About this opportunity
Starlight lists this Head of Production & Operations opportunity in westport, Connecticut. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Head of Production & Operations
Westport, Connecticut (on-site) | Full-time
JLB Search has been retained by an early-stage sports video and software company to hire its Head of Production & Operations. This is a founding team hire with real ownership of a business line from day one.
About the company
Starlight works with high school sports recruiting events to film them to broadcast standard, giving players and teams better footage for college recruitment. That film goes straight into their recruiting platform, which is used by athletes, club directors and college coaches. They recently closed a seed round and are looking to grow.
They are scaling from a handful of events to 50 to 75 a year, with several events running across different markets on the same weekend. This role is responsible for making that happen.
The role
In season (Summer and Fall) you'll run the events side of the business. In the off-season (Winter and Spring) you'll focus on customer acquisition.
Contractor network
Recruit, onboard and train a national bench of local videographers and event managers, hired market by market rather than one travelling crew
Build the structure for each market: event director, transport and logistics, and film crew
Live production
Run event execution across elevated camera setups
Own the full equipment lifecycle: purchasing, moving kit between events and regional storage, maintenance, loss and replacement
Be on site during peak season, roughly 2 to 4 weekends a month
Event partnerships
Manage relationships with existing event operators, and source and close new ones
Handle venue requirements, COIs and on-site logistics
Platform
Co-lead go-to-market strategy with the CEO to bring on teams and college coaches
What you'll bring
2+ years running live event production, field operations or multi-site logistics
Experience hiring and managing distributed contractors or crews
Hands-on confidence with camera and A/V equipment
Happy to be on a field in July and in a spreadsheet on Monday
A valid driver's licence, clean record, and ability to travel and do physical setup
Bonus: a youth or club sports background, knowledge of the lacrosse world, or early-stage startup experience
Package
Base salary of $70,000 to $80,000
2.5% to 5.0% equity (4-year vest, 1-year cliff)
Annual base increases of 3% to 8%
This is a small team, and whoever takes this on will own a whole business line, not a small part of one.
To find out more, apply here or message Dan Burke at JLB Search directly.
All conversations are treated in confidence.
Worksite address
westport, CT, 06889, US
Who can apply
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