About the Role
The Manager, Content Production Operations is the operational backbone of the BKSE Content Production team. This role owns the systems, workflows, and project management infrastructure that keep production running across the Brooklyn Nets, New York Liberty, and Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment properties.
Responsibilities
- Own the day-to-day production workflow across Nets, Liberty, and BKSE - shoots, edits, event coverage, and partner deliverables
- Receive and triage incoming content requests from Marketing, Social, Partnerships, PR, Community, Game Presentation, and senior leadership
- Scope new requests - clarify what is needed, when it is needed, the right production path, and what resources are required
- Build and maintain production timelines and keep projects on track across the full slate of active work
- Serve as the ongoing point of contact for internal stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle - managing expectations, communicating status, and resolving issues before they escalate
- Manage feedback rounds, approvals, and final asset handoff
- Proof all finalized content before delivery to ensure it meets brand and quality standards
- Maintain visibility across all active work and surface blockers before they become problems
- Own the freelance network - source, book, brief, and manage freelance videographers, editors, photographers, and on-set support staff.
- Manage vendor onboarding, contracts, credentialing, and invoicing
- Ensure all freelance output meets brand and quality standards
- Manage the content budget tracker
- Reconcile invoices against budgets and flag discrepancies early
- Surface overages and support reallocation decisions with the Senior Director, Production
- Directly manage a Production Coordinator - set priorities, develop their skills, and build their capacity over time
- Model operational excellence and hold the team to a high standard on organization, communication, and delivery
- Build and maintain strong working relationships across Marketing, Social, Partnerships, Communications, and other internal lines of business
- Represent the production team in cross-functional conversations around project scoping and delivery
- Liaise with the Digital and Social teams on content distribution logistics
Requirements
- 5-6 years of experience in content production, production operations, or project management in a sports, media, or entertainment environment
- Strong understanding of the end-to-end production process - from brief through delivery - across video, photo, and live event coverage
- Proven track record managing multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment with multiple stakeholders
- Experience managing freelance networks and vendor relationships
- Experience owning or supporting a production budget
- Highly organized with strong systems thinking - you build the infrastructure others work inside of
- Clear and direct communicator, written and verbal
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite preferred
- Working knowledge of project management tools (Monday.com or equivalent)
- Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays for games and events
Skills
- Content production
- Production operations
- Project management
- Video production
- Photo production
- Live event coverage
- Freelance network management
- Vendor relationship management
- Budget management
- Systems thinking
- Communication (written and verbal)
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Project management tools (Monday.com or equivalent)
Location
- Brooklyn
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Manager
Salary/Compensations
- $85,000 - $110,000
Benefits
- Bonus eligibility
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- HSA and FSA eligibility
- 401k Employer Match at 4%
- Competitive PTO policy
- Company Holidays
- Parental leave policy eligible after 6 months of service
- Access to events at Barclays Center, subject to ticket availability
- Free lunch onsite Monday - Thursday
- Onsite barista bar
About the Company
- Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment creates bold, authentic, and unforgettable experiences that redefine sports, entertainment, and hospitality, The Brooklyn Way.
- As the parent company of marquee properties including the Brooklyn Nets, NY Liberty and Barclays Center, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment operates at the intersection of live entertainment, premium hospitality, and community engagement.
- As it expands its existing portfolio, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment now includes BK Mag, Brooklyn Wine Club, and a hospitality business developing several location-based entertainment properties.
- Whether on the court, on stage, or in the workplace, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment is driven by a pursuit of excellence—constantly evolving, innovating, and pushing boundaries to elevate its business and expand its fan base.
- The company is deeply committed to fostering a culture of belonging and inclusion, both internally and across its communities, ensuring that every interaction reflects its values of growth mindset, integrity, accountability and care.
- Core values: Integrity, Care, Growth Mindset, Accountability.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) Employer. It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of the Company not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion/creed, gender, gender identity, transgender status, pregnancy and lactation accommodations, marital status, partnership status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, alienage, immigration, or citizenship status, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, height and weight, arrest or conviction record, caregiver status, credit history, unemployment status, sexual and reproductive health decisions, salary history, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking, and sex offenses, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state or local laws.
