Producer of Broadcast Services

The Producer of Broadcast Services is responsible for leading the video production strategy and execution for Rice Athletics. This position provides oversight of digital broadcasts of live sporting events and home game productions for soccer, volleyball, men's basketball, women's basketball, football, and baseball, as well as press conferences. This position also provides training, supervision, and support for part-time staff during live productions and works with other event staff to ensure that scripts, graphics, and other elements related to the game-day atmosphere are executed appropriately.

Special Instructions to Applicants: 

All interested applicants should attach a resume and cover letter in the Supporting Documents section of the application, preferably in a PDF format to avoid any formatting issues.

Workplace Location:

This position is exclusively on-site, requiring all duties to be performed in person on campus. Per Rice policy 440, work arrangements may be subject to change.

*Exempt (salaried) positions under FLSA are not eligible for overtime.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree

• One or more years of related experience

• Knowledge of production techniques, including videography, compression, and file delivery

• Understanding of the online video environment and digital content distribution

• Ability to adapt equipment setups and provide alternative solutions or workarounds when necessary

• Strong interpersonal skills, judgment, and diplomacy required to interact effectively with and provide customer service to a broad audience

• Ability to work independently as well as effectively in a collaborative team environment

• Strong time-management skills

• Must be available to work nights, weekends, and holidays as required by the event schedule

Essential Functions:

• Oversees digital broadcasts for the ESPN family of networks, including live sporting events (soccer, volleyball, football, men's and women's basketball, and baseball), as well as press conferences

• Directs, supervises, and evaluates part-time staff during live productions

• Trains staff on various production equipment, including the Ross Carbonite switcher, Ross XPression graphics system, Evertz DreamCatcher replay system, CrossFire, RTS intercom system, and Panasonic cameras

• Collaborates with broadcast engineers on the maintenance of production facilities and equipment

• Oversees production staff and assists with video board presentations in all athletic venues

• Works directly with marketing staff to develop and execute scripts and graphics for in-house promotions

• Attends all operations meetings on behalf of Broadcast Operations and serves as the primary point of contact for Operations staff on game days

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

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Rice University is committed to ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity and welcoming the fullness of diversity into our candidate pools. Rice considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status. Rice also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. If an applicant requires a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please get in touch with Rice University’s Human Resources Office via email at facstaffada@rice.edu for support.

If you have any additional questions, please email us at jobs@rice.edu. Thank you for your interest in employment with Rice University.

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The Producer of Broadcast Services is responsible for leading the video production strategy and execution for Rice Athletics. This position provides oversight of digital broadcasts of live sporting events and home game productions for soccer, volleyball, men's basketball, women's basketball, football, and baseball, as well as press conferences. This position also provides training, supervision, and support for part-time staff during live productions and works with other event staff to ensure that scripts, graphics, and other elements related to the game-day atmosphere are executed appropriately.