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via Paramount Careers posted_at: 16 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
CBS Sports, a year-round leader in cross-platform sports coverage, broadcasts a portfolio of events on the CBS Television Network, including THE NFL ON CBS; college football, including the SEC ON CBS; college basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship; golf, including The Masters®, PGA Championship and PGA TOUR; soccer, including the UEFA Champions League and NWSL... and CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR. In addition, the division CBS Sports, a year-round leader in cross-platform sports coverage, broadcasts a portfolio of events on the CBS Television Network, including THE NFL ON CBS; college football, including the SEC ON CBS; college basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship; golf, including The Masters®, PGA Championship and PGA TOUR; soccer, including the UEFA Champions League and NWSL... and CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR.

In addition, the division includes CBS SPORTS NETWORK, the 24-hour cable home of CBS Sports which televises live sports programming throughout the year, including college football and basketball games, UEFA Champions League and Europa League action, Italy's Serie A matches, Concacaf national team competitions, as well as a full slate of original programming and studio coverage.

CBS Sports also delivers an extensive lineup of global soccer coverage on Paramount+, including every UEFA club competition match, all Serie A matches as well as Concacaf national team competitions, and produces INSIDE THE NFL for Paramount+. CBS Sports Digital's multi-platform offerings include CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports apps for mobile and connected TV devices; the 24/7 streaming sports news network CBS Sports HQ; 247Sports; MaxPreps; CBS Sports fantasy games; and SportsLine.

This is a Freelance position based in Stamford, CT.

Responsibilities:
• Use deep sports knowledge and strong research techniques to generate and support ideas based on soccer betting, live events, breaking news, and other developments in the soccer world.
• Create and deliver informational packets that include gambling trends, statistical nuggets and analytical context; storylines ranging from matchups to profiles to features to columns; and ideas for on-screen elements.
• Build relationships with producers, on-air talent, and graphics and video, to ensure the highest quality and depth of information.
• Conduct a variety of searches using statistical tools and databases, social media, other media outlets, and other sources to support storytelling and coverage for all game and studio productions.
• Anticipate, identify and respond to relevant trends, developing storylines and noteworthy performances for all soccer coverage
• Communicate in a timely and effective manner with content creators to provide thorough, creative and accurate statistical and storytelling information that will support and enhance productions.
• Deliver materials to preview upcoming events and shows to anticipate trends, identify storylines to follow, and add context to developing angles.
• Proactively identify and suggest solutions to address potential coverage angles and storylines for all studio shows and talent.
• Develop original, creative ideas for graphics and video elements that provide statistical or other analysis of games, storylines and trending issues in sports.
• Collaborate with graphic and video teams for story planning, idea generation and coverage.
• Utilize advanced metrics and related statistics to develop creative angles for coverage.

Basic Qualifications:
• Excellent knowledge of soccer is required.
• Minimum 1 year of research experience (strong internships considered).
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• A resourceful ability to conduct research and a passion for discovering and sharing new knowledge is a must.
• Must have experience with a variety of approaches to Internet searches and be fluent in electronic news gathering techniques, including quickly navigating the Internet and best practices for utilizing social media.
• Must be able to work nights, weekends and flexible hours.

Qualifications:
• Must be able to work independently while also thriving in a team-oriented environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and multi-tasking skills, as well as a keen attention to detail, are required.
• Must demonstrate ability and desire to work in a fast-paced environment under deadline, to prioritize assignments and ensure accuracy.
• Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, proven ability to multitask, and demonstrate a keen attention to detail.
• Relevant educational or work experience in journalism, communications or production fields is preferred.
• Experience in sports studio/broadcast environments, or other sports media fields, a plus.
• Must demonstrate ability to communicate ideas effectively and efficiently.
• Must be a self-starter with demonstrated initiative.
• Must be able to be in-studio on show days in Stamford, CT.

