OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY
Fox Sports
FOX Sports, the industry leader in live events, is the umbrella entity representing Fox Corporation’s wide array of multi-platform US-based sports assets. Built with brands capable of reaching more than 100 million viewers in a single weekend, FOX Sports includes the sports television arm of the FOX Network; FS1, FS2, FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Deportes, as well as a joint-venture business in the Big Ten Network and digital properties including http://FOXSports.com and the FOX Sports App. FOX Sports has delivered the most watched television program, NFL’s America’s Game of the Week on FOX, for fourteen consecutive years.
JOB DESCRIPTION
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FOX Sports is looking for a Production Assistant, Highlights to join our team in Los Angeles, CA. The Sports Highlights department creates content for downstream clients/productions, editing packages across multiple core sports for an array of studio and remote programs and destinations (including FOX NFL Sunday, MLB & College Football Studio Shows, Deportès, Sports News Edge, etc.). The Production Assistant will assist in the production of live and taped shows with work including logging live sporting events and writing talent scripts correlating to their Highlights, but also demonstrate high initiative and skill expanding their skill-sets into other areas working with applicable edit/media systems. The Production Assistant will also contribute to the sports media ecosystem and have an integral role organizing, clipping, and tagging footage in both Quantel and Google libraries, logging and tagging Melts, Ground Reels, Week in Reviews, etc. to create a robust library of metadata in our MAM.
A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist in the production of live and taped shows with work including logging live sporting events, writing talent scripts correlating to Highlights, and working with applicable edit/media systems
- Actively contribute to the sports media ecosystem and have an integral role organizing, clipping, and tagging footage in both Quantel and Google libraries, logging and tagging Melts, Ground Reels, Week in Reviews, etc.
- Interface with the productions to determine daily highlight requirements
- Work with Regional Coordinators to ensure highlights are fed to the regions in a timely manner
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
- 1+ year experience working and/or interning in production, operations, or applicable comparable experience
- Excellent overall sports knowledge
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Understanding of video editing, storage, networking, and transmissions
- Demonstrated ability to effectively work well under deadline pressure
NICE TO HAVE BUT NOT A DEALBREAKER
- Bachelor’s degree
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.
At FOX, we foster a culture and environment where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. We are deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including attracting, retaining, and promoting diverse talent across our company. We live in a diverse world, with different ideas and different perspectives that come together to spark new ideas and make great things happen. That means reflecting the diversity of the world around us is critical to our company’s success. We ensure that our viewers, communities and employees feel heard, represented, and celebrated both on screen and off.
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