TELLING CAPTIVATING STORIES TO AUDIENCES EVERYWHERE 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.
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 Qualifications and Experience • 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.
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 hr@blueantmedia.com.
