WORK OPTION: 4 days/week in the Secaucus, NJ office

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Position Summary

Manages the broadcast operations required in the execution of the day-to-day acquisition, production and delivery of the NBA’s local broadcasts
Work with the various departments at the NBA in the support of broadcast initiatives including Broadcast Engineering, Production, Broadcasting, Basketball Operations, and Events
Work directly with Broadcast Operations in execution of the day-to-day to ensure flawless, and seamless productions / broadcasts

Major Responsibilities:

Responsible for the scheduling, logistics, coordination, and communication supporting local game productions produced by the NBA.
Manage day to day interaction with vendors providing master control services, production services, and transmission services in operational support of local game productions.
Develop processes and workflows surrounding daily operations.
Manage the booking of crews, facilities and transmission for NBA production needs.
Support usage of HSAN including Back Haul Services & Point to Point requests.
Create broadcast & logistical schedules for use by internal and external stakeholders
Work with Broadcast Engineering to streamline workflows and create operational efficiencies.
Build out and lead local operations team.
Collaborate with NBA teams and vendors to ensure successful production and delivery of broadcasts.
Manage budgets and guide production on costs.
On occasion lead remote broadcast operations.

Required Skills/Knowledge:

Lead and develop processes and workflows surrounding daily operations
Create and manage operational efficiencies to streamline workflows in collaboration with Broadcast Engineering
Build out and lead local operations teams
Responsible for the scheduling, logistics, coordination, and communication supporting local game productions produced by the NBA
Manage day-to-day interaction with vendors providing master control services, production services, and transmission services in operational support of local game productions
Drive the reinvention of processes and workflows, introduce new tools and methodologies surrounding daily operations
Manage the booking of crews, facilities and transmission for NBA production needs
Support usage of HSAN including Back Haul Services & Point-to-Point requests
Create broadcast & logistical schedules for use by internal and external stakeholders
Collaborate with NBA teams and vendors to ensure successful production and delivery of broadcasts
Manage budgets and guide production on costs
On occasion lead remote broadcast operations
Build and maintain working relationships with operational counterparts at NBA teams, broadcast partners, and transmission service providers
Create and define metrics for evaluating performance, quality of work, and customer satisfaction; coach and mentor teams focusing on continuous improvement as a goal
Work with Engineering to identify new technology and operational efficiencies
Collaborate with both internal and external departments and vendors
Communicate with and provide regular updates to senior leadership

Experience Needed:

8-10 years experience in broadcast operations, production or related fields.

Educational Background Required:

Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Broadcasting, Technology or other related studies.

Salary Range: [[$160,000 - $195,000]]

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About the NBA
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a global sports and media organization with the mission to inspire and connect people everywhere through the power of basketball.  Built around five professional sports leagues:  the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League and Basketball Africa League, the NBA has established a major international presence with games and programming available in 215 countries and territories in more than 50 languages, and merchandise for sale in more than 200 countries and territories on all seven continents.  NBA rosters at the start of the 2021-22 season featured a record 121 international players from 40 countries.  NBA Digital’s assets include NBA TV, NBA.com, the NBA App and NBA League Pass.  The NBA has created one of the largest social media communities in the world, with 2.1 billion likes and followers globally across all league, team, and player platforms.  Through NBA Cares, the league addresses important social issues by working with internationally recognized youth-serving organizations that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes.

Broadcast Operations - Local Game Production