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VERSANT (Nasdaq: VSNT) is an industry-changing media and entertainment business and home to trusted brands that shape culture, inform audiences, and build lasting connections. It operates across four core markets: political news and opinion, business news and personal finance, golf, and sports and genre entertainment. These markets are served through a powerful portfolio of iconic and innovative brands, including CNBC, MS NOW, USA Network, Golf Channel, Oxygen, E!, SYFY, and Versant's sports division USA Sports, along with complementary digital assets including Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow and GolfPass.

The Opportunity

The Coordinator, Sports Technical Operations supports the planning and execution of live sports productions by coordinating technical staffing, travel logistics, and event scheduling across multiple properties. Reporting to the SVP, Sports Technical Operations, this role serves as a key operational partner, ensuring technical teams are equipped and positioned for successful event execution.

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organized, detail-oriented professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is interested in building a career in sports production and media operations.

Why This Role Matters

Behind every successful live sports production is a team of professionals working together to ensure events run seamlessly. This role plays a critical part in coordinating the people, logistics, and communication that support high-quality live event execution.

This position is based on-site in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

What You'll Do

• Coordinate staffing schedules for Senior Technical Managers and freelance Technical Managers across multiple live sports productions.
• Maintain accurate production staffing calendars and proactively resolve scheduling conflicts.
• Coordinate travel arrangements, including flights, hotels, ground transportation, and credentialing requirements.
• Serve as a communication hub between Sports Operations leadership, venue operations teams, and field personnel.
• Maintain staffing, travel, and event logistics tracking systems and documentation.
• Support process improvements and operational efficiency initiatives across the Sports Technical Operations team.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Sports Management, Media Production, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Strong organizational, planning, and project coordination skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in deadline-driven environments.
• High attention to detail and strong follow-through.
• Proficiency with scheduling tools, spreadsheets, and collaborative platforms.
• Interest in live sports production, broadcast operations, or media environments.

How We Do It at Versant

• Trust through accountability, reliability, and attention to detail.
• Teamwork by collaborating effectively across departments and production teams.
• Transparency through clear, proactive communication and information sharing.
• Agility by adapting quickly to changing priorities and production needs.
• Entrepreneurial Spirit by identifying opportunities to improve processes and solve operational challenges.

Why You'll Love It Here

• Opportunity to contribute to live sports productions across a dynamic portfolio of events.
• Exposure to industry-leading production and technical operations teams.
• Collaborative and inclusive culture focused on growth and development.
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, retirement savings, paid time off, and wellness resources.
• On-site collaboration and mentorship opportunities at our Englewood Cliffs, NJ location.

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with a VERSANT Media employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. VERSANT Media's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to candidateaccessibility@versantmedia.com.

VERSANT Media is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We include a good faith pay range for each position to comply with applicable state and local pay transparency laws and to promote equity across our organization. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, experience, and location and may include additional forms of compensation and benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, etc.

VERSANT Media is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at VERSANT via-email, the Internet, or in any form and/or method without a valid written Statement of Work in place for this position from VERSANT's Talent Acquisition team will be deemed the sole property of VERSANT. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by VERSANT as a result of the referral or through other means.