Responsibilities
- Produce live ESPN+ broadcasts for USF Athletics events, ensuring strong storytelling and professional game coverage
- Direct broadcast productions, coordinating camera operators, replay operators, graphics, and audio personnel
- Technical direct (TD) broadcasts using industry-standard switchers and control room systems
- Regularly assist in broadcast equipment setup and strike, which will occur on designated setup days (typically the day or two prior to each event)
- Assist in pre-production planning including rundowns, crew assignments, and technical setup documentation
- Collaborate with athletics staff, production crews, and partners to ensure seamless event execution
- Train and supervise student production assistants in a variety of broadcast roles
- Ensure compliance with ESPN+ production standards
Qualifications
- Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in broadcasting, media production, communications, or related field, or a combination of education and relevant professional experience as a substitute for the minimum education requirement
- 3-5 years of professional experience in live sports broadcasting
- Hands-on experience in producing, directing, technical directing, and replay operations
- Strong understanding of live production workflows, including control room and event-based production environments
- Multi-skill capability across production roles (TD, replay, shading, audio, graphics coordination)
- Ability to work in fast-paced, high-pressure live event environments
- Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills
- Degree Equivalency Clause: Four years of direct experience for a bachelor’s degree
- Senate Bill 1310 – The Florida Senate: substitution of work experience for postsecondary education requirements
- A public employer may include a postsecondary degree as a baseline requirement only as an alternative to the number of years of direct experience required
- Minimum Qualifications that require a high school diploma are exempt from SB 1310
- Criminal Background Check – Level 1 may be required
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience working in collegiate athletics or sports broadcast environments
- Experience training and supervising student production crews
- Knowledge of ESPN+ production workflows and standards
- Proficiency in setting up and operating broadcast equipment (cameras, switchers, replay systems, intercoms, audio boards)
- Experience with fiber-based broadcast systems and troubleshooting signal paths
- Basic understanding of NDI, principles of video over IP
Equal Employment Opportunity: The University of South Florida is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on any characteristic protected by law.
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