Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. FOX Sports is the sports television and digital media division of Fox Corporation, encompassing a broad portfolio of live sports properties and platforms. The Senior Operations Manager, Field Operations will oversee daily operational logistics, on-site execution, staffing workflows, vendor coordination, and event delivery for College Sports and other assigned events.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership for end-to-end operations, logistics, and execution of College Sports properties and other assigned events, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and production priorities
- Lead end to end operations and logistics for College properties and any other assigned events
- Create season plans including facility scheduling, manpower allocation, and vendor coordination
- Create and manage crew grids for all events
- Liaise with Field Technical and Operations Managers during the event to support their needs
- Work with production and coordinating producer for all sports assigned
- Be involved in the budget process for all sports assigned
- Build and maintain relationships with vendors, schools, conferences, venues, and key external stakeholders to support operational success and strategic business objectives
- Manage operational documentation for Field Operations team
- Develop, execute, and refine workflows for each sport assigned
- Execute projects in a timely, open, and service-oriented manner
- Travel approximately 20–50% throughout the year to support key events, stakeholder engagement, and operational oversight
Skills
- • Proficient in spreadsheet, writing, and presentation programs like MS Office and Google Suite and online collaboration tools like Quip, Smartsheet, Playbook, and Slack
- • Ability to manage time-sensitive communications throughout large and regionally diverse groups at all hours
- • Ability to adapt to constant changes, environments, and teams
- • Willing to manage and work multiple complex broadcast events simultaneously in an ever-changing environment
- • Multi-customer focus with an ability to decipher technical and operational goals quickly and execute goals quickly
- • Reliable, constantly available, and willing to execute tasks and support the team
- Travel approximately 20–50% throughout the year to support key events, stakeholder engagement, and operational oversight
Benefits
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Insurance
- A 401(k) plan
- Paid time off
- Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
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