Senior Operations Manager, Sports

Job Summary

The Senior Operations Manager will be responsible for the program management of sporting events that are coming through the Turner Sports OTT product. This role will lead a team to develop, execute, and support these events as well as provide rigor to the manner in which live event operations are supported and launched across Turner Sports. 


What will you be doing?

• Management and coordination of scheduling and monitoring of sporting events coming through the Turner Sports OTT Platform
• Building processes and structure around communication, support, and monitoring for events
• Maintaining and communicating platform checks during event testing and event operations
• Creating master calendar for all leagues and events
• Effectively partnering with leagues and internal partners (Ad/Sales, editorial, and technology) to ensure event requirements are being met, and schedules/ monitoring plans are communicated

What do we require from you?
 

• Sports lover
  Minimum of 6-8 years working in operations or project management in the sports/media industry
• Demonstrated success in implementing, supporting, & troubleshooting live events
• Proficient in creating process flows, testing & quality control, and resource planning
• Strong leadership skills and success managing across teams
• Demonstrated ability to manage large scale projects with multiple workstreams
• Experience with sports, media, or entertainment direct-to-consumer video products highly desired
• Strong work ethic, integrity and collaborative approach to work
• Understanding of advertising and sponsorship, business rules, video operations
• Proficient in using various project management tools (e.g., Word, Excel, MS Project, PowerPoint or Visio)

Why Turner

• Paid time off every year to volunteer.
• 2017 LinkedIn Top Company
• 2016 Best Company for Working Mothers.
• An in-house learning and development team to help shape and grow your career.
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