DIRECTOR, BROADCAST/RADIO VOICE (UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA)
Lincoln, NE
On-Site
THE RUNDOWN
Playfly Sports is looking for a Director of Broadcast to join our team in Lincoln, NE.
The Director of Broadcasting position is a key component to the overall delivery of school sports content to university fans. Broadcast Director is responsible for coordinating, planning and supervising all aspects of University radio broadcasts and ancillary programming, podcasts, and online media components.
What You’ll Accomplish
- Provide play-by-play for the university’s football, or men’s basketball games, or baseball games both home and away
- Host radio coaches shows
- Host ancillary programming, including specialty shows and the university’s daily content shows including Sports Nightly Broadcasts
- Program broadcasts, format radio logs, and develop new content
- Develop and maintain community relations for the university’s athletic teams and host select university foundation events
- Engage in local and national media interviews to discuss and promote the university’s athletic programs
- Manage, support, and strengthen affiliate relations to spark new development and growth
- Other job-related duties as assigned
What You’ll Bring
- Bachelor's Degree
- 5+ years of play-by-play experience at the NCAA Division I and/or professional sports level preferred
- Prior sports broadcasting experience
- Knowledge of the business components of the role
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Familiarity with production and content creation equipment and services
Travel, Lifting, Physical Requirements
- Ability to travel to all away games for football or men’s basketball or baseball and other athletic department and university sports radio network events
What We Do
Playfly Sports is the full-service, leading sports marketing and media company that enables brands to engage with sports fans on a local, regional, and national level through scaled linear, digital, and experiential assets. Playfly Sports drives outcome-based solutions into 90-million households via more than 7,800 live U.S. broadcasts of MLB, NBA, and NHL games; and influences sports fans of all ages through the management of college and high school multimedia rights, uniform branding, and high-profile sports sponsorship platforms. The company introduces high school and college students to career development opportunities in esports through Playfly Esports, operators of North America’s largest college esports league. Playfly Sports has the unique ability to partner, innovate, and advance the aspirations of athletes, brands, academic institutions, and sports fans across the U.S. Playfly Sports is Powered by Partnership. Visit Playfly Sports online at playfly.com
What We Stand For
At Playfly, we know that a diverse, equitable, and inclusive company is a more innovative and successful one, but more importantly, we believe it’s just the right thing to do. Through conversations, company initiatives, community events and partnerships, policy changes, data analysis, workshops, and support groups, we are dedicated to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. We are here for the long haul and to do the meaningful work that creates true institutional change within our workplace, with our partners, and in the communities we serve.
EEOC & DIVERSITY STATEMENT
Playfly Sports affirms that inequality is detrimental to our associates, our clients, and the communities we serve. Our goal is to impact lasting change through our actions. Together, we unite for equality and equity. Playfly Sports is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristic, including race, color, genetic information, creed, national origin, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lawful alien status, ancestry, age, marital status, or protected veteran status and will not discriminate against anyone on the basis of a disability. We support an inclusive workplace where associates excel based on personal merit, qualifications, experience, ability, and job performance.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Playfly Sports is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals, and as part of this commitment, Playfly Sports will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact recruiting@playfly.com.
