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Programming & Scheduling Coordinator, Fixed-Term Contract

Job ID 10146138 Location Istanbul, Turkey Business The Walt Disney Company (EMEA) Date posted Apr. 28, 2026
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Job Summary:

About the Role & Team

Working closely with the Programming Lead, you’ll help ensure the FX channel—across linear and non-linear—stays fully aligned with our programming strategy, channel positioning, and the unified message agreed with Disney+ Programming and cross-functional teams. You’ll plan monthly grids, run day-to-day scheduling and ad-sales reservations, steer localization inputs (dubs/subs), and keep affiliates and internal partners informed with clear, timely updates that drive performance.

This role will require you to be working 4 days a week in our office and 1 day from home. 

You’ll join a team grounded in our Disney values — acting with Integrity, welcoming everyone through Inclusion, embracing boundless Creativity, working together through Collaboration and caring deeply for our Community. These values shape how we work and how we support one another every day.

What You Will Do

  • Turn the agreed strategy into clear channel plans, forecasts, and monthly schedules in the planning system (WON).

  • Manage programme and media codes in WON, ensuring all information is accurate and approved.

  • Support localization decisions (dubbing/subtitles) and share key title information with Operations and partners.

  • Prepare premiere and localization lists, and review budgets with the Lead and Regional Finance.

  • Communicate programming priorities through monthly updates, meetings, and planning presentations.

  • Create special schedules for sponsorship and advertising projects and support ad‑sales planning.

  • Act as a key point of contact for planning system updates and client service processes.

  • Deliver programme guide files (EPG) to partners, ensuring correct dates, metadata, and availability.

  • Coordinate advertising bookings and FX reservations with Sales and third‑party agencies, meeting all deadlines.

  • Plan promotions and cross‑channel campaigns, working closely with On‑Air and Marketing teams.

  • Ensure schedules and advertising space are used effectively and align with agreed formats and limits.

  • Monitor inventory, contracts, and performance data, recommending adjustments to maximise value and results.

  • Work closely with Compliance and Legal to ensure schedules meet all regulatory and internal standards.

Required Qualifications & Skills

  • 1–3+ years in TV programming/scheduling or channel operations, ideally with entertainment brands.

  • Hands-on experience with scheduling/ad-sales and planning tools (e.g., WON, Maestro, M360) and EPG creation.

  • Strong grasp of localization workflows (dubs/subs) and affiliate deliverables/metadata.

  • Analytical mindset with Excel/PowerPoint proficiency; able to turn performance data into actionable grid changes.

  • Clear written/verbal communication; fluent Turkish and professional English.

  • Excellent coordination, attention to detail, and deadline discipline; comfortable managing multiple stakeholders.

​Preferred

  • Familiarity with RTÜK requirements and internal broadcast standards.

  • Experience planning cross-promos and sponsorship integrations.

  • Exposure to non-linear (OTT/catch-up) planning and affiliate operations.
     

​The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided the necessary accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive all benefits of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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About The Walt Disney Company (EMEA):

Disney EMEA aims to drive growth, innovation and brand affinity across an extremely diverse collection of countries with a team of over 6,000 employees operating in 59 markets with offices in 29 countries.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with TWDC Turkey, which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Company (EMEA).

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