Production Assistant - South West London, United Kingdom - International Tennis Federation

International Tennis Federation

Verified Company

South West London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

_From Playground to Podium:
__As an organisation the ITF has a significant influence in tennis. We _
- are involved in everything from inspiring grassroots initiatives to elite international competitions _
- and all that falls in between. We have a touchpoint at every stage of a player's career across all _
- levels and formats of tennis. From grassroots campaigns to the Davis and Billie Jean King Cup _
- podium, the ITF is engaged and committed to delivering tennis for future generations._

**ITF ROLE OVERVIEW

JOB TITLE:
Production Assistant

DEPARTMENT:
Commercial

REPORTING TO:
Broadcast Operations Manager

LOCATION:
Roehampton, South West London (with some international travel)

We are currently working to a hybrid model requiring a mandatory minimum of 3 days working
in our office based in Roehampton, London and as part of this, Monday and Tuesdays are 'anchor
days' where all staff work from the office.

International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the world governing body of tennis. Founded in 1913, its
purpose is to ensure the long-term growth and sustainability of the sport, delivering tennis for
future generations in association with its 213 member nations. The ITF oversees the rules and
regulations that govern international and national competition.

The ITF is responsible for the worldwide development of tennis through its highly regarded
Development Programme, its Science and Technical department which monitors equipment and
technology, and its Officiating department which oversees the education and advancement of
officials. The ITF organises over 1,500 weeks of men's, women's and junior tournaments on the
ITF World Tennis Tour, and also manages the ITF junior team competitions, ITF Beach Tennis Tour,
UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour and the ITF Masters Circuit. The ITF is the owner and rightsholder
of the two largest annual international team competitions in tennis, Davis Cup and Billie Jean King
Cup by Gainbridge, and manages the Olympic and Paralympic Tennis Events on behalf of the IOC
and IPC. The ITF upholds the highest standards of integrity and is a partner in the International
Tennis Integrity Agency.

The Role:

We are looking for someone with experience in the sports broadcast industry with a sound
understanding of the production, coordination and media rights sales. The applicant should be
enthusiastic and hardworking, with a keen eye for detail and initiative to learn and develop in the
role.

The role is primarily assisting the Broadcast Manager in production coordination and distribution
of the Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup (World Group) competitions, as well as working closely
with the Media Rights project lead on sales admin for the Billie Jean King Cup.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

**PRODUCTION &

DISTRIBUTION

HR:
Production Assistant - August 202- Assisting with production and distribution of the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup

Competitions, including but not limited to, communication with host broadcasters about
production plans and start times, graphics delivery, organisation of site visits, procuring SNG
trucks, booking satellite space, allocation and booking of commentary positions and liaising
with ITF Major Events team on all on-site broadcast needs.

Investigate and book travel arrangements for the team and confirm hotel dates with

operations team manging logistics and paperwork of crew.

Attend the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup ties or ITF circuits as required, coordinating on

- site player interviews, colour footage, opening ceremony timings, TV compound
arrangements, arrange accreditation, sponsor banner location and other associated activities
and troubleshooting as and when required.

Assisting with invoicing (income and expenses) in collaboration with Senior Broadcast

Coordinator.

Assisting the coordination of inhouse requests for production related issues, TV shoot

coordination, ENG crew booking, production of promotional videos.

SALES

Assisting the Media Rights Manager with sales admin e.g., key terms sheets, status reports,

arranging meetings, generate invoices as instructed, filing correspondence in shared files.
**ADMIN & TEAM SUPPORT

Assisting the Senior Broadcast Coordinator in the daytoday management of the ITF archive

project dealing with, internal and external footage requests and tracking storage and
digitisation.
***- Assist on the media valuation by the collation and input of broadcast data after events and

assisting with round-by-round data Reporting.

***:

As the needs of the business can evolve rapidly this role may change accordingly, therefore this _

You will have:

Experience working in a live sports broadcast environment (preferred but not essential)._ _
Degree educated in a related field (Broadcasting, Media, Production)
Strong communication skills and willingness to learn.
Proficient in Microsoft Office including Excel and Outlook.
Ability to work autonomously and to ask