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Programming Coordinator, Fixed-Term Contract

Job ID 10137996 Location Madrid, Spain Business The Walt Disney Company (EMEA) Date posted Dec. 19, 2025
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Job Summary:

National Geography Wild is hiring a Programming Coordinator to support scheduling and media planning for the French‑speaking territories. You will collaborate daily with teams in Madrid and London to ensure accurate schedules, timely localizations, and smooth on‑air delivery across the region.

This is a fixed-term position for 6 months.
 

Key responsibilities:
• Manage National Geography Wild programming and media planning for French‑speaking territories, meeting monthly and daily deadlines.
• Screen upcoming programs and validate rights/availability; adjust the National Geography Wild PEU schedule to remove content without rights or localization for these markets.
• Enter monthly transmissions dates and maintain schedules in VPS and WON (What’s On).
• Compile original and localized synopses and titles and input them into the system.
• Remove premieres that are not yet localized for French‑speaking territories.
• Create and release monthly schedules and highlights; prepare programming presentations for internal and external stakeholders.
• Create and deliver daily playout logs (schedules/playlists) through WON.
• Approve promo campaigns in Mediator, ensuring on‑air elements and key messaging align with plan and the UK team’s promo.
• Provide transmission reports when required (as‑run, EPGs, promo rotations).
• Coordinate with operations, technical and regional teams (Transmission, Operations, Graphics, Creative Services) to ensure a smooth broadcast and delivery of the channel.
 

Skills and attributes:


• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to spot issues early and solve problems effectively.
• Clear, timely communication to ensure schedules meet department requirements and timings.

Experience and requirements
• Fluency in French (mandatory).
• Experience in programming and/or media planning/presentation scheduling.
• Knowledge of factual TV a plus.
• Experience with WON (What’s On), VPS and Mediator a plus.

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

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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 Iberia S.L, which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Company (EMEA).

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