Sports Technical Production Coordinator

This is a Full Time Job

Coordinator, Sports Technical Production

Job Description

The Opportunity

The Coordinator, Sports Technical Operations supports the planning and execution of live sports productions by coordinating technical staffing, travel logistics, and event scheduling across multiple properties. Reporting to the SVP, Sports Technical Operations, this role serves as a key operational partner, ensuring technical teams are equipped and positioned for successful event execution.

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organized, detail-oriented professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is interested in building a career in sports production and media operations.

Why This Role Matters

Behind every successful live sports production is a team of professionals working together to ensure events run seamlessly. This role plays a critical part in coordinating the people, logistics, and communication that support high-quality live event execution.

This position is based on-site in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

What You'll Do
• Coordinate staffing schedules for Senior Technical Managers and freelance Technical Managers across multiple live sports productions.
• Maintain accurate production staffing calendars and proactively resolve scheduling conflicts.
• Coordinate travel arrangements, including flights, hotels, ground transportation, and credentialing requirements.
• Serve as a communication hub between Sports Operations leadership, venue operations teams, and field personnel.
• Maintain staffing, travel, and event logistics tracking systems and documentation.
• Support process improvements and operational efficiency initiatives across the Sports Technical Operations team.

Qualifications

What You Bring
• Bachelor's degree in Sports Management, Media Production, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Strong organizational, planning, and project coordination skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in deadline-driven environments.
• High attention to detail and strong follow-through.
• Proficiency with scheduling tools, spreadsheets, and collaborative platforms.
• Interest in live sports production, broadcast operations, or media environments.

How We Do It at Versant
• Trust through accountability, reliability, and attention to detail.
• Teamwork by collaborating effectively across departments and production teams.
• Transparency through clear, proactive communication and information sharing.
• Agility by adapting quickly to changing priorities and production needs.
• Entrepreneurial Spirit by identifying opportunities to improve processes and solve operational challenges.

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with a VERSANT Media employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. VERSANT Media is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at VERSANT via-email, the Internet, or in any form and/or method without a valid written Statement of Work in place for this position from VERSANT's Talent Acquisition team will be deemed the sole property of VERSANT. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by VERSANT as a result of the referral or through other means.