IFEC Content Scheduling Specialist | Product Development and Design

General Information

Ref # 2600007T

Location: Qatar-Doha

Job family: Corporate & Commercial

Closing Date: 2026-07-31

Description

About the role

This role plays a key part in shaping the onboard entertainment experience for millions of Qatar Airways passengers worldwide. It leads the curation, scheduling, and day‑to‑day operational management of content across inflight entertainment (IFE), Live TV, Video‑on‑Demand (VOD), and related digital platforms.

By ensuring content libraries are accurately programmed, refreshed, and delivered in line with aircraft content cycles and audience insights, the role brings engaging, culturally diverse stories to life at 35,000 feet. Working closely with global content partners, internal operational teams, and technology providers, the position helps create a world‑class entertainment offering that reflects Qatar Airways’ premium brand promise and elevates the passenger journey at every touchpoint.

As part of your role, your responsibilities will be inclusive of, but are not limited to the following:

• Ensure seamless availability of inflight entertainment content, measured by on-time deployment and schedule accuracy, by building and managing content schedules across VOD libraries, Live TV channels, and IFE entertainment cycles.
• Increase passenger engagement across audience segments, measured by content consumption trends, by curating playlists and programming across genres, regions, and demographics including movies, TV series, kids, sports, and regional content.
• Improve content discoverability and engagement, measured by browse-to-play and completion rates, by curating themevvvd collections, featured playlists, and bundled content experiences.
• Support editorial and thematic storytelling, measured by alignment with programming themes, by creating curated content bundles connected to seasonal or narrative-based experiences.
• Ensure licensing and regulatory compliance, measured by zero compliance breaches, by enforcing territory restrictions, content rights limitations, and regulatory requirements.

Be part of an extraordinary story

Your skills. Your imagination. Your ambition. Here, there are no boundaries to your potential and the impact you can make. You’ll find infinite opportunities to grow and work on the biggest, most rewarding challenges that will build your skills and experience. You have the chance to be a part of our future and build the life you want while being part of an international community.

Our best is here and still to come. To us, impossible is only a challenge. Join us as we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.

Together, everything is possible.

Qualification

About You

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with minimum 5 years of job-related experience.
• Strong experience in broadcast programming, OTT content scheduling, or IFE entertainment planning.
• Demonstrated ability to curate content libraries, playlists, and programming schedules across multiple platforms.
• Proven experience in broadcast programming, OTT content scheduling, or inflight entertainment (IFE) planning.
• Demonstrated ability to curate, schedule, and manage content libraries and playlists across multiple platforms.
• Strong knowledge of metadata management, cataloguing systems, and content classification frameworks.
• Experience managing large digital content libraries, multi‑platform pipelines, and complex scheduling and refresh cycles.
• Strong editorial judgement with the ability to coordinate effectively with content providers, distributors, and internal operational teams across global markets.

Preferred Exposure

• Experience with airline inflight entertainment (IFE), Content Service Providers (CSPs), OTT platforms, or digital media programming environments.
• Familiarity with content scheduling tools, media asset management systems, catalogue platforms, and content performance analytics.
• Understanding of global entertainment markets, multicultural programming strategies, and content licensing, rights, and territory restrictions.

About Qatar Airways Group

Our story started with four aircraft. Today, we deliver excellence across 12 different businesses coming together as one. We’ve grown fast, broken records and set trends that others follow. We don’t slow down by the fear of failure. Instead, we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.

So, whether you’re creating a unique experience for our customers or innovating behind the scenes, every person contributes to our proud story. A story of spectacular growth and determination. Now is the time to bring your best ideas and passion to a place where your ambition will know no boundaries and be part of a truly global community.

How To Apply

If you’re ready to join a progressive team and have a challenging and rewarding career, then apply now by uploading your CV and completing our quick application form.

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