Barstool Sports is seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Technical Ops Assistant to join our team in Chicago. The ideal candidate will play a key role in supporting our production team by ensuring the smooth operation and setup of various production equipment, assisting with production operations, and maintaining the technical aspects of our media productions.
What You’ll Do
- Work closely with the Tech, Studio Operations, and Office Managers on show planning, vendors and equipment selection, and upgrades. Updates to crew database and venue information.
- Assist with production shoot prep including craft services, securing locations, gear/expendable/supply rentals, and fulfillments including drop-offs/pickups, setting up, etc. whether on site or at office.
- Assist with the setup, operation, and breakdown of equipment for live and pre-recorded shows, events, and media content. This includes cameras, audio gear, lighting, and editing equipment.
- Operate and maintain audio/video equipment, lighting rigs, and other technical tools used in the production of podcasts, video series, and live streaming events.
- Perform regular maintenance and troubleshooting of production equipment, ensuring everything is in working order. Coordinate repairs and upgrades as necessary.
- Keep track of all production gear, ensuring everything is properly labeled, stored, and accounted for. Manage equipment check-ins/check-outs.
- Assist in the booking of remote and studio shoots on behalf of production from conception to completion.
- Work closely with Office Manager on ensuring all gear and production equipment/props are organized
- Assist operations for load in/outs for live events and productions
What You Have
- 1+ years of production operations experience
- Ability and willingness to be able to lift large heavy objects
- Adaptable to ongoing and unexpected change; ability to pivot between multiple projects and departments regularly
- Willingness to travel on weeknights and weekends and work flexible hours including late and/or last-minute scheduling changes
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, Adobe, and Google Docs
- Knowledge of live streaming technologies (e.g., vMix, Tricaster, OBS, Streamyard).
- Experience with multi-camera and audio setups.
- Always willing to have a “yes man” mentality to always want be integrated in various projects
- Experience working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Salary Range: $60,000-65,000k
Barstool Sports is a company that will drive the way media is created and consumed for years to come. Working at Barstool Sports means being part of a team that is solutions-oriented, celebrates creativity, and supports one another.
Joining means having access to competitive and valuable benefits and perks, including but not limited to:
- Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter Benefits
- A 4% 401(k) employer match
- Unlimited vacation time, including Summer break in July and Holiday break in December
- Monthly employer contribution towards cell phone reimbursement
- Employee discount to the Barstool Sports store
- Financial wellness benefits through Origin
- A monthly stipend for UberEats
What We Value
- Rep the brand as best you can
- We have lots of different brains, be open to them
- Never change who you are, that's who we hired
- Find the solution, don't be the problem
- Don't be afraid to try something new
- Common Sense. Use it.
- Be there for your audience
- Always think about how you can help
Barstool Sports is for everyone. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Barstool Sports does not accept unsolicited headhunter or agency resumes. Barstool Sports will not pay any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement.
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What We Do
Barstool Sports is one of the most influential lifestyle brands in America. With a rich history, Barstool Sports has one of the most highly coveted, fiercely loyal, and incredibly engaged audiences, which has put Barstool at the top of the charts.
Barstool Sports is the preeminent digital sports media brand that has established an extremely influential and deeply authentic voice. Barstool Sports creates innovative content with massive distribution on multiple platforms including web, apps, podcasts, radio, video, social, events, pay-per-view, subscription, and TV to an incredibly engaged audience.
Barstool steals the spotlight in cultural moments. Their presence at major sporting events drives more awareness, engagement, and viewership in younger demographics than any other media brand. Barstool Sports and its founder, Dave Portnoy, consistently ranks as the #1 most influential social media account at major sporting events like the Kentucky Derby, Super Bowl, PGA Championship, U.S. Open Golf, Stanley Cup Finals, NASCAR's Daytona 500, and more.
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