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Master Control Operator Jobs in Toronto, Canada at Blue Ant Media
Position: Master Control Operator (6-Month Contract)
Master Control Operator (6-Month Contract)
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Posted Monday, March 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM
TELLING CAPTIVATIVE 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, Haunt
TV, Homeful, and Love Pets, as well as the subscription streaming service Magellan
TV. 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. ⼁ Instagram ⼁ Linked In
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.
Master Control Operator (6-Month Contract)
Blue Ant Media Inc. is currently looking for a Master Control Operator. This position will be responsible for data integrity and on‑air quality across all brands.
Core Responsibilities & Duties
- Continuous monitoring of audio, video, captioning, graphics, and descriptive video on both domestic and international feeds
- Troubleshoot and respond to third party clients, BDUs on outages
- Manage Automation Playlists – Import and modify traffic log content of both domestic and international feeds
- Ensure programming, promotional & commercial content are consistent with scheduling
- Downloading of commercial content as per traffic instructions
- Ingest, Marker/Trim, and general QC of content
- Perform any live system switches as required;
Department On‑Air Discrepancy reporting and follow‑up - Perform Quality Control for on‑air programming to ensure it is acceptable for air
- Work cross‑functionally with various departments to ensure all teams interface efficiently
- Ability to work all shifts including weekends, overnights and holidays
Qualifications
- Knowledge of Broadcast Centre Signal Flow
- Technical or Operational knowledge of the following systems preferred, but not limited to:
- FTP, Filezilla and web portal transfers and management
- Google Workspace (i.e., Gmail, Google Drive, Google Sheets etc.)
- Familiarity with multiple aspect ratios and UHD technology
- Ability to troubleshoot efficiently and meet tight deadlines
- Good communication skills and strong technical vocabulary
- Responsibility for and “ownership” of on‑air look and feel through data integrity, troubleshooting and problem‑solving abilities
- Self‑starter that demonstrates initiative and ability to work both independently and as a member of a core broadcast team.
- Post‑secondary education in a television/broadcast media‑related discipline is an asset
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…
Title: Master Control Operator
Company: Blue Ant Media
Location: Toronto, Canada
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