Audacy, Inc. is hiring: Live Streaming Video Producer in Chicago

Overview:

Are you a video producer whos also a sports fanatic glued to game analysis? Do you consume every statistic, trend, and datapoint and have experience in producing multimedia sports content? Heres a great opportunity to create what you passionately watch and reach an audience eager to cash in!

Audacys is looking for a producer to take ownership over various programs through-out the sports week. This producer will own the visual presentation/operation of our livestream sports betting video podcast as well as supporting our best in class local market operations. In addition to leading the video operations of various sports programming, the ideal candidate will identify the most compelling moments that are properly clipped in a timely manner to be distributed on social media to further amplify our programings reach.

The BetQL Network and 670 The Score are live, linear digital channels distributed on the Audacy and BetQL digital platforms. This is an exciting startup atmosphere with the reach of a legacy media network. Candidates will have that roll-up-your-sleeves startup attitude with a desire to build something awesome with us. The right person for this position has a passion for the growing legalized sports betting industry, experience with live video production, and experience with digital video clipping for social distribution.

Responsibilities:

What You'll Do:

• Own the operation for sports betting live stream shows to present a broadcast-quality viewing experience for our audience
• Serve as show livestream Director to ensure smooth livestream broadcasts, efficient communication with hosts, and on-the-fly troubleshooting when necessary
• Pre-Production: work alongside Sports Betting Executive Producer and local market leadership, Producers and Hosts to receive show plans in order to create clean, compelling video and graphic elements before every show
• Post-Production: identifying clips, clip titling, and publishing that follow Audacy and social media best practices, as directed by the Sports Supervising Producer
• Be a liason to the Audacy Supervising Producer, Social Teams, and Regional Leads to facilitate integration of sports betting livestream clips into daily sports coverage

Qualifications:

More About You:

• MUST: Experience running a digital livestream or television studio / control room video production system
• Preferred: experience remotely operating a digital video livestream using a software solution
• Bachelors Degree in Video Production or a related field
• At least 2-3 years experience producing live broadcasts for television or digital
• Experience owning communication with various stakeholders, many who may be remote
• Experience with the Adobe Creative Suite (emphasis on Photoshop and Premiere)
• Creative eye for attention-grabbing show graphics
• Ability to identify compelling sports betting content that would stand out on social/digital platforms
• Ability to quickly edit clips from live broadcasts for distribution via social, O&O, and other digital platforms
• Knowledge of how to craft impactful video titles and descriptions with SEO and social media best practices in mind
• Bonus: candidates with experience using VMix, Tricaster, Flowics, and/or Brightcove will be favored. We will train right candidates without this experience as long as they have live video production experience

Requirements:

• Flexibility to work weekends and during the week
• Ability to work in-person at Audacys studio in D.C, Chicago, Philadelphia or remote for the right candidates
• Complete grasp of rights management: learning, identifying, and knowing which content can and cannot be used on specific platforms
• A self starter who is comfortable stepping into a new role and making it their own
• This role has no direct reports but requires a disposition that can appropriately supervise and lead when their experience and expertise is called upon as well as be a team player with stakeholders across multiple business areas.
• The ability to stay calm and cool under pressure in a live video environment
• When you apply, please share a reel or link to previous livestream productions or you will not be considered for this role

Important Notes::

Please be aware that Audacy will never ask you to send money at any point during the hiring process. Communication from legitimate Audacy representatives will only come from email addresses ending in @audacy.com. If you receive any suspicious requests or communications, please verify their authenticity before responding.

About Us:

Audacy, Inc. is a leading multi-platform audio content and entertainment company that connects with 200 million consumers. Powered by its exclusive, premium audio content that includes unrivaled leadership positions in news and sports radio, Audacy operates one of the countrys two scaled radio broadcasting groups, a rapidly growing direct-to-consumer digital audio platform, multiple audio networks, a major event business and a leading, award-winning podcast studio. Learn more at www.audacyinc.com, Facebook, X, LinkedIn and Instagram.

EEO:

Audacy is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Audacy affords equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of their race, color, religion or religious creed, sex/ gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age (over 40), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Consistent with our commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who need assistance in applying electronically for a position with Audacy, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship. To request a reasonable accommodation for this purpose, please call 1-610-660-5614. Please note that this phone number is to be used solely to request an accommodation with respect to the online application process. Calls for any other reason will not be returned. Reasonable accommodation requests are considered on a case-by-case basis.