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CANDIDATE SNAPSHOT
Most Recent Title: Production & Operations Manager
Experience: 7+ Years
Location: East Coast
MORE ABOUT THIS PROFESSIONAL
- Operational Oversight: Proven expertise in full-cycle production and operations management for studio, remote, and international events, including high-profile broadcasts such as the Olympics, Tour de France, and major league championships.
- Event Execution: Directed large-scale live events, including managing over 150+ onsite personnel for international competitions and serving as Co-Head of Operations for national and internationally televised sporting events.
- Leadership & Training: Played a pivotal role in hiring, training, and mentoring new operations team members while enhancing internal workflows and onboarding tools, including custom training videos and SharePoint systems.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partnered with finance, legal, scheduling, and logistics departments to build efficient systems that support both daily operations and complex event planning.
- Onscreen Talent Support: Coordinated all travel, accommodations, daily operations, payroll and scheduling for production teams and on-air talent, ensuring seamless execution across multiple locations and time zones.
- Process Improvement: Designed and implemented the first-ever digital database for operations property information and created standardized onboarding tools for departmental efficiency.
- Award-Winning Performance: Recognized with a 2024 Emmy for Outstanding Interactive Experience on Thursday Night Football as an Operations Producer and received internal accolades for exceptional contributions to live event production.
- Project Management: Successfully launched a new multi-million-dollar college basketball broadcast property with 75+ games and grew to coordinating 155+ games under a multi-conference umbrella, with both studio and onsite budget development and logistics.
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