Recurring Remote Associate Director II

The Recurring Remote Associate Director II works with Directors to prepare, support and execute high-level Studio, Remote and REMI productions. The role requires comprehensive knowledge and mastery of the Associate Director position, including strong multi-tasking and communication skills and leadership qualities, and contributes content ideas based on developing storylines across sports. The Associate Director II must possess strong project management skills and be able to contribute to multiple high-profile productions at one time.

The position mentors Associate Directors I and Stage Managers, providing comprehensive written feedback on their development and performance to Directing Management, and directs assigned productions as a step toward the Director path.

• Assists the Director during productions by timing elements, keying fonts and coordinating feeds, maintaining communication with live shots through alerts and cues, ensuring proper framing, audio and video levels meet on-air standards, and communicating traffic changes, graphics requests
• Music cues and source changes with media.
• On Ignite/Automated productions, assists with routing, papping, framing and clearing remote guests, selecting music for studio productions and MOS'ing into the rundown, and supports the Director with checking codes and rundown changes.
• Assists the Director with pre-production elements including billboards, promotions, teases, graphics, special effects and virtual imagery, and coordinates video and fonts within the production.
• Participates in meetings with Production to help develop visual content for the show, requests images and monitors graphics to support storylines throughout the show, and executes studio moves with requested elements during pre-production or discusses live execution with the Director.
• Assists the Director, Producer and Coordinating Producer with PCR setup, including the comms and monitoring build, and verifies the locations of remote and studio guests with Audio and Transmission/VCC by providing paperwork such as Frame Stores, IFBs and booking windows.
• Contributes to the planning and organising of special projects, interacts with other departments towards a common goal, and works with assigned lead Directors on special graphics elements and animations for specialty shows.
• On REMI productions, assists the Producer and Director in managing game-related responsibilities and traffic, communicates directly with positions such as the timeout coordinator or red hat to keep the game and control room in sync, generates cards with promotional Sales and editorial copy for talent to read on air, and runs the preproduction session.
• Directs Ignite and ViBox productions for digital and radio programming, plus pre-recorded segments in conventional control rooms and mobile units for studio and remote productions.
• Coaches and mentors Associate Directors and Stage Managers, provides feedback to support development, and documents thoughtful and comprehensive written feedback with clear, detailed examples to Management.
• Practices and maintains the Directing Department performance standards for leadership, communication, operations, personal development and productions, and demonstrates strong leadership qualities in all interactions and decisions.

• Minimum of 3 years' experience in a Directing department or network equivalent.
• Comprehensive knowledge and mastery of the Associate Director role, including strong multi-tasking and communication skills and leadership qualities.
• A thorough understanding of television production.
• Clear, concise and comprehensive verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to think quickly in a pressure situation.
• Leadership skills, including facility and crew oversight, organisation and show execution, plus problem solving.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to contribute to multiple high-profile productions at one time.
• Hard working, detail oriented, creative, passionate about production and interested in technology.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.

• Minimum of 5 years' experience at the Associate Director level in a Directing department or network equivalent, or Director equivalent in local television.
• Bachelor's Degree.

$41.87 To $56.16 per hour in Los Angeles, CA. The base pay actually offered may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills and experience,…