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Job Summary:
MLB Network is a premier destination for baseball fans, and they are seeking a Specialist to support the distribution of MLB Media’s growing portfolio. The role involves managing technical and operational efforts for MLB local club rights and ensuring efficient communication with distribution partners.
Responsibilities:
• Organize launch authorizations and perform blackout-related activity and responsibilities for MLB local club distribution, MLB Network and NHL Network – primary internal liaison and external communicator to distribution partners.
• Project manage current and new processes for feed distribution/delivery and blackout implementation on traditional and virtual distribution platforms.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with corporate and local production, engineering and headend contacts in order to ensure streamlined distribution paths and efficient information gathering.
• Manage and coordinate technical distribution of Strike Zone.
• Oversee planning, distribution and reporting of MLB Network and NHL Network VOD products.
• Ensure distribution of MLB Network and NHL Network across contracted league and club hotels nationwide.
• Serve as primary affiliate liaison to external delivery and transmission vendors (e.g. Comcast Technology Solutions, Encompass, Intelsat, etc.).
• Prepare and manage all affiliate blackout communication and retunes internally (Operations and NOC Supervisors) and externally via coordination across multiple automated and manual blackout tools (SCTE, TVE, etc.).
• Prepare team territory lists for distribution to NOC Supervisors.
• Serve as resident expert on club television territory maps and zip codes.
• Prepare and message programming coverage charts.
• Attend Conditions meetings, work with NOC Director to write and communicate daily plans for Master Control operators.
• Assist or provide backup to NOC Supervisor for re-tunes of IRDs on game days.
• Ability to quickly troubleshoot technical issues and blackout discrepancies.
• Answer general questions from affiliate sales hotline.
• Provide backup to technical hotline.
• Other such duties as required.
Qualifications:
Required:
• A minimum of 4-6 years of experience in virtual/traditional MVPD partnerships and marketing, sports media, and/or media operations is required.
• Candidate must be proficient in Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Candidate must be familiar with MLB and NHL broadcast territories and apply knowledge effectively.
• Ability to work effectively with Production, Engineering and Broadcasting departments.
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must possess a high level of attention to detail and superior follow up skills.
• Must be available evenings and weekends as necessary.
• Individual must work well in a dynamic environment and be able to recommend and implement process improvements.
• Demonstrate the tact, diplomacy, decisiveness, and superior people skills required in the pressurized environment of the live sports media industry.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously in a demanding, fast-paced, high-exposure environment.
• Ability to organize and schedule work effectively.
• Ability to work well independently and under time constraints.
• Strong leadership experience.
• Positive can-do attitude with demonstrated creativity, initiative and persistence.
• Ability to persuade and resolve problems in a professional manner.
• Ability to travel domestically and/or internationally as needed.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds.
• Possess the manual dexterity needed to effectively create required work product.
• Possess the visual acuity needed to effectively create required work product.
• Possess the auditory acuity needed to effectively create required work product.
• Curious businessperson with the ability to develop creative solutions.
• Prompt and regular attendance at an assigned work location.
• Ability to work in New Jersey and/or New York City.
• Bachelor's degree is required.
Company:
MLB Network is the ultimate television destination for baseball fans, featuring the multiple Emmy Award-winning "MLB Tonight," live regular-season games and Spanish-language Postseason game telecasts, original programming, highlights, and insights and analysis from the best in the business. Founded in 2009, the company is headquartered in Secaucus, New Jersey, US, , with a team of 501-1000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.