Basketball Replay Operator (WNBA)

2 Months ago • All levels • Broadcast

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Basketball Replay Operator for the WNBA, you will play a vital role in ensuring seamless technology operations during live games. Responsibilities include setting up and maintaining replay and coach's video review systems, conducting pre-game checks, liaising with officials and broadcasters, monitoring technology during games, accurately reporting on reviews, maintaining equipment, assisting with installations, and troubleshooting technical issues. The position requires strong technical skills, excellent problem-solving abilities, the capacity to work under pressure, and effective communication. The role involves working game days, typically from 4 hours before tip-off until the game's conclusion. This is a contract position, with the opportunity to work on the forefront of sports officiating and broadcasting.
Must have:
  • Strong technical skills
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Work under pressure
  • Effective communication
  • Technical grounding
  • Time management
Good to have:
  • Broadcast/engineering background
  • Understanding of signal flow
Perks:
  • High-autonomy role
  • Exposure to forefront of sports officiating
  • Access to innovative people
  • Involvement in top sporting events
  • Opportunities for progression

Job Details

📍Location: Uncasville, CT

📝Contract: Casual

💰Salary: $30 per hour

📆Expected Start Date: April

Working Hours: Game Days (4 hours before tipoff, through the game)

What The Job Is All About📢

Ready to be at the heart of live basketball action while operating cutting-edge technology? Join our Hawk-Eye team and play a pivotal role in delivering unparalleled services to the WNBA. As a Basketball Replay Operator, you'll ensure seamless technology operations during live games, committing to all home games for the season and embracing the dynamic nature of working weekends when sports are in play.

We'll provide comprehensive technical training, support, and exposure to our systems, empowering your personal and professional growth to make a lasting impact on our operations.

What Does A Typical Day Look Like?🛠

  • Assisting in the set-up of the replay and coach’s video review systems

  • Conducting pre-match checks of the systems in accordance with standard procedures

  • Liaising with officials, broadcasters and Hawk-Eye staff, both on-site and remotely

  • Monitoring and maintaining the technology during the games

  • Accurately reporting on all reviews that occurred and the overall status of how the game went

  • Maintaining and building our hardware and equipment throughout the season and potentially the off-season

  • Assisting with any installation and testing of new products and services

Why Is This The Right Job For You❓

This position is perfect for you if you possess:

  • Strong technical grounding

  • Proactive attitude and ability to work on your own initiative

  • Time management skills and ability to work in a high-pressure, live broadcast environment

  • Ability to liaise with clients and customers in a professional and approachable manner

  • Bright and enterprising

  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving and troubleshooting skills

  • Acceptance that the nature of our business means that work will be carried out over weekends/federal holidays

  • Ideally a broadcast/engineering background with an understanding of signal flow

Benefits✅

  • A high-autonomy role with real exposure to the forefront of the sports officiating and broadcasting world.

  • Access to some of the most intelligent, innovative and driven people in our industry.

  • Involvement in some of the top sporting events in the world.

  • Involvement in a fast-growing business where opportunities for progression are plentiful.

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