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Do you live for Friday night lights? Can you set up a broadcast in a gym, on a football field or in a rainstorm and still make it look good? Do you believe, as we do, that New Jersey high school sports deserve a bigger stage than they've ever had?
NJ.com is seeking a skilled, sports-driven Live Stream Video Producer to join its award-winning High School Sports staff. The producer will operate cameras, produce live broadcasts and deliver high-quality video for a growing statewide live streaming operation. The ideal candidate has live event production experience, understands the preparation and setup required for successful sports broadcasts, and can troubleshoot technical challenges in real time.
This role is central to expanding NJ.com's live streaming coverage and building one of the region's most ambitious high school sports video offerings. The producer will work closely with the High School Sports Video Coordinator across the full production workflow, from game selection and event prep through live production, highlights and social distribution.
The base salary range is $60,000 - $70,000 per year.
This is a New Jersey–based position that requires reliable transportation to travel to events and transport production equipment throughout the state.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Produce live streams of high school sporting events, overseeing all aspects of planning, setup, execution and breakdown.
- Operate cameras and live-production technology to deliver compelling, broadcast-quality coverage.
- Partner with on-air talent, including play-by-play announcers and analysts, to ensure a professional broadcast presentation.
- Set up, manage and troubleshoot audio, video and streaming systems in a wide variety of live-event environments.
- Create highlights, promotional clips and other video content for NJ.com and social media platforms.
- Maintain production equipment and recommend workflow improvements as the live-streaming operation expands.
- Collaborate with reporters, editors and audience teams to identify and execute video opportunities tied to the most important stories and events in high school sports.
Our ideal candidate will have the following:
- A bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, media production, digital media or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- A minimum of two years of experience in video production, live streaming, sports broadcasting or related media.
- Experience producing live events in a one-person or small-crew environment, including setup, live operation and breakdown.
- Familiarity with streaming platforms and production tools such as YoloBox, OBS, vMix, Wirecast, ATEM or similar systems.
- Strong technical troubleshooting skills and the ability to perform under pressure.
- Strong knowledge of sports and an instinct for capturing the moments that matter most.
- A creative, competitive and entrepreneurial mindset, including a track record of improving production quality and audience engagement, and genuine interest in helping grow NJ.com's high school sports video operation.
- A collaborative, team-oriented approach with effective communication skills to work well across departments.
- Ability to adapt quickly in varied live-event environments and build the best possible production with the resources available.
- Ability to work evenings, weekends and other non-traditional hours during sports seasons.
- Ability to lift and transport production equipment, stand for extended periods, and work outdoors in varying weather conditions.



