Bally Sports Florida and Sun is seeking a Production Coordinator to join the Ft. Lauderdale, FL based production department. This position is responsible for assisting the Director of Operations in coordinating sporting events for the Miami Heat and Miami Marlins on Bally Sports Sun and Florida. This person coordinates all aspects of their assigned events by communicating with mobile truck vendors, crewers, facility personnel, broadcast partners and production personnel and collates all that information into the Production Information Books they send for every Heat and Marlins game.
This role also acts as the daily office contact for production and technical personnel working at remote sites, home and away, and serves as an on-site Operations contact for live events. Further, the position assists with equipment organization, transportation and shipping, handles season and daily credential requests, makes travel arrangements for above and below-the-line personnel, and participates in associated meetings, venue walk-throughs and conference calls.
The Game Plan: (What you will do)
- Coordinate assigned events by communicating with mobile truck vendors, crew contacts, facilities, broadcast partners and production personnel.
- Create Production Information Books for the Miami Heat and Miami Marlins that contain all relevant operations information including, but not limited to truck specs, crew, production team contacts, technical requirements, transmission and facility information.
- Serve as daily office and on-site operations contact for production personnel working at remote sites, including for cloud broadcasts.
- Responsible for equipment organization, transportation and shipping between broadcast locations.
- Manage venue load-in and strike at start and end day each season; on get-away days, be on site to help pack road cases and return needed gear to office.
- Attend site surveys and venue walk-throughs to learn set up to assist in-season as needed.
- Assist with shoots both in-field and in-studio for shoulder programming, sales and marketing.
- Make travel arrangements for above and below-the-line personnel.
- Handle season and daily credential requests for Marlins & Heat.
- Book home transmission for Miami Heat & Miami Marlins games.
The Stats: (What to bring)
- A high school diploma or equivalent.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite, in particular Excel, Word, and Outlook and Adobe Acrobat
- Strong organizational, troubleshooting and project coordination skills.
- Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively in a team atmosphere.
- Ability to work flexible hours– including nights and weekends.
- Ability to multi-task and work effectively and accurately in a fast-paced environment.
- Self-starter who works autonomously and is independently motivated.
- Occasional lifting of equipment (up to 50 pounds).
Desired:
- Bachelor’s degree.
- A minimum of 2-3 years previous broadcast production, in particular remote event and/or production management.
- Knowledge of remote production technical equipment and engineering equipment.
About us:
Diamond Sports Group LLC owns the Bally Sports Regional Sports Networks (RSNs), the nation’s leading provider of local sports. Its 17 owned-and-operated RSNs include: Bally Sports Detroit, Bally Sports Florida, Bally Sports Great Lakes, Bally Sports Indiana, Bally Sports Kansas City, Bally Sports Midwest, Bally Sports New Orleans, Bally Sports North, Bally Sports Ohio, Bally Sports Oklahoma, Bally Sports SoCal, Bally Sports South, Bally Sports Southeast, Bally Sports Southwest, Bally Sports Sun, Bally Sports West, and Bally Sports Wisconsin. The Bally Sports RSNs serve as the TV home to more than half of all MLB, NHL and NBA teams based in the United States. Diamond Sports Group also has a joint venture in Marquee, the home of the Chicago Cubs, and a minority interest in the YES Network, the local destination for the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Nets. Diamond RSNs produce approximately 5,000 live local professional telecasts each year in addition to a wide variety of locally produced sports events and programs each year.
If you like growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you’ll enjoy your career with us!