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

At Paramount, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, on-screen and off. From the programming and movies we create to employee benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. Paramount is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access. https://www.paramount.com/careers as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling 212.846.5500 or by sending an email to viacomaccommodations@viacom.com. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned
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About the job Overview & Responsibilities... CBS Sports is looking for an Associate Programming Manager to help grow its rapidly growing live streaming division. This position will oversee overnight programming for CBS Sports HQ. The role will entail working with the production team to develop the overnight “wheel” programming that will run from midnight to 8am each day. Having a keen editorial eye, a passion for data-driving programming and About the job

Overview & Responsibilities...

CBS Sports is looking for an Associate Programming Manager to help grow its rapidly growing live streaming division. This position will oversee overnight programming for CBS Sports HQ. The role will entail working with the production team to develop the overnight “wheel” programming that will run from midnight to 8am each day. Having a keen editorial eye, a passion for data-driving programming and a knack for what content sports audiences love to wake up to will be what drives you in this role!

The position will report to the Programming Manager and work closely with the CBS Sports HQ production team as well as the product team and third-party distribution partners. Along with an intimate knowledge of the sports audience landscape and a programming or editorial background, having impeccable organizational, communication and data analysis skills are keys to thriving in this role.

Position is based out of Stamford, but can be hybrid. Please note that it will involve predominantly nights and weekends.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Develop CBS Sports HQ’s overnight “wheel” programming that will air each night from midnight-8am
• Provide an overnight digest explaining programming decisions for the morning production team and managers
• Utilize audience data (social, search, site data, historical, etc) to help drive programming decisions
• Schedule programming blocks in programming distribution tools for owned and operated and partner platforms
• Collaborate with social, editorial, product marketing, PR and internal teams to drive awareness to key programming
• Handle live event tile curation across apps
• Manage a rolling sports event calendar for production and internal teams
• Manage VOD shelf curation across owned and operated platforms
• Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience working in the streaming video space
• Minimum 2-4 years working in media, preferably programming or editorial
• In-depth sports knowledge, particularly sports that Paramount has broadcast rights to
• Expert analytical experience with the ability to transform findings into actions
• Strong interpersonal and communication abilities with experience working with talent and production members
• Ability to work with and lead a collaborative production team and help guide and shape the editorial and distribution direction of our network
• Strong ability to keep open lines of communication on a team
• Must be able to work nights and weekends
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via Paramount Careers posted_at: 22 hours agoschedule_type: Full-time
CBS Sports, a year-round leader in television sports, broadcasts a portfolio of events on the CBS Television Network, including "NFL ON CBS;" college football, including the "SEC ON CBS;" college basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship; golf, including The Masters®, PGA Championship and PGA TOUR; and "CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR." CBS Sports also delivers an extensive... lineup of global soccer coverage on Paramount+, CBS Sports, a year-round leader in television sports, broadcasts a portfolio of events on the CBS Television Network, including "NFL ON CBS;" college football, including the "SEC ON CBS;" college basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship; golf, including The Masters®, PGA Championship and PGA TOUR; and "CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR."

CBS Sports also delivers an extensive... lineup of global soccer coverage on Paramount+, including every UEFA club competition match, all Serie A matches as well as Concacaf national team competitions, and produces INSIDE THE NFL for Paramount+. CBS Sports Digital's multi-platform offerings include CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports apps for mobile and connected TV devices; the 24/7 streaming sports news network CBS Sports HQ; 247Sports; MaxPreps; CBS Sports fantasy games; and SportsLine.

CBS Digital is seeking a strong, experienced product leader to lead its Shared Services Product Organization. Reporting directly into the EVP, Product & Operations, this role will lead all aspects of product strategy, development and deployment of a portfolio of shared/federated media products supporting some of the worlds largest websites, apps, data products and games. Products within this responsibility include data models and sports statistics, CMS/publishing tools, CRM products and marketing technologies.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

You will be accountable for and measured on four key leadership proficiencies:

TEAM DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCT VISION, EXECUTION, AND PRODUCT CULTURE

- Develop a strong team of product managers through a dedication to recruiting, training and ongoing mentorship.

