Description:
• The Remote Director will be responsible for line-directing the on-air productions of live,
• remote sporting events.
• He/she will work with college and university sports production departments to help provide continuity and lend their expertise to the school broadcast administration and student workforce.
• He/she will work in conjunction with Producers and Coordinating Producers to determine the creative and technical direction of live remote sporting event telecasts.
• He/she will also work in conjunction with the Event Operations department to determine technical facility and personnel needs for those telecasts.
• During live event productions, the Remote Director will be responsible for executing the technical production of the telecast,
• including following storylines and working with the event Producer to adapt the broadcast coverage plans as live events develop.
• The Remote Director is responsible for overseeing the technical crew for the live event… productions,
• including providing direction,
• feedback,
• and development for those personnel.
Requirements:
• A valid Driver’s License is required.
• Knowledge of the real-time live sporting event directing processes.
• Ability to clearly and concisely communicate to all crew members during the live telecast.
• Knowledge of the technical equipment involved in directing live remote sporting events.
• In-depth live remote sporting event directing skills.
• Minimum of 4 years of progressively complex related live sporting event directing experience.
• Knowledge of sports and sports history.
• Understanding of the financial implications of directing live remote sporting events.
• Appreciation of popular culture, e.g., “what’s cool” and assists with defining the tastes of ESPN’s viewers.
• Understanding of the market positioning and strategies of assigned sporting events.
• Ability to travel to productions throughout the country.
Benefits:
• Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package,
• such as medical,
• financial,
• and/or other benefits on the level and position offered
