Seasonal Part-Time Lighting Director

NFL Media, Technical Operations is looking for a Lighting Director for shows produced at NFL Media in Inglewood, CA. Qualified candidates will have experience working in multi-camera studio environments and have a general knowledge of lighting studio talent for live sports and key show programming.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with show Directors, Producers, Scenic, and Video teams - implementing and maintaining the specific look of various productions between multiple stages and remote locations.
• Support stage lighting designs in tandem with our Scenic and Integrations teams.
• Operation of ETC EOS consoles to playback and modify existing lighting looks.
• Monitor show productions from shading room and consult with video operator as necessary.
• Perform tech checks at the beginning of each shift to check for burnouts, repositioning of equipment and overall stage & grid maintenance.
• Conduct and perform routine and preventive maintenance of lighting fixtures and boards.
• Report technical and/or equipment issues to Studio Operations and Engineering teams.

Required Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience working in a studio environment; live & recorded productions.
• Have working knowledge of studio lighting equipment and studio light design. Including exterior staging and lighting requirements during all day parts.
• Have a creative eye and can improvise on the fly.
• Knowledge of ETC EOS family lightboard(s) and controllers required.
• Knowledge and understanding of lighting data protocols and networks, DMX-512, SACN and ETC NET3.
• Knowledge of moving light fixtures, High End Systems, GLP.
• Knowledge of LED broadcast fixtures: ETC, Chauvet, Arri, Cineo, ChromaQ.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Ability to draft, read, and interpret lighting plots for new or existing sets.
• Auto-Cad, Vectorworks, ETC Concert and Lightwright experience.
• Advanced ETC EOS programming training.
• Advanced ETC NET3 Networking training.
• Ability to program lighting consoles and Network management.

Other Key Attributes / Characteristics

• Familiarity and experience working with 1080p, HDR, UHD, and 4k studio environments a plus.
• Interpersonal communication and organizational skills.
• Strong technical/computer skills (Microsoft, Apple.)
• Ability to “multi-task” various duties as necessary.
• Be a team player and excel under pressure.

Physical Demands

• Ability to work high above the ground, on lifts and/or ladders.
• Must be able to lift 75lbs for up to 30 minutes at a time.
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to work in fast paced, stressful environments.

Travel

• Limited

Terms / Expected Hours of Work

• Flexible schedule to include early mornings, late nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Less than 29 hours/week when needed.

Salary / Pay Range

This job posting contains a pay range, which represents the range of salaries or hourly rates that the NFL believes, in good faith, at the time of this posting that it might be willing to pay for the posted job in the location(s) specified. The NFL expects to hire for this position near the middle of the range. Only in truly rare and exceptional circumstances, where an external candidate has experience, credentials or expertise that far exceed those required or expected for the position, would the NFL consider paying a salary or rate near the higher end of the range. 

NFL Media, Technical Operations is looking for a Lighting Director for shows produced at NFL Media in Inglewood, CA. Qualified candidates will have experience working in multi-camera studio environments and have a general knowledge of lighting studio talent for live sports and key show programming.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with show Directors, Producers, Scenic, and Video teams - implementing and maintaining the specific look of various productions between multiple stages and remote locations.
• Support stage lighting designs in tandem with our Scenic and Integrations teams.
• Operation of ETC EOS consoles to playback and modify existing lighting looks.
• Monitor show productions from shading room and consult with video operator as necessary.
• Perform tech checks at the beginning of each shift to check for burnouts, repositioning of equipment and overall stage & grid maintenance.
• Conduct and perform routine and preventive maintenance of lighting fixtures and boards.
• Report technical and/or equipment issues to Studio Operations and Engineering teams.

Required Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience working in a studio environment; live & recorded productions.
• Have working knowledge of studio lighting equipment and studio light design. Including exterior staging and lighting requirements during all day parts.
• Have a creative eye and can improvise on the fly.
• Knowledge of ETC EOS family lightboard(s) and controllers required.
• Knowledge and understanding of lighting data protocols and networks, DMX-512, SACN and ETC NET3.
• Knowledge of moving light fixtures, High End Systems, GLP.
• Knowledge of LED broadcast fixtures: ETC, Chauvet, Arri, Cineo, ChromaQ.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Ability to draft, read, and interpret lighting plots for new or existing sets.
• Auto-Cad, Vectorworks, ETC Concert and Lightwright experience.
• Advanced ETC EOS programming training.
• Advanced ETC NET3 Networking training.
• Ability to program lighting consoles and Network management.

Other Key Attributes / Characteristics

• Familiarity and experience working with 1080p, HDR, UHD, and 4k studio environments a plus.
• Interpersonal communication and organizational skills.
• Strong technical/computer skills (Microsoft, Apple.)
• Ability to “multi-task” various duties as necessary.
• Be a team player and excel under pressure.

Physical Demands

• Ability to work high above the ground, on lifts and/or ladders.
• Must be able to lift 75lbs for up to 30 minutes at a time.
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to work in fast paced, stressful environments.

Travel

• Limited

Terms / Expected Hours of Work

• Flexible schedule to include early mornings, late nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Less than 29 hours/week when needed.

Salary / Pay Range

This job posting contains a pay range, which represents the range of salaries or hourly rates that the NFL believes, in good faith, at the time of this posting that it might be willing to pay for the posted job in the location(s) specified. The NFL expects to hire for this position near the middle of the range. Only in truly rare and exceptional circumstances, where an external candidate has experience, credentials or expertise that far exceed those required or expected for the position, would the NFL consider paying a salary or rate near the higher end of the range.