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Job DescriptionThis is a part-time project / limited term position with an estimated duration for College Football season (Mid-Late May to December) unless otherwise amended. As a Production Assistant, you are responsible for assisting production personnel in all phases of sports production for *** 's College Football coverage.
Responsibilities:
- Organize weekly edit projects for producers and editors
- Gather video and photo assets to use in packages and other elements
- Reach out to PR teams and third parties for asset collection
- Pitch game or studio ideas in weekly meetings with the assigned production team
- Help create select sequences for producers to use when editing teases - assisting with shot selection and securing footage
- Restore and manage offline *** and retrieve archived assets from MAM
- Archive and catalogue footage
- Create screeners to send out to the production team and other parties
- Create and log melts for College Football games and distribute to various networks
- Clip off production elements that aired during games each week
- Key liaison to the lead producers of College Football
- Responsible for relaying and disseminating information on a weekly basis to the production staffs
- Ability to dissect the intricacies of football using graphics and telestration (Piero)
- Run the edit for sports Emmy submissions throughout the year - clipping off Emmy segments from games to create 'selects' cutdowns
QualificationsBasic Requirements:
- Bachelors' Degree or equivalent work experience
- 1-2 years minimum of professional production experience
- Must be available to start mid-May/June 2024
Desired Characteristics:
- Solid knowledge ofCollege Football
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Teams, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel
- Interest in sports television production
- Possess a high level of initiative
- Team player
Additional Requirements:
- Interested candidate must submit a resume/CV through www. *** to be considered
- Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
- Must be 18 years or older
- Must be willing to work in Stamford, CT
- Must be able to work weekends
Required On-Site:This position is required to be performed full-time from an *** Universal-designated worksite - Stamford, CT.
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