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JOB SUMMARY:

Smith Entertainment Group is seeking an experienced Vice President of Broadcast to lead all television, streaming, and radio broadcast operations for the Utah Jazz and Utah Mammoth. This leadership role will oversee the strategic direction, production execution, talent management, operational planning, and league relationships for both franchises across broadcast platforms while shaping how fans experience Jazz and Mammoth games through compelling, high-quality broadcasts.

SEG has prioritized easily accessible viewing options for Utah Jazz and Utah Mammoth fans, including over-the-air (OTA) broadcasts, in addition to streaming offerings through SEG+, Jazz+, and Mammoth+. SEG recognizes broadcasts as an essential part of building connection, loyalty, and long-term fandom, and is committed to delivering accessible, high-quality viewing experiences for fans wherever they are. This role is critical in maintaining and elevating that experience as sports broadcasting, streaming technology, and fan expectations continue to evolve.

The ideal candidate is an experienced broadcast leader with deep expertise in live sports production, including truck-based event production, talent leadership, partner management, and multi-platform broadcast strategy. This role requires exceptional relationship-building skills, strong operational leadership, and a passion for delivering best-in-class sports broadcasts.

This position is based full-time in Salt Lake City, Utah.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Broadcast Leadership & Strategy

• Lead the overall vision, strategy, and execution of all Utah Jazz and Utah Mammoth television, streaming, and radio broadcasts.
• Oversee all live game broadcasts, studio programming, pregame/postgame coverage, shoulder programming, and special broadcast events.
• Work closely with the marketing and PR teams to deploy compelling storytelling strategies that elevate fan engagement and strengthen the Utah Jazz and Utah Mammoth broadcast brands.
• Collaborate closely with executive leadership to align broadcast initiatives with organizational priorities, business goals, sponsorship integration, and audience growth strategies.
• Stay ahead of emerging industry trends, technologies, and best practices in sports broadcasting and streaming.

Production Oversight

• Provide leadership oversight for all live productions across television, streaming, and radio platforms.
• Work closely with producers, directors, engineers, and technical managers to ensure world-class production quality and execution.
• Oversee broadcast planning, rundowns, editorial direction, feature development, music integration, and creative production elements.
• Ensure consistent execution and production standards across both NBA and NHL broadcasts.
• Lead production planning for major league events, special programming, and tentpole broadcasts.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure cohesive, high-quality broadcast execution.

Talent Leadership & Development

• Lead the recruitment, hiring, development, evaluation, and mentorship of on-air talent and broadcast staff.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for broadcast talent regarding production expectations, assignments, scheduling, appearances, and content direction.
• Provide coaching and editorial feedback to talent to strengthen on-air performance and audience connection.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture within the broadcast department.

Broadcast Operations & Partner Management

• Serve as the primary liaison with all local, regional, national, league, and distribution broadcast partners.
• Manage relationships with television, streaming, and radio affiliates, production vendors, mobile unit providers, and technical partners.
• Oversee relationships with flagship radio stations, network affiliates, and streaming distribution partners.
• Oversee operational logistics for all home and road broadcasts, including crew coordination, transmission needs, technical infrastructure, venue integration, engineering coordination, and affiliate communications.
• Coordinate closely with league officials, visiting broadcasters, public relations departments, and arena operations teams.
• Support the continued development and growth of team radio networks and streaming initiatives.
• Ensure all broadcasts comply with NBA, NHL, FCC, and league production regulations and standards.
• Work closely with executive leadership on broadcast contract renewals and serve as a strategic resource throughout negotiation and partnership discussions.

Budgeting & Department Management

• Lead all broadcast department budgeting, forecasting, staffing, scheduling, payroll oversight, and financial planning.
• Manage broadcast production resources efficiently while maintaining exceptional production quality.
• Oversee vendor agreements, production contracts, freelance staffing, and operational expenditures.
• Participate in contract negotiations related to broadcast talent, production services, and distribution partnerships.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with partnership teams to execute integrated broadcast elements and branded content opportunities.
• Work closely with the marketing, content and PR teams to ensure brand and storytelling consistency across all broadcast channels.
• Support organizational initiatives, league events, and special projects as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 10+ years of senior leadership experience in live sports broadcasting, production, or media operations.
• Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism, Communications, Media Production, Sports Management, or related field preferred.
• Extensive experience producing and managing live professional sports broadcasts, preferably within the NBA, NHL, RSN, or national sports media environment.
• Strong knowledge of television, streaming, and radio broadcast workflows and technologies.
• Demonstrated success leading large teams in fast-paced, high-pressure live production environments.
• Proven ability to build strong relationships with league officials, talent, coaches, players, executives, and broadcast partners.
• Strong understanding of evolving sports media trends, streaming strategies, and audience engagement.
• Experience managing production budgets and operational planning.
• Must be available to work nights, weekends, holidays, and extended hours during sports seasons.
• Must attend the majority of Utah Jazz and Utah Mammoth home games and be available to travel for a designated number of road games, league meetings, and special events annually.

Smith Entertainment Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Note: The need may arise to revise, supplement, or rescind portions of this job description, and Smith Entertainment Group reserves the right to do so at any time. Employees shall be required to meet the qualifications and perform the duties of any revised job description.