Associate, Production Operations

Men in Blazers is the No. 1 Soccer Media Network in the U.S. With a wide reach and a diverse, vocal fan base, we engage with teams, players, celebrity fans, and brands we love, to share our passion for soccer across the nation. Using humor, emotion, intelligence, and to-the-minute pop cultural aptitude, we provide fans with unique content that breaks down the biggest stories in the game in ways that are authentic, meaningful, and compulsively entertaining. 

We are searching for an Associate, Production Operations  who can both name Nottingham Forrest’s right back and set up Multicam editing sequences. Working on our technical production team, this person will play a vital role in collecting and organizing all technical aspects of production. 

Associate, Production Operations

Location: United States, Hybrid/ Mostly Remote (Ideally located in New York City, NY)

What you’ll do:

• Assist senior and freelance editors with ingesting, formatting, and syncing of incoming raw footage.
• Run remote and in-person (if necessary) recording sessions, managing all media from records.
• Tee up video projects and sequences in an extremely organized and efficient manner.
• Track down clips and media from external archives
• Manage and maintain order in all Men in Blazers media archives
• Edit video content in a variety of styles
• Create title graphics and thumbnails as necessary
• Research, clip, and transcode video clips and social assets for larger projects.
• Assist the MiB Director of Production Operations and team up with editors to execute advanced edits for
• digital and broadcast mediums.
• Operate advanced IT systems such as JAMF and Google Workspace
• Troubleshoot technical, and creative challenges and escalate technical issues.
• Reviewing podcast and video exports to ensure there are no technical errors.
• Maintain digital archives and gear libraries

What you need:

• Mac literacy with proficiency in creative technologies such as Adobe creative suite: Premier, Media Encoder, Audition, After Effects, and Illustrator.
• Should have a technical mind as well as strong organizational skills
• Deep passion and understanding of the game of soccer, both in the United States and abroad
• Must be extremely detailed oriented with an interest in project management
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and communicate effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Must have an enthusiasm for technology and production and an eagerness to learn.
• Experience setting up multi-camera sequences.
• Willingness to work nights and weekends, based on world football schedules
• Willingness to move off the ball to assist other team members
• Empathy - Passion - Courage - love of Football

Men In Blazers LLC is an equal opportunity employer.