Live Streaming and Videography Lead

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Live Streaming and Videography Lead

Chicago IL

Hybrid

The Live Streaming and Videography Lead will bring technical expertise and a strong creative vision to plan and execute engaging and interactive in-person hybrid and virtual corporate broadcasts events and recordings for Mars top executive leadership teams. Events and projects will range from quarterly townhalls and leadership meetings all the way up to segment-wide summits along with various other corporate communications formats.

The role will provide technical functional leadership to maintain the existing broadcast systems and processes execute broadcasts with operational excellence build the creative services offering and drive continuous improvements through operational efficiency and new innovations for the Executive Collaboration Services Broadcast Center of Excellence

What are we looking for

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university with an emphasis in Broadcasting Communications Film Digital Design Computer Science or a related field preferred
• 4 years of live and hybrid event production experience working within multiple production elements (audio video lighting stage setup).
• 3 years experience in video production including experience with cinema & mirrorless camera operation 3-point lighting for interviews and live events field audio recording and data management common practices.
• Proficient with professional-grade video and audio production equipment or software: preferred experience with Newtek TriCaster VizRT Vectar Plus Ross and/or vMix.
• Advanced proficiency with IP-based video and audio routing/transport technologies including NDI Dante RTMP SRT WebRTC. Proficiency in IT networking fundamentals to support IP-based broadcast workflows (VLANs switch management trunking network capacity management fiber uplinks etc.)
• Advanced knowledge of broadcast audio/visual equipment
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Teams as a broadcast/meeting platform required and interest in following Townhall roadmap
• Experience with Adobe suite of creative applications (Photoshop Premiere Illustrator After Effects) preferred.

Nice to have

• Broadcast or Audio/Video related training and certifications.
• IT related training and certifications (with an emphasis on networking).
• Experience with 3D virtual sets (Unreal Engine Virtual Set Editor) and next-generation broadcasting platforms

What would be your key responsibilities

• Plan coordinate and execute live in-person hybrid and virtual broadcast events and meetings.
• Participate in event planning ideation by collaborating with associates stakeholders and creative partners to generate concepts and ideas to ensure professional and engaging events. Utilize extensive industry experience and knowledge to plan and execute the aligned creative vision.
• Lead pre-production planning calls advise internal teams and stakeholders on recommended platforms to use as well as best-practices for quality broadcast execution.
• Work closely with business stakeholders (Corporate Affairs teams) to implement their vision of the broadcast providing leadership and guidance to ensure quality execution.
• Oversee all technical aspects of an event including setup calibration and testing of all broadcast equipment (cameras microphones speakers audio mixer vision mixer lighting stage displays etc); directing production and support staff as required; managing and maintaining the control room or production; coordinating and managing rental of supplemental equipment and labor as necessary to support requirements. Create show configuration documentation to be shared with all necessary personnel during preproduction.
• During events- fill all operational roles as needed including show-calling operating cameras switching sources and managing video playback using a vision mixer managing microphones and audio outputs/routing using audio mixer controlling graphics overlays (e.g. lower thirds screen bugs) managing confidence monitors and speaker timers to support presenters and managing interactivity platforms during events (eg question and answer sessions polling etc
• Create customize load and test event specific digital assets to support broadcast (backplates screen bugs lower third templates animated transitions etc) partnering with a creative agency and internal Mars brand teams as required for advanced demands.
• Ensure highest quality broadcast standards are created and maintained for all events supported by the Broadcast Center of Excellence.
• Provide operational and consultative support across multiple events ensuring issues are resolved in a timely manner and to customers high satisfaction.
• Manage and maintain the inventory of broadcast equipment including firmware updates and testing warranty repair/service coordination with vendors and procurement of new equipment.
• Work on continuous improvement opportunities to enhance broadcast quality add new capabilities and increase efficiency to support global scalability of the service

What can you expect from Mars

• Work with over 130000 with diverse and talented Associates all guided by The Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company where were striving to build the world we want tomorrow today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package including company bonus.

Mars does not sponsor visas for this role.

This position is not eligible for relocation benefits

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The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between the range listed below however base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors including but not limited to market location job-related knowledge skills and total compensation package for this position mayalso include other elements if eligible including variable pay medical and dental benefits participation in 401k plan and paid time off benefits. Eligibility for these additional elements depend on the position offeredand the employees work schedule (i.e. part-time schedule store associate). Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.