- Translate the CBS Digital mission and vision into a meaningful and viable product strategy and plan for the shared services portfolio

- Responsible for assisting with quarterly planning and assigning objectives (problems to take on) to product teams

- Give to the product team a deep knowledge of the portfolio’s users and customers, and the data about how our customers engage with our products

- Track industry trends and the competitive landscape as they pertain to the product portfolio

- Serve as primary architect and operator of the product planning, customer discovery, product discovery, and product development processes and can flex to various size teams with the focused goal of delivering consistently, rapidly, and effectively

- Act as chief evangelist and primary collaborator liaison for the products

- Strike the balance between continuous delivery and continuous innovation

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

A product leader who can lead with confidence and without the need for reporting authority. The ideal candidate can navigate organizational altitudes well as a product strategist across a diverse portfolio of internal products, yet can flex to get their hands dirty to lead teams through the product development lifecycle with momentum. This role seeks candidates with:

- 7+ years of Product Management experience with exposure to consumer-facing experiences (ideally in media and data products)

- A confirmed ability to develop individual Product Managers and hard-working, cross functional teams

- The ability to get things done within a large organization and have absolutely proven your ability to do so

- A robust passion for modern, product development and digital products

- A true champion of partnership and is someone who easily earns the trust and respect of their peers

- Ability to communicate product plans and decisions clearly to all teams at both executive and individual contributor levels

- Experience using an OKR framework and are not afraid to sign up for outcomes

- Strong beliefs, loosely held; you willingly defend product decisions yet embrace having your point of view changed

OUR TEAM

CBS Sports has a nimble product team distributed across NYC, Kansas City, Cameron Park, Nashville, and Fort Lauderdale. We span multiple brands under the CBS Sports umbrella including Max Preps, 24/7 Sports, Sportsline, Sports HQ & Fantasy. We believe product is the linchpin across all departments uniting the team and translating departmental nomenclature into one universal language that bonds our groups together. User research is at the center of everything we push and work tirelessly to continually improve our understanding of CBS Sports users.

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

At Paramount, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, on-screen and off. From the programming and movies we create to employee benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. Paramount is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access. https://www.paramount.com/careers as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling 212.846.5500 or by sending an email to viacomaccommodations@viacom.com. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned
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via ShowbizJobs posted_at: 17 days agoschedule_type: Contractorwork_from_home: 1
Data Engineer/Scientist (Freelance/REMOTE) CBS Sports, a year-round leader in cross-platform sports coverage, broadcasts a portfolio of events on the CBS Television Network, including THE NFL ON CBS; college football, including the SEC ON CBS; college basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship; golf, including The Masters®, PGA Championship and PGA TOUR; soccer... including the UEFA Champions League and NWSL; and CBS Data Engineer/Scientist (Freelance/REMOTE)

CBS Sports, a year-round leader in cross-platform sports coverage, broadcasts a portfolio of events on the CBS Television Network, including THE NFL ON CBS; college football, including the SEC ON CBS; college basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship; golf, including The Masters®, PGA Championship and PGA TOUR; soccer... including the UEFA Champions League and NWSL; and CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR.

In addition, the division includes CBS SPORTS NETWORK, the 24-hour cable home of CBS Sports which televises live sports programming throughout the year, including college football and basketball games, UEFA Champions League and Europa League action, Italy's Serie A matches, Concacaf national team competitions, as well as a full slate of original programming and studio coverage.

CBS Sports also delivers an extensive lineup of global soccer coverage on Paramount+, including every UEFA club competition match, all Serie A matches as well as Concacaf national team competitions, and produces INSIDE THE NFL for Paramount+. CBS Sports Digital's multi-platform offerings include CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports apps for mobile and connected TV devices; the 24/7 streaming sports news network CBS Sports HQ; 247Sports; MaxPreps; CBS Sports fantasy games; and SportsLine.
• *Position is open to REMOTE work as well**

Role Details:

We are seeking a skilled data engineer experienced in building highly scalable, innovative web services with data streaming and big data technology along with machine learning in a continuous delivery model on cloud platforms. In this role, you will team up with leads and architects to build out a technical vision aimed at realizing the future of sport. You will join a team of engineers and product owners passionate about solving intriguing problems.

