Lead, Live Sports Crewing & Scheduling

NBCUniversal; Connecticut; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

NBCUniversal in Stamford, CT is seeking a Manager, Field Scheduling to oversee staffing, scheduling, and onboarding for NBC Sports remote productions and live events. You will collaborate with Operations, Production, and Technical Management to ensure fully staffed productions, manage crew logistics, and resolve scheduling challenges in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

The role requires strong organizational skills, experience with crew forecasting, and effective communication with

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in broadcast crewing, workforce scheduling, or production operations.
• Familiarity with union regulations and practices.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and workforce management systems.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the hiring and scheduling of NBC Sports personnel, including staff, daily hires, and freelance crew members for remote productions and live events, managing crew outreach, availability, rate negotiations, and hiring to ensure all positions are filled prior to each event.
• Partner with Technical Managers, Operations leaders, and Production Managers to gather staffing requirements and create accurate crew sheets for remote productions.
• Communicate crew and event information to Production Managers in a timely manner to support travel planning and cost-effective logistics.
• Support Operations and Production teams in resolving last-minute staffing, scheduling, and crewing challenges.
• Provide support for the payroll process for each event.
• Manage the internal personnel system, SCORE, including initiating and monitoring onboarding activities for new hires.
• Support the ongoing development, maintenance, and enhancement of the SCORE workforce management system.
• Anticipate staffing and operational issues, communicate risks to leadership, and help drive timely resolutions.
• Proactively address issues that arise during the course of an event or production.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Skills

Broadcast crewing

Workforce scheduling

Production operations

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

NBCUniversal in Stamford, CT is seeking a Manager, Field Scheduling to oversee staffing, scheduling, and onboarding for NBC Sports remote productions and live events. You will collaborate with Operations, Production, and Technical Management to ensure fully staffed productions, manage crew logistics, and resolve scheduling challenges in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

The role requires strong organizational skills, experience with crew forecasting, and effective communication with