Broadcast Planning & Production Strategy

Location:

United Kingdom

Salary:

Competitive

Type:

Permanent

Main Industry:

Search Engineering Jobs

Other Industries & Skills:

Information Technology

Advertiser:

the NBA

Job ID:

131488115

Posted On:

08 January 2025

WORK OPTION: 4 days/week in the New York, NY office

The NBA is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace.  To safeguard our employees and their families, our visitors, and the broader community from COVID-19, and in consideration of recommendations from health authorities and the NBA’s own advisors, any individual working onsite in our New York and New Jersey offices must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The NBA will discuss accommodations for individuals who cannot be vaccinated due to a medical reason or sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance.

Essential Functions and Job/Position Summary:
This position requires a person who has a strong knowledge of the live content life cycle from capture to distribution. The ideal candidate will be able to aggregate and analyze information in order present a recommendation and if needed execute the vision. The position will work across multiple internal and external stakeholders to generate solutions for local production and distribution. The ideal candidate must be able to translate technical specifications and needs between engineering, production and executive leadership that may not be familiar with production. 

Major Responsibilities:

-Serves as a key resource for local production and operations personnel to strategize on deployment of available resource and management
-Work with Broadcast Operations and Engineering on resource allocation to properly support team and league initiatives
-Create material and documentation for proposed production workflows 
-Maintain relationships with strategic vendors that can aid and enhance local production efforts
-Coordinate meetings and serve as an intermediary between production, technical and senior leadership. 
-Provide risk assessment and cost benefit analysis on proposed production plans and technical solutions
-Assist with negotiations or provide guidance for production services as needed
 

Required Education/Professional Experience:

-4 – 8 years of experience working as part of a live sports production crew in an above the line, below the line or support capacity
 

Required Skills/Knowledge Attributes:

-Strong understanding of roles and responsibility in a live sports production (both remote and studio background preferred)
-Thorough knowledge and relationships with domestic broadcast vendors (i.e. mobile units, crewing, rental houses, etc.)
-Working knowledge of satellite/fiber/streaming protocols
-Strong understanding of end-to-end signal flow from capture to distribution for cable, over-the-air and direct-to-consumer workflows
-Superior communication, analytical, design, planning and management skills.
-Understanding of live sports production budgets 
-Experience using project management tools such as JIRA and Confluence
-Quick learner and detail oriented: critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills
-Must be able to disseminate information both verbally and in writing to production, technical and executive leadership
-Upholds a professional appearance and demeanor that reflects the role’s status as an ambassador and liaison between a wide variety of entities across the NBA ecosystem
-Assist in budget creation

Salary Range: $125,000 – #

Job Posting Title: Senior Manager

We Consider Applicants For All Positions On The Basis Of Merit, Qualifications And Business Needs, And Without Regard To Race, Color, National Origin, Religion, Sex, Gender Identity, Age, Disability, Alienage Or Citizenship Status, Ancestry, Marital Status, Creed, Genetic Predisposition Or Carrier Status, Sexual Orientation, Veteran Status, Familial Status, Status As A Victim Of Domestic Violence Or Any Other Status Or Characteristic Protected By Applicable Federal, State, Or Local Law.

 

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