Your Day-to-Day:

• Building new foundational capabilities using domain-driven design and test-driven development that will power features and experiences on various CBS Sports properties

• Developing the tools and processes used across CBS Sports to increase the speed of software delivery while reducing the cost of implementation

• Participate in scrum ceremonies - daily stand-ups, grooming and sprint planning

• Practice DevOps, write good tests and deploy continuously to prod with monitoring

• Review your teammate's design, code, provide constructive feedback and engage in good technical discussions including weekly deep dive sessions

• Work with your product partners to develop technical solutions for features

Key Projects:

• Crafting and building out a core data layer to power all of CBS Sports Digital products that ingests, process and store data from hundreds of sources over different transports

• Building out an API data store for clients to consume and build custom data

• Define a distributed tracing system for web services and data observability

• Containerization of core systems to reduce overhead of infrastructure management

Qualifications:

What you bring to the team:

You have –

• Experience in microservice architecture, RESTful services enabling real-time data consumption

• Applicable big data experience working with streaming services such as Kinesis, Kafka, RabbitMQ along with hadoop and data processing frameworks such as Spark, Hive, Nifi, Flink, AWS Lambda

• Experience working with relational, NoSQL data stores such as Aurora, Elasticsearch, DynamoDB, MongoDB and SQL Analytical functions

• Hands-on experience in a distributed/cloud-based environment (AWS preferred) with high transaction volumes

• Proficient with DevOps, modern build strategies, continuous integration, unit testing and automated integration test, version control systems (GIT, SVN), issue tracking tools (Jira) & CI/CD related tools such as Jenkins, Bamboo

• BS Computer Science, Engineering, a related technical degree, or equivalent professional experience

You might also have –

• AWS Certifications - Associates or Professional

• Experience at an online company in digital media or content creation

• Excellent teammate and communicator capable of creating positive relationships across engineering, product and architecture

• Energetic self-starter who can work in a complex collaborative environment that rewards experiments, initiative, curiosity and mentoring

• Ability to define solutions, provide estimates of effort, risk and evaluate technical feasibility

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

Note: Posting is subject to change so please refer to career site for latest availability (SBJ-G337
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Production Assistant - Sportsline (Freelance) CBS Sports, a year-round leader in cross-platform sports coverage, broadcasts a portfolio of events on the CBS Television Network, including THE NFL ON CBS; college football, including the SEC ON CBS; college basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship; golf, including The Masters®, PGA Championship and PGA TOUR; soccer... including the UEFA Champions League and NWSL; and Production Assistant - Sportsline (Freelance)

CBS Sports, a year-round leader in cross-platform sports coverage, broadcasts a portfolio of events on the CBS Television Network, including THE NFL ON CBS; college football, including the SEC ON CBS; college basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship; golf, including The Masters®, PGA Championship and PGA TOUR; soccer... including the UEFA Champions League and NWSL; and CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR.

In addition, the division includes CBS SPORTS NETWORK, the 24-hour cable home of CBS Sports which televises live sports programming throughout the year, including college football and basketball games, UEFA Champions League and Europa League action, Italy's Serie A matches, Concacaf national team competitions, as well as a full slate of original programming and studio coverage.

CBS Sports also delivers an extensive lineup of global soccer coverage on Paramount+, including every UEFA club competition match, all Serie A matches as well as Concacaf national team competitions, and produces INSIDE THE NFL for Paramount+. CBS Sports Digital's multi-platform offerings include CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports apps for mobile and connected TV devices; the 24/7 streaming sports news network CBS Sports HQ; 247Sports; MaxPreps; CBS Sports fantasy games; and SportsLine.

CBS Sports Digital/SportsLine -- a portfolio of premium digital sports media properties including CBSSports.com, CBS Sports HQ, 247Sports, MaxPreps and SportsLine -- is consistently ranked a top-three sports property, reaching more than 70M sports fans monthly across desktop, mobile, and connected TV devices. Our team is a diverse and agile group that effectively collaborates with the business to shape our department.

Role Details:

The Streaming Production Assistant is responsible for assisting producers and senior producers with the program development, creative and editorial direction of CBS Sports Digital. We bring our passion for sports and love of our work, serving up sports content to fans everywhere, and this role will help us succeed in that mission.

Your-Day-to-Day:

• Capture and assemble clips using non-linear editing systems – Adobe Premier and other software.

