Ultimate Fighting Championship is hiring: Technical Producer in Las Vegas

Overview

The Technical Producer role at Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is responsible for overseeing and supporting the execution of UFC live events in various domestic and international regions, including local language productions and on-air related initiatives for the UFC Event Production Division based in the Las Vegas office. This position will supervise the technical aspects of the events including the on-air broadcasts, the in-venue productions, the worldwide transmissions, as well as coordination of event production logistics and assuring quality control of all sub-contracted operations. In addition, this role will facilitate internal and external live and posted productions, events and functions at UFC Apex, a state-of-the-art production and broadcast facility in Las Vegas.

Responsibilities

• Oversee creative development and logistics of production related efforts for event week promotional initiatives, live events, and the execution of on-air and live streaming elements.
• Work closely with cross functional teams such as Sponsorship, Marketing, Operations, Regulatory and domestic and international television partners.
• Provide creative vision and critiques of various elements for production enhancements to improve fan experiences and quality of the events and broadcasts.
• Work closely with Technical Ops teams to maintain quality control of on-air product and seek continual improvements of future broadcasts and productions.
• Work with vendors to identify and secure required resources for various production needs.
• Collaborate with Operations Department to secure transport of production facilities and equipment for domestic and international events and ensure efficient load in, setup and execution of event and broadcast productions.
• Correspond with event touring video, lighting, sound and comms departments on the functionality and integrity of UFC owned assets, facilitate repairs and ensure annual system maintenance is performed.
• Work with internal colleagues to ensure international licensees are receiving all broadcast and technical documentation in a timely manner and to the appropriate personnel.
• Maintain relationships with international licensees and initiate correspondence with new partners and channels of distribution during their onboarding process.
• Work with distribution and content partners to ensure live transmission is delivered correctly and/or file-based deliveries meet their needs.
• Coordinate with transmission vendor project managers and engineers to ensure up-to-date information on event scope, dates, times, locations and licensee deliverables to deliver event transmission plans and budgets on time.
• Collaborate with international partners on onsite production initiatives and facilitate their technical needs in the execution of their broadcasts.
• Supervise unilateral broadcasts and transmissions, ensuring the successful execution of sponsored assets within the production.
• Work with post-production teams to ensure event records are delivered in a timely manner and to a high standard of quality.
• Coordinate with Production Managers to schedule control room and studio crews for internal and external UFC Apex productions.
• Work with a team of engineers to ensure technical quality and readiness of the UFC Apex Broadcast Operations Center for various sports, entertainment and corporate events, productions and broadcasts.
• Initiate technical and production discussions with potential third-party clients for UFC Apex and formulate solutions and estimates to contribute to formal proposals.
• Oversee the successful technical operations of third-party events and productions in addition to internal live events and studio productions at UFC Apex.
• Initiate and maintain a database of crew evaluations for scheduling, rate negotiations and potential performance reviews.
• Work with internal departments to facilitate production needs for corporate initiatives and functions such as town halls, press conferences or corporate events.
• Maintain awareness of industry trends and new technologies for potential integration into broadcasts and for creating operational efficiencies within productions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with studies in television production or digital media is a plus.
• 4+ years of broadcast remote operations and studio production experience (preferably network level) and 2+ years of project management experience.
• Financial forecasting and budget preparation and management experience.
• Knowledge of production equipment functionality including video switchers, audio consoles, graphics platforms, replay servers, camera systems, signal transport and video transmission solutions.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to work well under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Strong administrative and organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem resolution skills.
• Coordination with other departments, vendors and broadcast partners.
• Active listening and communication skills.
• Ability to think creatively and pay attention to detail.

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