Video & Streaming Engineer (Part‑Time)

About the role

We are seeking a part‑time Video & Streaming Engineer to build the core video layer of a greenfield digital news platform for a major international news brand. The platform revolves around an always‑on livestream, automated broadcast clip ingestion, and a high‑performance player that must handle breaking‑news traffic spikes.

Key responsibilities

• Own end‑to‑end video, livestream, and player implementation across web and mobile.
• Integrate the chosen video platform and player with the broader content and delivery architecture.
• Implement adaptive bitrate streaming (HLS, DASH) and device‑aware playback.
• Support livestream workflows, including failover, resilience, and major‑event readiness testing.
• Develop clipping, transcoding, thumbnail, caption, and subtitle pipelines for broadcast ingest.
• Integrate video advertising (VAST, VPAID) and analytics, as well as playback telemetry and error handling.
• Conduct load testing, resilience validation, and performance tuning for high‑traffic scenarios.

Required profile

• Hands‑on experience with enterprise video platforms such as Brightcove, JW Player, Mux, THEOplayer, or similar.
• Strong understanding of adaptive bitrate streaming protocols (HLS, DASH) and device‑specific playback.
• Proven experience implementing livestream workflows in production environments.
• Familiarity with video processing concepts including clipping, transcoding, thumbnail generation, and caption/subtitle integration.
• Experience with video advertising standards (VAST, VPAID) and video analytics.
• Ability to implement playback telemetry, error detection, and fallback mechanisms.
• Experience supporting performance and resilience testing for high‑traffic video delivery.

Required skills

• Brightcove
• JW Player
• Mux
• THEOplayer
• HLS
• DASH
• Adaptive bitrate streaming
• Livestream workflow implementation
• Video clipping & transcoding
• Thumbnail generation
• Caption & subtitle integration
• VAST
• VPAID
• Video analytics
• Playback telemetry
• Performance & resilience testing