Senior Broadcast Operations Manager – FA
The Football Association

We are excited to be searching for a Senior Broadcast Operations Manager, who will oversee and lead the scheduling, production and rights delivery for broadcast partners for the BWSL/BWC and Conti Cup.

This is an exciting role as you will also manage all relevant stakeholders at a time of transformational growth for the Women’s Professional Game in England as the BWSL/BWC progress to NewCo.

What will you be doing?

• Work with domestic and international broadcasters and production partners to manage relationships and implement all women’s multi-platform football programming – across Barclays Women’s Super League (BWSL), Barclays Women’s Championship (BWC) &Continental Tyres League Cup.
• To ensure broadcast contracts are effectively managed.
• Oversee all output including live matches across linear and digital platforms, highlights, shoulder and magazine programming.
• To oversee broadcast operations for every round of the BWSL – including upload of content to FTP sites, highlights, live match streaming – communicating to stakeholders of where and when content is available.
• Manage all broadcasters on event day including accreditations, access, studio requirements, match day reporters and interview requests, mixed zone, flash and super flash. Liaising with the host stadium and club in conjunction with the broadcast production manager.
• Oversee the broadcast picks for all televised and streamed matches, working closely with football operations department, host broadcasters, clubs and production partners.
• To manage the relationship with production partner and media archive directory as well as technical services and any future tender requirements.
• Analyse viewing figure trends and understand key industry and consumer trends that will influence the sector in the future, across technology, platform, production and distribution.
• Manage production budgets and raise PO’s where applicable.
• Clearance of footage for FA channels.
• Increase opportunity to watch women’s football across all platforms.
• Ensure all broadcast regulations are correct and up to date for all competitions and work with licensing and compliance department on annual refresh of regulations in line with broadcast contract requirements.
• To oversee the recruitment and training of match managers.
• Support clubs with all broadcast queries and requests.
• Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained.
• As part of The FA’s commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.
  

What are we looking for?

Essential for the role:

• Experience of television operations ideally in sports industry.
• Good understanding of the broadcasting industry covering; media rights, scheduling, production, ITT and operational delivery.
• Experienced in budget management.
• Excellent communication, organizational & project management skills.
  

Beneficial to have:

• Experience working in a commercial environment.
• Ability to build relationships and manage conflict effectively.
• Understanding of the football industry.
• Flexible approach to working hours.
  

What’s in it for you?

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, to achieve this we have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English Football. We are also delighted to offer a world-class, Elite Performance Centre, St. George’s Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:

• Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.
• Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George’s Park.
• Free private medical cover.
• A contributory pension scheme.
• An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.
• A hybrid working model offering flexibility on where you work.
  

For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers

Our Organisation

The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.

The FA oversees England international teams across men’s, women’s, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women’s Super League, FA Women’s Championship, and Vitality Women’s FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George’s Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.

We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.

Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George’s Park or our Processing Centre, unless the role is advertised as a homebased contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.

The FA, For All, For You

Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.

A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments – Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change – which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of The FA’s commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance

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