Telecommut
Responsibilities:
- Prepare for and operate in the replay role during live events, either as a replay-only position or as a packager. Demonstrate the ability to follow game storylines and create content with minimal direction.
- Maintain an advanced understanding of professional and collegiate sports, including year-round storylines, key players, games, strategies, and rules. Ability to identify key moments, pitch them to producers and directors, and execute replays quickly on air.
- Edit and compile highlight packages, teasers, and montages in real time to meet strict broadcast deadlines.
- Select multiple camera angles to provide instant replays of key game moments.
- Ensure all server channels and software are properly configured before broadcasts and troubleshoot technical issues on the fly.
- Collaborate across the organization to plan and support the needs of the Event Operations team for specific productions.
- Minimum of 10 years of practical live TV production or related experience in a large broadcast market, digital/streaming platform, or comparable collegiate level.
- Flexible schedule, including the ability to work weekends, holidays, and travel as needed.
- Advanced ability to perform under tight deadlines, work independently, and manage multiple simultaneous projects.
- Proven ability to provide superior customer service.
- Exceptional interpersonal, communication, organizational, and planning skills.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a dynamic team and foster a positive culture.
- Must be adaptable to a constantly changing environment.
- In-depth technical mastery of industry-standard EVS broadcast systems (including XT-series servers, LSM Remote, and IPDirector).
- Ability to remain calm in high-pressure mobile unit environments when unforeseen issues arise.
- Strong understanding of the events being broadcast to anticipate gameplay and emotional moments.
- Experience in a mobile unit during a live sports remote broadcast.
- Understanding of the workflows and equipment associated with live event productions. Including but not limited to replay machines, telestration systems, all-in-one production units, and video router infrastructure. This includes but is not limited to EVS LSM, Evertz Dreamcatcher, GV LiveTouch, SimplyLive ViBox.
- Demonstrable knowledge of Broadcast Production equipment, workflows, and technology for remote productions.
- Superior understanding of remote production and mobile unit workflows and equipment.
- Superior understanding of all professional and collegiate sports including year-round storylines, key players and games, strategies and rules. Ability to recognize and identify key moments and replay quickly on-air to create content with minimal direction.
- Ability to lead a team of peers within a live production to delegate and prioritize responsibilities to exceed production’s needs.
- Expected to participate in frequent interactions with counterparts in Production Operations and closely related support departments.
- High School, Vocational School diploma or equivalent
- Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Video Production, Studio Production, Journalism, or related field
Must be able to work nights, holidays and weekends.
The pay rate for this remote role is $70 to $90 per hour. The base pay actually offered may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, among other factors. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.
