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About Us
SNY is an Emmy Award–winning regional sports media company delivering content across linear television and digital platforms. SNY provides unmatched, exclusive coverage of the New York Mets, New York Jets, and all things New York sports. As the Tri-State area’s leader in local sports coverage, SNY offers comprehensive access to professional and collegiate teams through exclusive live games, nightly sports shows, and original programming. SNY also delivers real-time New York sports news and exclusive digital series on SNY.tv and across its social channels, including YouTube, Facebook, X, and Instagram. SNY is available to viewers throughout New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and northeastern Pennsylvania, and nationally through select providers.
About the Role:
SNY is seeking a Freelance Teleprompter Operator with a passion for NY sports. This role works closely with the Director and Operations Management to support live, taped, and automated programming. The position requires flexibility to work non-traditional hours, including weekends and holidays, from our studio at 4 World Trade Center in New York, NY.
What You’ll Do
- Work with technical and news staff to support production needs for live, taped, and automated programming, under the supervision of the Director and Operations Management.
- Maintain continuity of all related teleprompter equipment, including facs out and shutdown procedures at the end of the day.
- During taped elements, engage the enCaption captioning machine for subtitles.
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Communications, or equivalent work experience required.
- One (1) year of experience in TV studio production is preferred.
- Aptitude and desire to be trained at the next technical level (Stage/A2/Stage Utility).
- With proper training, serve as a fill-in for all other Tech 1 positions as needed, including Robotic Camera, Teleprompter, Video, and Playback.
- Proficiency in iNEWS or a similar newsroom software system is a plus.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills required.
- Must be a collaborative team player who works well with others in a fast-paced, dynamic studio environment.
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