• Edit content in a digital environment or digital broadcast facility for distribution for various digital media platforms.

• Prepare graphics for SportsLine shows

• Screens content for use on all digital platforms, non-linear editing and encoding.

Key Projects:

• Assist in developing innovative content for CBS Sports Digital platforms

• Qualifications: What you bring to the team:

You have –

• An undergraduate degree in Communications with an emphasis on Digital Media production preferred

• Knowledge of the fundamental concepts of editing and encoding of online content

• Strong understanding of the mobile web and internet

• An understanding of betting/gambling terminology

You might also have –

• A strong knowledge of major and minor sports is preferred

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

Note: Posting is subject to change so please refer to career site for latest availability (SBJ-G337
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via Paramount Careers posted_at: 6 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
CBS Sports, a year-round leader in cross-platform sports coverage, broadcasts a portfolio of events on the CBS Television Network, including THE NFL ON CBS; college football, including the SEC ON CBS; college basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship; golf, including The Masters®, PGA Championship and PGA TOUR; soccer, including the UEFA Champions League and NWSL... and CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR. In addition, the division CBS Sports, a year-round leader in cross-platform sports coverage, broadcasts a portfolio of events on the CBS Television Network, including THE NFL ON CBS; college football, including the SEC ON CBS; college basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship; golf, including The Masters®, PGA Championship and PGA TOUR; soccer, including the UEFA Champions League and NWSL... and CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR.

In addition, the division includes CBS SPORTS NETWORK, the 24-hour cable home of CBS Sports which televises live sports programming throughout the year, including college football and basketball games, UEFA Champions League and Europa League action, Italy's Serie A matches, Concacaf national team competitions, as well as a full slate of original programming and studio coverage.

CBS Sports also delivers an extensive lineup of global soccer coverage on Paramount+, including every UEFA club competition match, all Serie A matches as well as Concacaf national team competitions, and produces INSIDE THE NFL for Paramount+. CBS Sports Digital's multi-platform offerings include CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports apps for mobile and connected TV devices; the 24/7 streaming sports news network CBS Sports HQ; 247Sports; MaxPreps; CBS Sports fantasy games; and SportsLine.

Overview & Responsibilities:

CBS Sports Digital -- a portfolio of premium digital sports media properties including CBSSports.com, 247Sports, MaxPreps and SportsLine -- is consistently ranked a top-three sports property, reaching more than 70M sports fans monthly across desktop, mobile, and connected TV devices. Our team is a diverse and agile group that effectively collaborates with the business to shape our department.

The Associate Streaming Producer is a self-starter who supports the shows with regards to video and graphics, while taking direction from producers and senior producers. Primary responsibilities include providing guidance over the production assistants in all aspects of production from supervising b-roll & game highlights to creating and coordinating graphical elements.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Build & fire live studio graphics with Ross XPression
• Segment produce shows, podcasts & segments as requested by the Coordinating Producer
• Exercise editorial judgment in selection of content
• Apply knowledge of Inception in building rundowns, formatting and producing shows from control rooms
• Communicate regularly with studio producers and other production contributors to discuss developing news and provide guidance on the presentation of that news within our programming

Basic Qualifications:
• A minimum of 2-5 years of work experience in broadcast and digital, producing segments
• Proficiency in Adobe Premiere & Ross XPression

Additional Qualifications:
• Experience in a control room
• Superior knowledge of major & minor sport leagues & teams
• Adept in building a rundown to anticipate the needs of the stream with regards to video, graphics, scripts and other elements
• Ability to handle many projects simultaneously, keeping up in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment, while maintaining a positive attitude
• Time management skills
• Available to work all shifts, including early mornings, weekends, overnights, and holidays

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

At Paramount, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, on-screen and off. From the programming and movies we create to employee benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. Paramount is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access. https://www.paramount.com/careers as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling 212.846.5500 or by sending an email to viacomaccommodations@viacom.com. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned
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via Paramount Careers posted_at: 25 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
CBS Sports, a year-round leader in cross-platform sports coverage, broadcasts a portfolio of events on the CBS Television Network, including THE NFL ON CBS; college football, including the SEC ON CBS; college basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship; golf, including The Masters®, PGA Championship and PGA TOUR; soccer, including the UEFA Champions League and NWSL... and CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR. In addition, the division CBS Sports, a year-round leader in cross-platform sports coverage, broadcasts a portfolio of events on the CBS Television Network, including THE NFL ON CBS; college football, including the SEC ON CBS; college basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship; golf, including The Masters®, PGA Championship and PGA TOUR; soccer, including the UEFA Champions League and NWSL... and CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR.

