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Manages all Broadcast and Media services of AAC including AV presentation of “third party” events. Serves as primary point of contact for Stars and Mavericks in-house entertainment producers. Supervises:
Supervises AAC full and part-time Audio-Visual Technical staff.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following, other duties may be assigned.
Schedules, assigns, plans, monitors and reviews all broadcast related construction projects;
Schedules, assigns, plans, monitors and reviews the work of fulltime departmental personnel performing a variety of assigned projects and task;
Plans and coordinates equipment usage schedules, priority of capital expenditures and procedures for equipment maintenance, repair and upgrade and installation;
Maintains time, payroll, work orders, material, equipment and other departmental records and submits timely reports to Asst. VP of Operations to maximize departmental revenues and set pricing structures for broadcast and media services charges to be billed back to third party events and coordinates the charge back of these services with the Event department;
Responds to all broadcast and media issues that arise in AAC prior to and during events, including electronic signage, house PA, the video replay room, private suites, concourse monitors and external marquees;
Assists Operations department in other related areas such as dock management for broadcast and support trucks;
Schedules, coordinates and facilitates all video, broadcast (closed circuit, commercial insertion and over the air) content origination in facility including coordination with other departments as well as ensuring coordination with local, regional and/or national networks to maximize potential revenue and minimize facility and tenant disruptions;
Assists in preparation of capital and operations budget while ensuring that budget guidelines are met and departmental expenditures are prioritized;
Assists engineers in design requirements relating to equipment and projected usage;
Works closely with teams (Dallas Stars, Dallas Mavericks) on broadcast and media services needs; providing feedback and appropriate response time and works with Events Department and their clients to facilitate their presentation needs;
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The employee should also have the following qualifications:
Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s Degree (B.A.) in Business, Broadcasting, Engineering, Communications;
8-10 years experience in major market or national network television production, large facility arena AV management, or a combination of both;
5 years of supervisory experience.
Competencies:
To perform this job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
Business Acumen-
Demonstrates knowledge of market and competition;
Works within approved budget;
Follows instructions, responds to management direction;
Follows policies and procedures;
Professionalism-
Adapt to changes in the work place;
Is consistently at work and meetings on time;
Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness;
Observes safety and security procedures;
Management Skills-
Delegates work assignments;
Treats others with respect;
Asks for and offers help when needed;
Communicates changes effectively to staff;
Provides regular performance feedback;
Communication Skills-
Speaks clearly;
Listens and gets clarification;
Demonstrates group presentation skills;
Writes clearly and informatively;
Other Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge of basic concepts of component engineering relating to house PA and the facility’s video replay equipment;
Knowledge of NTSC, NAB, and FCC procedures and requirements, both existing and proposed;
Skill in estimating time and materials required of assigned work projects;
Knowledge of public assembly facility equipment repair;
Ability to work 24/7 (flexible) hours/shifts; including evenings, weekends and holidays;
Ability to solve problems under severe time restraints;
Experience in all aspects of television – engineering, operations, production, programming, and commercial traffic beneficial.
Physical Demands:
Position requires the ability to reach with hands and arms use hands to handle, or feel, stand, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, walk and sit;
Position requires the ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds while twisting and/or turning;
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, however, during events the noise level may be loud;
Position is required to work in exposed wet and/or humid conditions;
Position is required to work near moving mechanical parts, high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, extreme cold, extreme heat and risk of electrical shock;
Employees must be able to work on evenings, weekends and holidays as required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions of this job.
