Freelance Coordinator, Sports Programming

Company Description

VERSANT (Nasdaq: VSNT) is an industry-changing media and entertainment business and home to trusted brands that shape culture, inform audiences, and build lasting connections. It operates across four core markets: political news and opinion, business news and personal finance, golf, and sports and genre entertainment. These markets are served through a powerful portfolio of iconic and innovative brands, including CNBC, MS NOW, USA Network, Golf Channel, Oxygen, E!, SYFY, and Versant’s sports division USA Sports, along with complementary digital assets including Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow and GolfPass.

Job Description

This is a project based / limited term position with an estimated duration of up to 12 months, unless otherwise amended or terminated as deliverables within this project are completed.

Role Purpose:

This position will support all functions of the USA Sports programming team, including rights management and strategic scheduling with a primary focus on Golf Channel. The person will be responsible for overseeing the Golf Channel Latin America schedule and supporting other operations functions of the programming team. This position works directly with all levels of the programming team and other key contacts across the USA Sports organization including Ad Sales, Creative Services, Operations, Traffic, Production and Marketing.

Responsibilities:

• Support all programming, rights management, strategic scheduling initiatives for USA Sports' deep roster of partners
• Main point of contact for the Golf Channel Latin America schedule
• Create and distribute daily and ad-hoc multi-platform scheduling reports for Ad-sales planning/finance/Business Development, Production and other departments as needed
• Manage Golf Channel programming hours during budget and upfront season working with ad-sales digital finance and digital research teams
• Enter Golf Channel and Golf Channel Latin America schedules and program changes into Golf Channel’s scheduling system
• Maintain and enter Golf Channel Alternate Schedules for Canada and the Caribbean
• Assist with additional projects and administrative needs for the department

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum two years’ experience in the television/film production business (internships included)
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite is a plus
• Basic knowledge of Sports, including golf
• Excellent communication, organizational and time-management skills

Eligibility Requirements:

• Willingness to work overtime, and some nights and weekends as needed (flexibility in broadcast environment is imperative)
• Must be willing to physically work out of our Stamford CT locations on a hybrid basis
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
• Must be 18 years or older

Desired Characteristics:

• Ability to adhere to tight deadlines, communicate clearly and be able to handle multiple tasks in a high-pressure environment
• Collaborative and team oriented

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with a VERSANT Media employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. VERSANT Media's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to candidateaccessibility@versantmedia.com.

VERSANT Media is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We include a good faith pay range for each position to comply with applicable state and local pay transparency laws and to promote equity across our organization. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, experience, and location and may include additional forms of compensation and benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, etc.

VERSANT Media is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at VERSANT via-email, the Internet, or in any form and/or method without a valid written Statement of Work in place for this position from VERSANT's Talent Acquisition team will be deemed the sole property of VERSANT. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by VERSANT as a result of the referral or through other means.