In addition, the division includes CBS SPORTS NETWORK, the 24-hour cable home of CBS Sports which televises live sports programming throughout the year, including college football and basketball games, UEFA Champions League and Europa League action, Italy's Serie A matches, Concacaf national team competitions, as well as a full slate of original programming and studio coverage.

CBS Sports also delivers an extensive lineup of global soccer coverage on Paramount+, including every UEFA club competition match, all Serie A matches as well as Concacaf national team competitions, and produces INSIDE THE NFL for Paramount+. CBS Sports Digital's multi-platform offerings include CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports apps for mobile and connected TV devices; the 24/7 streaming sports news network CBS Sports HQ; 247Sports; MaxPreps; CBS Sports fantasy games; and SportsLine.

This is a Freelance position based in Stamford, CT.

Responsibilities:
• Use deep knowledge and strong techniques to generate and support ideas based on betting, live events, breaking news, and other developments in the soccer world.
• Build relationships with producers, on-air talent, and graphics to ensure the highest quality of video tape assets.
• Understand how linear and social production align to create compelling studio content
• Anticipate, identify, and respond to relevant trends, developing storylines and noteworthy performances for soccer coverage
• Communicate in a timely and effective manner with producers to provide thorough, creative, and accurate video content
• Proactively identify and suggest segment or video ideas for studio coverage
• Develop original, creative ideas for video elements that present analysis, storylines, and trending issues in soccer.
• Ability to clip and lightly edit/format video materials through Adobe Premiere

Basic Qualifications:
• Excellent knowledge of soccer is required.
• Minimum 6 years in the production field
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Extensive knowledge of how a studio show control room works and operates
• Must be able to work nights, weekends, and flexible hours.
• Must be able to be in the studio on show days in Stamford, CT.

Qualifications:
• Able to work independently while also thriving in a team-oriented environment.
• Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, proven ability to multitask, and demonstrate a keen attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal and multi-tasking skills, as well as a keen attention to detail, are required.
• Demonstrates ability and desire to work in a fast-paced environment under deadline, to prioritize assignments and ensure accuracy.
• Must be a self-starter with demonstrated initiative.

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

At Paramount, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, on-screen and off. From the programming and movies we create to employee benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. Paramount is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access. https://www.paramount.com/careers as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling 212.846.5500 or by sending an email to viacomaccommodations@viacom.com. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned
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Manager Streaming and Video Operations (Freelance) CBS Sports, a year-round leader in cross-platform sports coverage, broadcasts a portfolio of events on the CBS Television Network, including THE NFL ON CBS; college football, including the SEC ON CBS; college basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship; golf, including The Masters®, PGA Championship and PGA TOUR... soccer, including the UEFA Champions League and NWSL; Manager Streaming and Video Operations (Freelance)

CBS Sports, a year-round leader in cross-platform sports coverage, broadcasts a portfolio of events on the CBS Television Network, including THE NFL ON CBS; college football, including the SEC ON CBS; college basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship; golf, including The Masters®, PGA Championship and PGA TOUR... soccer, including the UEFA Champions League and NWSL; and CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR.

In addition, the division includes CBS SPORTS NETWORK, the 24-hour cable home of CBS Sports which televises live sports programming throughout the year, including college football and basketball games, UEFA Champions League and Europa League action, Italy's Serie A matches, Concacaf national team competitions, as well as a full slate of original programming and studio coverage.

CBS Sports also delivers an extensive lineup of global soccer coverage on Paramount+, including every UEFA club competition match, all Serie A matches as well as Concacaf national team competitions, and produces INSIDE THE NFL for Paramount+. CBS Sports Digital's multi-platform offerings include CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports apps for mobile and connected TV devices; the 24/7 streaming sports news network CBS Sports HQ; 247Sports; MaxPreps; CBS Sports fantasy games; and SportsLine.

