Freelance Production Assistant - Big Ten Network

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY
Fox Sports

FOX Sports, the industry leader in live events, is the umbrella entity representing Fox Corporation’s wide array of multi-platform US-based sports assets. Built with brands capable of reaching more than 100 million viewers in a single weekend, FOX Sports includes the sports television arm of the FOX Network; FS1, FS2, FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Deportes, as well as a joint-venture business in the Big Ten Network and digital properties including http://FOXSports.com and the FOX Sports App. FOX Sports has delivered the most watched television program, NFL’s America’s Game of the Week on FOX, for fourteen consecutive years.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The B1G Network is looking for a Freelance Production Assistant to join our Original Programming team in Chicago, IL. As a Freelance Production Assistant, you thrive in a high-volume, collaborative, and fast-paced environment. This position will work across all Original Programming projects to assist in pre-production, production, and post-production- both in office and in the field as needed.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

- Assist Feature Producers by creating select reels of the best footage and sound to be used in pieces
- Assist on field shoots
- Rough cut stories, opens, and elements as needed
- Use Premiere Pro knowledge to clip and reformat snippets of shows for social distribution
- Use basic Photoshop knowledge to adjust graphics
- Restore and gather archival assets for features, and organize for producer and editor
- Source outside footage
- Logging
- Create select reel of Originals footage for use across B1G Network
- Other duties as assigned

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

- Basic sports knowledge
- Basic knowledge of the Big Ten Conference
- Basic knowledge of Photoshop
- Experience with Adobe Premiere
- Strong multitasking skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong communication skills
- Flexible schedule to adapt to production needs

NICE TO HAVE BUT NOT A DEALBREAKER

- Bachelor’s degree in journalism, production, a related field, or equivalent experience

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.

Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $20.00 per hour.