Broadcast Operations Coordinator

Gainbridge Fieldhouse; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Gainbridge Fieldhouse seeks a Broadcast Operations Coordinator to provide administrative and operational support for live and recorded broadcasts. You will help with scheduling, documentation, communication, and logistics to ensure broadcasts run smoothly, working with producers, directors, and on-air talent.

You will oversee in-arena and TV/radio broadcast services for home and away games across Pacers Sports & Entertainment properties, ensuring efficient operations and high-quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university, preferred.
• Minimum of three years in broadcast production or operations, preferably in a live sports.
• Experience managing budgets, billing, payroll, or expense tracking related to production.
• Strong knowledge of live broadcast workflows and pre/post-production processes.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; familiarity with scheduling or billing systems.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily PS&E broadcast production, including schedules, facilities, and crews.
• Oversee broadcast needs for national NBA/WNBA broadcasts, visiting teams, and external events.
• Serve as a point of contact for NBA/WNBA/G League broadcast requirements.
• Assist with staffing, control room usage, and radio engineers for games (home and away).
• Manage payroll timekeeping, billing, and expense tracking for production.

Skills

Communication

Project management

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Broadcast scheduling systems

Job description

The Broadcast Operations Coordinator provides administrative and operational support for live and recorded broadcast productions. This role assists with production scheduling, documentation, communication, and logistics to help ensure broadcasts and related programming are executed efficiently. The role works closely with producers, directors, technical staff, and on-air talent to support day-to-day production needs, maintain organized workflows, and contribute to a high-quality broadcast experience.

In addition, the position oversees a range of in-arena production and TV/radio broadcast service functions, ensuring smooth operations for both home and away games across all Pacers Sports & Entertainment properties—including the Indiana Pacers, Indiana Fever, Noblesville Boom—and events at Gainbridge Fieldhouse that utilize Pacers Sports & Entertainment (PS&E) production services.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinate all aspects of daily PS&E broadcast production, both live and recorded, ensuring all elements are properly timed and integrated. Responsibilities include creating broadcast schedules, securing and scheduling production facilities and resources (e.g., trucks, crews), coordinating broadcast travel, building daily rundowns, and overseeing pre-production, live broadcast execution, and post-production activities.
• Coordinate and facilitate broadcast operational needs and requests of non-Pacers Sports & Entertainment broadcast partners, including national NBA/WNBA broadcasts, visiting team broadcasts, and external events (e.g., NCAA, Big Ten, IHSAA).
• Serve as a point of contact for League (NBA/WNBA/G League) broadcast requirements, ensuring all television, streaming, and radio obligations are communicated, coordinated, and executed effectively.
• Assist with scheduling and operational needs for broadcast and in-arena production, including staffing, control room usage, and coordination of radio engineers for both home and away games.
• Manage broadcast credentials and access, including compiling and distributing credentials for production staff, maintaining master credential lists, and coordinating with Gainbridge Fieldhouse Production, Facilities, and Security teams.
• Coordinate and oversee payroll timekeeping, billing, and financial tracking associated with broadcast production, including production facilities, remote units, crews, part-time staff, and announcers; ensure accurate coding and processing of expenses.
• Maintain operational systems and logistics supporting broadcast execution, including engineering contact lists for road markets, DirecTV and viewing distribution lists for internal stakeholders, and communication of game schedules and access details to executives.
• Oversee production equipment and studio assets, including inventory management and check-in/check-out processes to ensure readiness and accountability of all production resources.
• In every position, each employee is expected to align with PS&E's mission and core values along with actively participating in company-sponsored community outreach programs.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in broadcast production, broadcast operations, or related field, preferably within a live sports or entertainment environment.
• Experience managing budgets, billing, payroll, or expense tracking related to production activities preferred.
• Working knowledge of radio and television broadcasting, including standards and practices associated with NBA/WNBA or professional sports production environments.
• Strong understanding of live broadcast workflows, including pre-production planning, live event execution, and post-production processes (rundowns, scheduling, resource coordination, etc.).
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced, live-event environment with strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with internal teams, external partners, league representatives, and broadcast personnel.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office or similar business tools (Excel, Word, Outlook); familiarity with broadcast scheduling, timecard, or billing systems preferred.

PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, move heavy objects, use a computer, use a 10-key calculator, use a telephone, speak, hear, and write.

While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the office work environment is usually moderate and the noise level in the Fieldhouse / game environment is usually loud. The stress level may become high during certain times of the year.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, marital status, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.