The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of broadcast operations and production activities and have previous management experience. The Manager of Streaming and Video Operations will work together with directors and producers in planning newscasts and overseeing the crew on Newscast pre-production activities. The Manager will most importantly lead the group of Technical Directors within the Stamford office to perform at the highest level.

Your Day-to-Day:

• Organize schedules for Technical Directors in your respective office

• Coordinate with other managers to properly staff multiple entities (e.g Sportsline, CBS Sports HQ, Paramount+)

• Train new team members on equipment and operations

• Direct, switch, and operate audio during broadcasts. Show times and durations vary from 15 minutes to full hour broadcasts

• Set up and prepare the studio for each broadcast including lighting and camera framing

• Check in each guest/analyst via Skype, TVU, LiveU, Zoom, etc. This includes a full audio check

• Work closely with various Paramount Global entities to connect guests and analysts

• Must be prepared for breaking news and postgame reactions throughout each shift at any time

Key Projects:

Work closely with CBS Sports Broadcast to create compelling content for customers on CBS Sports Digital platforms

Qualifications:

What you bring to the team:

You have -

• At least 2 years of ''hands-on'' experience in the technical direction of television newscasts

• Must be willing and able to work flexible hours, under tight deadline pressure, including breaking news

• Since the schedules will rotate, you must be able to work all shifts, including weekends and overnights, and holidays. Must be able to work additional hours beyond scheduled shift with little or no notice if needed

• Experience with ELC OPERATIONS – calling and cutting News Broadcasts, Camera Robotics, Audio Consoles, Playout Servers, and Graphics Playback

• Extensive knowledge of video switchers, graphics systems, server playout systems, audio consoles and robotic camera systems is essential.

You might also have –

• Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Communications or equivalent

• Previous management experience

Experience with Ross products including switchers, Inception and Xpression

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

Note: Posting is subject to change so please refer to career site for latest availability (SBJ-G337
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via Paramount Careers posted_at: 2 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
CBS Sports, a year-round leader in cross-platform sports coverage, broadcasts a portfolio of events on the CBS Television Network, including THE NFL ON CBS; college football, including the SEC ON CBS; college basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship; golf, including The Masters®, PGA Championship and PGA TOUR; soccer, including the UEFA Champions League and NWSL... and CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR. In addition, the division CBS Sports, a year-round leader in cross-platform sports coverage, broadcasts a portfolio of events on the CBS Television Network, including THE NFL ON CBS; college football, including the SEC ON CBS; college basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship; golf, including The Masters®, PGA Championship and PGA TOUR; soccer, including the UEFA Champions League and NWSL... and CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR.

In addition, the division includes CBS SPORTS NETWORK, the 24-hour cable home of CBS Sports which televises live sports programming throughout the year, including college football and basketball games, UEFA Champions League and Europa League action, Italy's Serie A matches, Concacaf national team competitions, as well as a full slate of original programming and studio coverage.

CBS Sports also delivers an extensive lineup of global soccer coverage on Paramount+, including every UEFA club competition match, all Serie A matches as well as Concacaf national team competitions, and produces INSIDE THE NFL for Paramount+. CBS Sports Digital's multi-platform offerings include CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports apps for mobile and connected TV devices; the 24/7 streaming sports news network CBS Sports HQ; 247Sports; MaxPreps; CBS Sports fantasy games; and SportsLine.

Lead ios/tvOS Developer

Job Description: CBS Sports, News and Stations is looking for someone that can act as a Platform Lead with solid ios/tvOS experience. The ideal candidate will have experience writing Apple tvOS applications and has worked with streaming video. As a part of the video team you will work with talented developers designing and building out the next generation of CBS Sports online video products. To be successful at this job, you need to bring a winning attitude, innovative coding skills and proven teamwork experience.

