Manager Sports Media Operations

Job Description Versant Media is seeking a highly organized and operationally focused Manager, Sports Media Operations to support the day-to‑day management, movement, storage, and preparation of non‑live sports content across the organization. This role is ideal for a collaborative media operations professional with experience supporting content workflows, post‑production operations, and media asset coordination in fast‑paced sports, news, or entertainment environments. The Manager will work closely with Sports Media Operations, Post Production, and Ingest/Storage teams to ensure reliable and efficient content workflows while supporting ongoing process improvements and operational excellence. Key Responsibilities Content Management & Operations Manage the day‑to‑day workflows supporting the ingest, movement, storage, editing, and delivery of non‑live sports content. Coordinate media asset handling across production and post‑production environments to ensure timely and accurate content availability. Support media lifecycle operations including ingest coordination, file transfers, editorial handoffs, archive requests, and content delivery. Monitor workflow performance and elevate operational issues impacting production timelines or content accessibility. Maintain operational documentation, workflow procedures, and best practices for media handling and asset management. Workflow Support & Process Improvement Support the ongoing optimization of non‑live content workflows to improve operational efficiency, reliability, and scalability. Partner with engineering, post‑production and storage teams to support the rollout and adoption of new tools, workflows, and operational processes. Assist in evaluating workflow challenges and identifying opportunities for process improvements and operational streamlining. Help maintain consistent and reliable workflows across edit platforms, cloud storage systems, and file transport technologies. Stay informed on emerging media workflow technologies and operational trends relevant to sports production environments. Cross‑Functional Collaboration Serve as a primary operational liaison between Sports Media Operations, Post Production, and Ingest/Storage teams to ensure smooth workflow coordination and communication. Work closely with internal stakeholders to understand content priorities, production schedules, and delivery requirements. Coordinate with technical and operational teams to resolve workflow issues and support production continuity. Communicate workflow status, operational risks and support needs to department leadership as needed. Qualifications 4+ years of experience in media operations, content management, or post‑production environments within sports, news, or entertainment organizations. Strong understanding of non‑live production and post‑production workflows. Experience supporting media workflows involving edit platforms, cloud or hybrid storage systems, and file transport technologies. Familiarity with media asset management (MAM) systems and digital content workflows. Strong organizational, communication and problem‑solving skills. Ability to manage multiple priorities and support fast‑paced production environments. Preferred Skills Experience supporting sports content operations or high‑volume media environments. Familiarity with cloud‑based and remote post‑production workflows. Experience coordinating workflows across editorial, ingest and storage teams. Knowledge of media file delivery, archive operations and content movement processes. Experience with media workflow platforms and technologies such as Avid, Adobe, EVS, Dalet, Signiant, Aspera or similar systems. Compensation $110,000 - $110,000 per year 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 View email address on click.appcast.io. #J-18808-Ljbffr Versant Media Inc