Lex Easton

Experience

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  WRN Broadcast

  Nov 2009 - Feb 2010

  General Assistant

  This role initially required covering reception and basic admin whilst becoming familiar with the company. This soon encompassed training in the new Ingest department, and developed into a technical operator role.

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  Babcock Media Services is now part of Encompass Digital Media

  Feb 2010 - Sept 2010

  Ingest Operator

  I was responsible for the ingest of TV content for playout on our on-demand platforms, including tapeless workflow, transcoding and library maintenance.

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  WRN Broadcast

  Sept 2010 - Mar 2012

  Transmission Controller

  Responsible for close monitoring of international radio and TV playout/pass through services during a 12 hour day/night shift working to tight scheduled deadlines using the Pharos Mediator 4 media management suite.

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  Sky

  Apr 2017 - now

  Worked in the Content, Technology & Innovation PMO supporting the Content, Broadcast and Platforms department primarily focusing on financial reporting, resource management & process developmentExperienced in utilising Clarity as a planning and financial tool for CAPEX portfolio reportingSupported project teams with their reporting in Clarity – focusing on improving financial forecasts, tracking risks/issues, succinct status reports and updated milestones to build portfolio reports to share with senior stakeholders. Holding regular ‘drop in sessions’ with teams has been successful in sharing of knowledgeManaged and owned Tableau dashboards to ensure information is updated and highlight any important differences to relevant stakeholdersDeveloped a work intake process for the Service Delivery & Management team to improve and track visibility of new work that come through from estimates to delivery with a view to use Smartsheet to track new workDeveloped a Strategy & Planning Sharepoint site for wider audience visibility of process & ways of working Show less Worked in the Global OTT Change Delivery Team to manage the project delivery process across multiple territories to ensure alignment and efficient collaboration. This included supporting new big initiatives to improve ways of working and collaboration between teams.Managed project status reporting cycle in Clarity and worked with Project Managers to compile this regularlySupported the Ideas (work intake) process by ensuring Confluence was kept updated with the relevant information (Ideas Papers). Lead Product Director meetings for key decisions on these new pieces of work. Created, owned and developed a dynamic Sharepoint site for use by wider team and business to access information easilyMaintained and owned key governance and reporting documentation ensuring updated accuracy Raised and receipted external purchase orders in Ariba Show less

  • PMO Manager - Sky Protect

    Sept 2023 - now

  • PMO Analyst

    Jan 2021 - Aug 2023

  • PMO Administrator

    Apr 2020 - Jan 2021

  • Project Manager (secondment) at NOW TV

    Dec 2018 - Apr 2020

  • Playout Controller

    Mar 2012 - Dec 2018

  • Sabbatical

    Apr 2017 - Oct 2017