Production Coordinator, NBA 2K League

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Position Summary: The Production Coordinator - NBA 2K League will be responsible for providing production management support for the 2K League's tent-pole events and broadcast production by creating budgets, coordinating logistics for live events, overseeing projects and deliverables for broadcast partners and sponsors throughout the season, as well as applying a streamlined and cost-efficient process. This role will also be responsible for managing all production communication with various departments, event groups, and stakeholders.

Major Responsibility:

• Support all production projects throughout the year at the direction of the 2K League's Head of Content & Media & Coordinating Producer
• Full creative and broadcast production coordination including but not limited to: building production schedules, managing production logistics, creating call sheets, routing video content and footage, tracking budgets, coordinating talent travel
• Manages the assigned budget, vendor contract process, production schedule, and payments for 2K League
• Manages vendor communications for the production team
• Serves as the main point of contact for technical/ equipment aspects of productions, and
• Track and document broadcast and technical elements of 2K League productions
• Ad hoc production and broadcast duties as assigned

Required Skills/Knowledge:

• 2-4 years of experience in Sports and/or Television
• Production knowledge and Experience with Finance and Project Budgeting
• Experience with live production and post-production
• Knowledge of television and digital production processes
• Strong computer skills in (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Strong project management skills; working knowledge of project management tools (Asana)
• Strong attention to detail, and possesses good organizational and communication skills
• Analytical skills a plus
• Budget management experience preferred

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree or relevant work experience required

Salary Range:

• $60,000.00 to $70,000.00 per year

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About the NBA 2K League 

The NBA 2K League, a professional esports league co-founded by the NBA and Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO), launched in 2018 and features the best NBA 2K players in the world. Each of the league’s 25 teams feature five players who compete as unique characters in 5-on-5 and 3-on-3 game play across a series of tournaments. During the 2019 season, NBA 2K League partners included Anheuser-Busch, AT&T, Champion Athleticwear, Dell, Facebook, HyperX, New Era, Raynor Gaming, SCUF Gaming, Snickers, Stance, Tencent, Twitch and YouTube. For more information about the NBA 2K League, visit NBA2KLeague.com.