Manager, Venue Planning & Operations

Manager, Venue Planning & Operations

The Broadcast Integration (BRS) Team's aim is to support the Olympic Broadcasting Service (OBS) in the preparation and planning of the most seamless, innovative, and engaging Games experience ever for their athletes, team officials, and delegation members. The BRS team is responsible for delivering high quality facilities and services to the Media Rights Holders and the Olympic Broadcasting Service to ensure the best possible media coverage of the Games to the widest possible audience.

This team liaises closely with OBS to manage planning processes related to broadcasting the Olympic and Paralympic Games. This includes agreeing procedures, hosting meetings and workshops, conducting surveys – all of which are developed and established in full coordination with OBS and LA28 Broadcast Services. In addition, the Broadcast Services team is the main point of contact with the other LA28 functional areas concerning all broadcast matters.

Such matters include the successful delivery of all infrastructure at competition venues and the International Broadcast Center to enable the coverage of the Games and the delivery of services to OBS and media rights holders to support their operations – such as accommodation, accreditation, transportation, information, technology, technical support, warehousing, permitting, medical services, and other services at Games time.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Broadcast Services, the Manager, In-Venue Broadcast Planning and Operations will support the Venue Operations team in liaising with the OBS and LA28 functional areas on all broadcast planning matters and ensuring that all requirements are met for the successful coverage of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. This role focuses on the planning and integration of OBS broadcast requirements into LA28 venues.

Successful candidates will be comfortable working cross-functionally to communicate requirements for Games-time broadcasters and aligning internal stakeholders to integrate those requirements into venue design and operational plans. To progress planning, this role will collaborate across all internal departments, external stakeholders, partner entities, and consultants to enable and deliver all broadcast services to OBS and Games-time broadcasters in the lead up to the Games Period and throughout the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate Contact for OBS
• Manage communications with OBS and its Production and Planning teams
• Facilitate and support venue site surveys for OBS production teams and Media Right Holders
• Liaise with OBS and the LA 28 functional Areas to address venues-related broadcast needs
• Assist in planning and delivery of all World Broadcaster Meetings & Briefings
• Manage the exchange of information and timely submission of deliverables to OBS
• Support Media Rights Holders with their implementation plans, ensuring alignment with venue infrastructure
• Understand, review and optimize all broadcast delivery requirements with OBS
• Management & Oversight of all Broadcast Services at LA28
• Work with all LA28 functional areas on in-venue broadcast matters
• Oversee all milestones and deliverables for broadcast with LA28 functional areas, the Olympic Broadcast Service (OBS), IOC, IPC and Media Rights Holders (as appropriate)
• Support all infrastructure and technical planning for broadcast services, including venue development of broadcast areas at competition venues and non-competition venues
• Assist in coordinating with local delivery partners to ensure readiness of broadcast venues for handoff to OBS and Media Rights Holders at Games time.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Establish strong working relationships with key
  
  Functional Area
  
  s (e.g., Venue Infrastructure, Venue Management, Technology, Hospitality & Ticketing, Sport, Games Operations)
• Ensure broadcast planning and services align with broader cross-functional timelines and objectives
• Collaborate closely with Ticketing and Hospitality teams, particularly within the Seating Bowl Working Group, to address broadcast needs
• Work with OBS, IOC, and IPC to gather requirements, secure strategic alignment, streamline approvals,…