Media Operations Specialist (Contract to Hire)

About this Role Quanta Services is seeking a Media Operations Specialist to join our Marketing team in Houston, Texas, reporting to the Creative Director. This role owns and optimizes Quanta's media library as an intelligence‑grade asset — ensuring that footage, photography, interviews, event content, and finished deliverables are findable, structured, and ready to feed production teams across Quanta and its operating companies. The Media Operations Specialist lives on the cutting edge of AI in media, evaluating new tools, integrating them into daily workflow, and using AI‑assisted prep work to tee up projects for editors so the team moves faster than the work demands. This is a contributing production team member, not a siloed specialist — the media library is the primary domain, but the role optimizes AI workflows that lift the whole team and steps into production and editing needs when the work calls for it. What You’ll Do Library & Platform Ownership Own Quanta's media library end to end — server, DAM, Vimeo, and adjacent stores — ensuring naming conventions, folder structure, taxonomy, and access controls are designed and consistently maintained; Treat the library as a living asset that continues to develop as the team and work grow; and Centralize media for internal stakeholders, contractors, and operating company teams to maximize the value of each file and support leadership goals across the organization. AI-Ready Metadata, Taxonomy & Media Sourcing Build and maintain the schemas, vocabularies, and tagging conventions that make the library searchable by humans and machines; Apply AI tools for transcription, scene detection, automated tagging, and retrieval so the library surfaces answers before stakeholders ask; and Own the team's AI media stack — evaluate, integrate, configure, and train the team on new tools as they emerge, and partner with the Creative Director on adoption decisions. Editorial Curation & Assistant Editing Watch footage with a story brain on — surface material with editorial value, build curated reels, and tee up content for future projects; Use AI tools to prep projects for editors, including transcribing interviews, building selects, generating rough cuts, and surfacing relevant archive footage; and Produce editor‑ready handoffs that multiply editor capacity, with the ability to edit directly as needed. Content & Capability Reels Keep Quanta's screens and capability reels current by sourcing, producing, and refreshing media for the first floor screen, fifth floor screen, job site footage, and conference and trade show string‑outs; and Actively identify new media to integrate across the Quanta library. Ingest, DIT & Quality Control Set the standards for ingest and DIT — checksums, format compliance, and metadata — and oversee shared execution with the production team; Provide occasional on‑set support for high‑stakes shoots; and Apply QC as a consistent habit throughout — naming, metadata, format, archival hygiene, and removal of safety‑flagged shots — catching issues upstream before they propagate. Workflow Documentation Codify ingest, organization, retrieval, and AI workflows into clear SOPs that Quanta and its operating company teams can rely on; and Perform additional duties and projects as assigned. What You’ll Bring Required Education and Experience 3 or more years of experience in digital asset management, media operations, or a closely related discipline; Demonstrated experience managing media libraries at scale across video, photo, and audio; Working knowledge of metadata schemas and controlled vocabulary design; Experience with DIT and ingest workflows; Working proficiency in editing tools including Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and DaVinci Resolve; Working editorial eye with the ability to identify story potential in raw footage and prepare content for downstream creative use; and Active interest in the AI media landscape with concrete examples of tools evaluated, adopted, or built into workflows. Preferred Education and Experience Background in story‑driven editing, brand storytelling, or documentary content curation preferred; Experience integrating DAM and asset systems with adjacent tools via API or automation preferred; Formal or self‑taught training in library science, archival studies, or information management a plus; and Exposure to energy infrastructure or trade‑industry media environments a plus. Licenses / Certifications Required: N/A Preferred: N/A Supervisory Responsibilities N/A Travel Requirements Travels: Yes Percent of time: Approximately 1‑3 trips per year for select major productions Overnight required: Yes Physical Demands Stationary Position: Frequently Pushing/Pulling/Reaching: Seldom Climb: Seldom Kneel: Seldom Grab: Seldom Bend: Seldom Lift/carry over: 25 LBS (equipment and production gear) Vision: Constantly Hearing: Frequently Working Conditions Wet or Humid: Seldom Working near or on moving mechanical parts: N/A Working near or on heavy machinery: N/A Working in high places: Seldom Exposed to fumes or airborne particles: Seldom Exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals: N/A Frequency of working in outdoor weather conditions: Seldom Work with Electricity: N/A Work with explosives: N/A Work on or near a source of radiation: N/A Loud noise conditions (above 87dB): Seldom Other Environmental Factors including weather conditions: On‑set work may take place in industrial or outdoor environments; PPE required as applicable Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity), age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and/or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. We prohibit all types of discrimination and are committed to providing access and equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities. For additional information or if reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application, interview, or hiring processes or to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact the Company’s Human Resources department. #J-18808-Ljbffr Quanta Services, Inc.