Manager, Sports Media Operations at Versant — Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Versant Media is seeking a highly organized and operationally focused Manager, Sports Media Operations to support the day-to-day management, movement, storage, and preparation of non-live sports content across the organization. This role is ideal for a collaborative media operations professional with experience supporting content workflows, post-production operations, and media asset coordination in fast-paced sports, news, or entertainment environments.

The Manager will work closely with Sports Media Operations, Post Production, and Ingest/Storage teams to ensure reliable and efficient content workflows while supporting ongoing process improvements and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Content Management & Operations

• Manage the day-to-day workflows supporting the ingest, movement, storage, editing, and delivery of non-live sports content.
• Coordinate media asset handling across production and post-production environments to ensure timely and accurate content availability.
• Support media lifecycle operations including ingest coordination, file transfers, editorial handoffs, archive requests, and content delivery.
• Monitor workflow performance and escalate operational issues impacting production timelines or content accessibility.
• Maintain operational documentation, workflow procedures, and best practices for media handling and asset management.

Workflow Support & Process Improvement

• Support the ongoing optimization of non-live content workflows to improve operational efficiency, reliability, and scalability.
• Partner with engineering, post-production, and storage teams to support the rollout and adoption of new tools, workflows, and operational processes.
• Assist in evaluating workflow challenges and identifying opportunities for process improvements and operational streamlining.
• Help maintain consistent and reliable workflows across edit platforms, cloud storage systems, and file transport technologies.
• Stay informed on emerging media workflow technologies and operational trends relevant to sports production environments.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Serve as a primary operational liaison between Sports Media Operations, Post Production, and Ingest/Storage teams to ensure smooth workflow coordination and communication.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to understand content priorities, production schedules, and delivery requirements.
• Coordinate with technical and operational teams to resolve workflow issues and support production continuity.
• Communicate workflow status, operational risks, and support needs to department leadership as needed.
• 4+ years of experience in media operations, content management, or post-production environments within sports, news, or entertainment organizations.
• Strong understanding of non-live production and post-production workflows.
• Experience supporting media workflows involving edit platforms, cloud or hybrid storage systems, and file transport technologies.
• Familiarity with media asset management (MAM) systems and digital content workflows.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and support fast-paced production environments.

Preferred Skills

• Experience supporting sports content operations or high-volume media environments.
• Familiarity with cloud-based and remote post-production workflows.
• Experience coordinating workflows across editorial, ingest, and storage teams.
• Knowledge of media file delivery, archive operations, and content movement processes.
• Experience with media workflow platforms and technologies such as Avid, Adobe, EVS, Dalet, Signiant, Aspera, or similar systems.