custom formatting)
• Good financial understanding (budgets, P&L, POs, invoices, forecasting)
  • Comfortable handling budgets over $1 million
• Experience with NetSuite preferred
• Experience with handling budgets, tracking expenses, etc. is an asset
• Must have initiative and organizational skills
• Excellent project management and organizational skills; adept at applying new knowledge and learning to create and improve processes
• Willingness to work effectively both independently and on a team
• Effective communication skills both oral and written
• Ability to multi-task a variety of functions while maintaining a high degree of accuracy

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 or all applicants.