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Scott Morson

Sydney

Summary

Presentation Supervisor at Foxtel Television with a proven track record in training and team collaboration. Expert in iTX and Louth (ADC) systems and adept at multitasking during live events. Recognized for attention to detail and adaptability, ensuring seamless operations and effective communication across shifts. Committed to enhancing team performance and operational efficiency.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience

Work History

Presentation Supervisor

Foxtel Television
10.1999 - 04.2025
  • Supervise and help Presentation Co-ordinations with any issue be is in a LIVE event or any issue they may have on a daily basis.
  • Keep Management across all issue that occur over a shift be it in or out of business hours as as we are a 24/7 department, with a phone call or Teams/Slack message, depending on the scale of the issue but most importantly so Management can follow up when back on shift.
  • Switching LIVE events, On Harris (ADC) to HD, Venues (PUBS and Clubs) and UHD, this could be 3 separate list gang rolled.
  • Training new staff plus existing staff, while keeping myself up to date with changes.
  • ScheduleAll, Vimond and Elemental for Kayo streaming.
  • Updating Confluence documents and how to sheets.
  • 1999- 2025 Foxtel - Fox Sports
  • 1999-2001 Foxtel Library, Bar-coding programs, cross checking programs, data entry of programs into the library system and loading Flexi carts/ cross checking with Presentation to confirm correct so channels air without issue.
  • 2001-2004 Foxtel Cache, Bar-coding paid commercials and promo spots, ingesting the spots and watching all back on Louth (ADC), the same system that Presentation used for on-air playout.
  • 2004-2005 Presentation Assistant. Trained and learned to be a Presentation Master.
  • 2005 Promoted to Presentation Master.
  • 2004 - 2007 Switching from Analog to Digital.

As well as Presentation Master at Foxtel I was also involved in:

  • Part of a 4 Pres Master team looking after Disaster Recovery, we then trained this out to be a job all co-ords can do.
  • 2006 Part of the team moving Foxtel Presentation from Pyrmont to North Ryde.
  • At North Ryde, before Kayo we would do VOD shifts to allow customers to download 30/40 sports a weekend.
  • While being a Master in Pres I Freelanced in the Active Room. This was while the Red Button/4 screen was active for customers.

I was part of the French Open, Wimbledon, U.S Open and F1 multi screen coverage.

I also got to be in charge of the 4 screen EPL coverage.

I was part of the Active team that put out the Australian Cricket World Cup in 2015.

  • Multiple live events switched on Fox8, Arena, Channel V, Max, Country Music, Main Event, MTV and more.
  • Taken out of regular shifts to be part of a 4 Master team to path test then move Foxtels 40 channels from Louth (ADC) to iTX.
  • First to do Live broadcast on the new iTX system to customers.
  • 2018 4K launched in Presentation.
  • 2021 - Foxtel and Fox Sports wanting to merge both Presentation staff, I was the co-ord that went to Fox Sports as a Supervisor for 6 months while covid was an issue.
  • 2022 - After training at Fox Sports for 6 months, I was taken out of the roster to set up the iTX Foxtel/Binge channels at Artarmon, working with 3 members of Engineering to path test and successfully complete the move within the project required time.
  • At completion of Foxtel Presentation moving to Fox Sports playout, moved back to playout as a Presentation Supervisor.
  • 2024 Training and completing solo shifts in Kayo.

Storekeeper

UNASCO (Union Rubber and Engineering)
04.1993 - 10.1999
  • Store Man:
  • Packing walls for Mines in North Queensland.
  • Building the Mining wall in a test tunnel, so it can be blown-up, to make sure it is safe for the Mines in North Queensland.
  • Travel to North Queensland to train the Miners on Day/Afternoon and Night shift how to build/ optimize air flow.

Education

High School Diploma -

Endeavour High School
Sydney, NSW
12.1992

Skills

  • Working as a team
  • Training
  • Attention to detail
  • Multitasking
  • Adapting to change
  • Risk Management

Timeline

Presentation Supervisor

Foxtel Television
10.1999 - 04.2025

Storekeeper

UNASCO (Union Rubber and Engineering)
04.1993 - 10.1999

High School Diploma -

Endeavour High School
Scott Morson