Project Employee, Broadcast Operations

10466

Secaucus, NJ, United States of America(US), 07094

WORK OPTION: [[In-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 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 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.

Position Summary:
This position requires a person who has a well-rounded knowledge of production, broadcast equipment, and workflows to support nightly broadcast operations at NBA Entertainment. The ideal candidate will be a highly organized, skilled communicator, who can engage in many projects at any given time. This person will ensure NBAE productions operate efficiently by identifying solutions to issues and escalating when necessary. Work involves the development of in-house production policies and procedures, supervision of technical and non-technical personnel, evaluating and escalating production issues, and planning for future changes. This person must be able to make reasonable and cognitive decisions as the work is performed with considerable independence. S/he must also have a basic understanding of signal flow and proper escalation protocols. This individual will also be the main point of contact for RSN and team needs regarding live video transmission over HSAN.

Major Responsibilities:

• Gather, coordinate and distribute nightly operations information.
• Staff and supervise crews for NBAE enhanced game productions.
• Manage Team & RSN usage of NBA’s transmission network (HSAN), for game production and signal testing.
• Create and provide technical advisories to the control room crews for NBAE enhanced game productions.
• Interact with/support TOC by answering any questions and resolving any operational issues.
• Manage automation systems and route RSN feed requests.
• Escalate any necessary issues through TOC and the proper chain of operations.
• Ability to work all shifts associated with 24x7x365 production environments.

Required Skills/Knowledge:

• 2 – 6 years of broadcast production or operations experience.
• Knowledge of broadcast operations, including broadcast production, and technical operations.
• Thorough knowledge of broadcast television standards, workflow, and technologies
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and creatively.
• Experience with HD broadcasts and knowledge of HD systems.
• Strong strategic and analytical skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communications abilities.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications or significant relevant field experience will be considered

Salary Range: [[$40/Hourly]] 

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.