Esports Production Manager, Regional Content Services

As a Broadcast Production Manager for Esports at Riot Games, you will lead the operation and implementation of Riot’s Esports Broadcast production both regionally and globally. You will strongly influence the innovation and production for VCT and LoL Esports Broadcasts as well as broadcasts in organized play with TFT, Wild Rift, and other titles. You will oversee the production, logistics, story development and execution of Riot’s Esports broadcasts for Latam. You will collaborate closely with the Product, Brand and Sport I/O teams to ensure production meets product goals and KPIs. You will drive talent and co-streaming regional strategy in relation to broadcast, and you will ensure Riot’s Broadcasts are achieving relevant KPI’s such as AMA, retention, market share and social presence. You will collaborate closely on World Wide Riot Esports initiatives. You will manage 3rd party production partners to ensure that all of Riot’s esports broadcasts hit the quality production value our fans expect.

Using your keen understanding of competitive esports (LoL, VAL, LoR, TFT, Etc.) you will make editorial prioritizations in a fast-paced live environment, overviewing the creation and execution of rundowns, and stack ranking elements to create brand specific objectives for the Riot Esports’ audiences in the region. You will oversee all aspects of broadcast production on regional broadcasts and language specific coverage of global events.

You will oversee weekly broadcast asset creation, including teases, interview clips, b-roll, scripting, and graphics. You will collaborate closely with our Business Development and Publishing teams to integrate sponsors and features into the broadcast and shoulder content in authentic ways; ensuring that there is a unified vision and execution across pillars for the week to week shows. You will interpret audience data to support creating stories that drive towards our product strategies and business goals. You will work with Talent Management to cast the best representatives as on-air talent for our shows; as well as be proactively looking for new talent endemic and non-endemic that could level up the shows.

This role is based in our Mexico City office and reporting to Senior Manager Broadcast, Regional Content Services.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee broadcast production teams to deliver resonate and compelling live broadcast and content that achieve product brand goals.
• Implement broadcast strategy to achieve product goals.
• Lead and collaborate in work streams to design broadcast strategy for Riot Esports Products.
• Innovate and collaborate alongside tech and games teams to ensure Riot’s Esports continue to push the envelope of technological advancements and strategically implement these designs across all broadcast products.
• Help teach and ensure the craft development of live broadcast production is healthy, innovative, and high performing.
• Consult cross product alongside the Broadcast Leads to develop class leading broadcast strategy and programming across all platforms for both studio shows and event broadcasts.
• Lead and direct cross-functional broadcast team members to the success and growth of the show; and 3rd party vendors / partners.
• Ensure overall broadcast strategy and narratives are aligned with product goals.
• Design systems to improve process for Live Broadcast Production that ensure sustainability and performance improvement.
• Collaborate with on-air Talent to develop storylines for the games and seasonal arcs.
• Collaborate with the live production teams and league officials to create a broadcast experience that reflects the highest level of competitive integrity.
• Partner with other internal Riot departments, such as Broadcast Production Management, Player Management, League Operations, Business Development, and Publishing to drive sponsorship and revenue opportunities.
• Exercise quality control of all aspects of production, video, sound, graphics, observing, and music.

Requirements:

• 5 or more years’ experience in broadcast.
• Experience working with creative content production.
• Intimately familiar with the esports landscape.
• Ability to thrive in fast paced and diverse environments.
• 5+ years of experience in production.
• Experience working on live events.
• Knowledge of and familiarity with the Riot Esports ecosystem.
• Outstanding creative capabilities.
• Experience pushing the creative technical limits of broadcast.
• Ability to match strategic insights on partner pitches and give feedback.

A PASSION for esports: You are constantly explaining esports to your friends and family and would love nothing more than to validate your passion for League of Legends, VALORANT and esports with an opportunity to contribute to its growth yourself. You are excited by the challenge to define what is next in esports and push teams to think differently.

A team leader: you represent the regional broadcast to various teams and work systems in the larger broadcast setting. You help establish what we can do and how we can do it better.

Collaborator: You actively look to collaborate both with across teams and other regional teams to share learnings, tech, strategies and workflows that can level the product up across the board.

• Stoked by live: The idea of performing in the moment excites you, and even when things are in flux you are comfortable assessing value propositions and communicating decisions clearly to the team.
• A great planner: You love building castles, and even though you can react well when plans shift on the fly, you prep in a way that the team is confident in your story vision.
• An epic storyteller: You have a strong sense of what resonates with players and are excited by new channels, mediums and ways to tell new stories in new ways.

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role!

Our Perks:

We offer medical and dental plans that cover you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children. Life insurance, parental leave, plus short-term and long-term disability coverage are also available. Riot will support your retirement benefits with a company match, and double down on your donations of time and money to non-profit charitable organizations. Balance between work and personal life is encouraged with open paid time off, and flexible benefits fund.

Let's Thrive Together:

Because together we are better.

We know that fresh and varied perspectives will make us better at what we do, so however you identify and whatever background you bring with you, we're excited to hear from you. Don't be discouraged if you feel you don't fully meet every single one of the requirements for a particular role, there's always room for growth at Riot. If you spot a role to make you want to jump out of bed in the morning, we are waiting to hear from you! Don't forget to include a resume. We receive many applications, but we'll notice a fun, well-written intro that shows us you Dare to Dream and Execute with Excellence.