Broadcast Planning & Production Strategy Job at NBA, Secaucus, NJ

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  • NBA
  • Secaucus, NJ

Job Description

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

 

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 214 countries and territories in 60 languages, and merchandise for sale in more than 200 countries and territories on all seven continents.  NBA rosters at the start of the 2023-24 season featured a record 125 international players from 40 countries and territories.  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 more than 2.3 billion likes and followers globally across all leagues, team and player platforms.  NBA Cares, the NBA’s global social responsibility platform, partners with renowned community-based organizations around the world to address important social issues in the areas of education, inclusion, youth and family development, and health and wellness. 

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 - $145000

Job Posting Title: Senior Manager

The NBA does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or any other third parties. Any unsolicited resume sent to the NBA will be considered NBA property, and the NBA will not pay a fee should it hire the subject of any unsolicited resume. 

The NBA considers applicants for all positions on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs, and without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, alienage or citizenship status, ancestry, marital status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, 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.

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.

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