About this role
GAQ326R146
Staff Live Producer (Lead)
As a Lead Live Producer on the Media Productions team at Databricks, you will work directly with the team to help execute all manner of live events and broadcasts hosted at Databricks and other remote locations. Utilizing a rich understanding of the live production environment and a great sense for the flow of a broadcast, you’ll adapt easily to meet the business needs of each project that comes your way. A strong work ethic, recognition of the importance of all phases of production coupled with a keen eye for the artistic will be key to pushing the quality of our products to the next level.
In this role you will report to the Manager of Media Productions, who is based in San Francisco. The team provides the technology and IT Support that makes our employees more productive including, but not limited to, video conferencing, live event support, video production, post production, digital signage, wayfinding kiosks, SaaS applications and integrations with Slack and other tools.
Responsibilities:
- Provide high quality support for all event levels within the Databricks Event, Training & Studio spaces as well as remote location setups for live events.
- Masterful understanding of audio and video signal flow.
- Expert competency in multi-destination program switching (In room, broadcasts, video conferencing, records, etc). Highly comfortable operating as technical director and or video switch operator.
- Solid grasp of production flow with an ability to adapt quickly as the content of the show changes organically.
- Ability to step into other production roles as needed (Audio Console, Stream Eng, Cam operator, Video Conferencing operator, Graphics Operator, etc)
- Proficiency with VMix (or similar) remote production workflows.
- Creation of still and motion graphics for broadcast (Bumpers, transitions, lower 3rds, bugs, watermarks, etc)
- Light post production skills for live broadcast fixes.
- Comfortable with managing and working directly with production crews, both in house and outsourced.
- Working directly with clients to define show requirements and gather production elements.
- Adept at creating educational material for the production environment and cross training other staff members at various proficiency levels.
- Work closely with the team to define a multitude of workflows and system configs to help define a playbook to ensure consistency across all productions.
Requirements:
- 8+ years in media production roles, specifically focused on live broadcast.
- Experience working on systems located across multiple locations (ideally globally).
- BA/BS, or relevant experience, is required.
- Experience in a dynamic, fast-growing environment.
- Excellent communication skills. Explaining complex technical concepts to others comes easy.
Pay Range Transparency
Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, Databricks anticipates utilizing the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page here.
About Databricks
Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide — including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow. To learn more, follow Databricks on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
Benefits
At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region, please visit https://www.mybenefitsnow.com/databricks.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.
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Other facts
About Databricks
Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and over 60% of the Fortune 500 — rely on Databricks to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified Data Intelligence Platform that includes Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, Lakebase and Unity Catalog.
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Databricks applicants
Please apply through our official Careers page at databricks.com/company/careers.
All official communication from Databricks will come from email addresses ending with @databricks.com or @goodtime.io (our meeting tool).
What you'll do
- The Lead Live Producer will provide high-quality support for live events and broadcasts, ensuring a masterful understanding of audio and video signal flow. They will also adapt to changing content and step into various production roles as needed.
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