In this position you will:
• Support the successful distribution of live streaming events.
• Work closely with the wider data, engineering and product teams cross-functionally to implement innovative solutions.
• Work closely with UX designers, product managers, and engineering leadership to craft best-of-class, delightful TV-watching experiences.
• Debug, optimize and integrate CBS developed API calls that integrate rich media, video, ad serving and analytics.
• Lead initiatives across the company, working closely with other OTT platform, mobile and backend engineers.
• Have a deep understanding of the iOS and tvOS SDKs, Swift, app and view lifecycles, thread management, and animation.
• Develop the architectural direction specializing in features tvOS has to offer our customers.
• Demonstrate engineering excellence by developing test infrastructures, writing documentation, ensuring high performance, and following an agile development methodology.
• Have Experience with Apple’s AVKit framework, HLS and DVR functions (trick modes etc).
• Have experience in managing a large, dynamic catalog of streams.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Hiring Salary Range: $150,000.00 - 175,000.00.

The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York City, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education. The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable, as otherwise dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement. This position is bonus eligible.

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Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

At Paramount, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, on-screen and off. From the programming and movies we create to employee benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. Paramount is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access. https://www.paramount.com/careers as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling 212.846.5500 or by sending an email to viacomaccommodations@viacom.com. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned
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via Paramount Careers posted_at: 13 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
CBS Sports, a year-round leader in cross-platform sports coverage, broadcasts a portfolio of events on the CBS Television Network, including THE NFL ON CBS; college football, including the SEC ON CBS; college basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship; golf, including The Masters®, PGA Championship and PGA TOUR; soccer, including the UEFA Champions League and NWSL... and CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR. In addition, the division CBS Sports, a year-round leader in cross-platform sports coverage, broadcasts a portfolio of events on the CBS Television Network, including THE NFL ON CBS; college football, including the SEC ON CBS; college basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship; golf, including The Masters®, PGA Championship and PGA TOUR; soccer, including the UEFA Champions League and NWSL... and CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR.

In addition, the division includes CBS SPORTS NETWORK, the 24-hour cable home of CBS Sports which televises live sports programming throughout the year, including college football and basketball games, UEFA Champions League and Europa League action, Italy's Serie A matches, Concacaf national team competitions, as well as a full slate of original programming and studio coverage.

CBS Sports also delivers an extensive lineup of global soccer coverage on Paramount+, including every UEFA club competition match, all Serie A matches as well as Concacaf national team competitions, and produces INSIDE THE NFL for Paramount+. CBS Sports Digital's multi-platform offerings include CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports apps for mobile and connected TV devices; the 24/7 streaming sports news network CBS Sports HQ; 247Sports; MaxPreps; CBS Sports fantasy games; and SportsLine.

Overview & Responsibilities:

We are looking for a Digital aware, technology driven person striving to work with a fun and fast-paced growing group. You will be responsible for working with a newly formed technology team actively supporting an expanding broadcast facility and our new Cloud Master Control capabilities. You will be using your expertise to implement cutting edge technology to support our growing sports network!

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Support Live Studio and Master control environments that run multiple rooms and shows simultaneously
• Comfortable working in a high-paced live environment running live games and live studio shows
• Possess a variety of skills to troubleshoot; On-Air, In Person, Telephone/Email Support, Control Room operations
• Work with engineering team to install, maintain and upgrade production and master control systems
• Be a problem solver and possess ability to communicate complex principles in non-technical terms
• Update engineering documents and diagrams
• Maintain a solid working knowledge of newly deployed technologies

Basic Qualifications:
• 7-10+ years of experience with TV/Production specific experience is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of technical TV production equipment (including Ross switchers, GV routers, Sony cameras, Calrec/Yahama audio boards, and RTS intercoms).
• Strong IT technology topics such as SMPTE 2110, networking, windows operating systems, Linux and mac is a must.
• Willingness/flexibility with hours (this role includes evenings, nights and weekends) is focused around support of live events.
• Experience with Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure or GCP are a plus

Additional Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Engineering/Technology or equivalent

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

At Paramount, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, on-screen and off. From the programming and movies we create to employee benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. Paramount is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access. https://www.paramount.com/careers as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling 212.846.5500 or by sending an email to viacomaccommodations@viacom.com. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned
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