Career Path Of A Title Metadata Analyst At NBCUniversal

I started my education at community college, Mount Sac. After that, I transferred to Cal Poly Pomona. There, I got my first internship with Universal Mastering Studios. My major was music industry studies.

I didn't know exactly what I wanted to do then, but I knew I wanted to work somewhere in the entertainment industry. I got my first internship with Universal Mastering Studios, under the brand Universal Music Group. There, I did administration, some filing and organizing their CD library, and quality control for their music projects.

It was a good experience, but unfortunately, it wasn't the kind of internship that would lead to a job. The music industry is dying. My supervisor said he would hire me if he could, but they just didn't have the positions. He was happy to give me a recommendation.

I continued looking for internships and volunteer work elsewhere. I graduated in 2013, but as I mentioned, the music industry wasn't what it used to be. The economy fell in 2008, and this was 2013. Things weren't getting better economically.

My classmates and I had the same problem. We graduated but didn't have any entry-level jobs anywhere. After I graduated, I regretted not doing enough internships, so I decided to go to grad school.

I went to Cal State LA. Instead of the music industry, I majored in communications and media studies. I wanted to broaden my options, maybe work in television or radio. During my time at Cal State LA, I did some more studio internships and volunteered for a local studio in West Covina.

I stayed at the West Covina studio for about two years. It wasn't a typical three-month internship. The owner was a nice lady willing to give me all the experience I could get until I found my first full-time job. From there, I was applying to major labels like NBC, Paramount, and Fox.

They all said the same thing: they wanted a minimum of five years' experience for an entry-level position, which is ridiculous. There's no such thing as a graduate with 10 or 15 years of experience.

I applied for a company called Global Eagle Entertainment, an in-flight entertainment company. You know how you watch movies on an airplane? They worked with studios, taking movies and getting them ready for flights.

Actually, the first thing I did was reach out to a recruiter. He told me about a job opening for a metadata coordinator. Funny thing, I didn't really know what metadata was then. But I was a graduate who needed a foot in the door somewhere. So, I applied.

I got my job with Global Eagle Entertainment. I worked there for about two and a half years, and then COVID happened. The company was eventually bought out by another company and changed its name to Avu, and then they had layoffs. My coworkers and I were let go.

After that, I did a temp job with Zoo Digital, where I worked with Disney. I was a data entry assistant. After that, I applied for NBC Universal. My boss liked the experience I had with Global Eagle Entertainment. And now, I'm at NBC Universal.