Manager, StudentU
Big Ten Network
Chicago, ILThis is a Full Time Job
The Big Ten Network is looking for a Manager for their StudentU Program to join the team in Chicago, IL! In this position you will manage and oversee the day-to-day production of Big Ten Network StudentU streamed broadcasts and serve as a point of contact for the Big Ten University Video Service Coordinators to help them produce quality productions on campus and provide them support from the Big Ten Network. Additionally, the Manager will oversee the StudentU quality control freelance employees tasked with day-to-day viewing and oversight of individual streams airing live on B1G+ platform. You will manage StudentU production policies, procedures, and training manuals as they relate to our on air StudentU product and interact with other departments of the Big Ten Network to ensure the best quality of StudentU broadcasts for the B1G+ platform.
A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
• Develop, create, and communicate production policies, workflows, and best practices for StudentU programming
• Represent the network in working with University contacts to ensure that all information is being delivered in a timely manner and within the guidelines that have been established
• Oversee, hire, and schedule StudentU quality control freelance employees who watch and provide feedback/critiques of individual streams to improve future productions
• Collaborate with the StudentU team and other departments at the Network to assist students with technical questions as it relates to the production equipment on campus
• Oversee StudentU Coordinators in providing daily feedback to student technicians/broadcasters and work to improve the production quality and create a potential pool of future Big Ten Network employees
• Together with the programming and transmission departments keep track of changes to event schedules and adjust staffing schedules and resource allocation accordingly to ensure coverage for all events on the B1G+ platform
• Partner with the Digital Team in helping identify content from stream broadcasts to be distributed on various social platforms
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
• 2+ years of prior experience working within live sports broadcasts
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in negotiation, and presentation, as well as solid interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate and understand technical information on TV facilities and equipment
• Capability to manage multiple high-profile projects and provide strong leadership and solid decision-making skills under tight deadlines
• Demonstrate sound analytical thinking
• Demonstrate ability to develop and maintain effective business relationships
• Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong leadership skills
• Deep love of the schools and teams of the Big Ten Conference
NICE TO HAVE BUT NOT A DEALBREAKER
• Bachelor's degree
• Previous experience working with and training students
• Experience at a University athletic department or conference network
• Technical knowledge of video production equipment, including a switcher, graphics, replay machines, and intercom system
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FOX Sports, the industry leader in live events, is the umbrella entity representing Fox Corporation's wide array of multi-platform US-based sports assets. Built with brands capable of reaching more than 100 million viewers in a single weekend, FOX Sports includes the sports television arm of the FOX Network; FS1, FS2, FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Deportes, as well as a joint-venture business in the Big Ten Network and digital properties including http://FOXSports.com and the FOX Sports App. FOX Sports has delivered the most watched television program, NFL's America's Game of the Week on FOX, for fourteen consecutive years.