Operations Supervisor

Sinclair Broadcast Group•Mingo Junction, OH

11d•Onsite

About The Position

WTOV is looking for an Operations Supervisor. The Operations Supervisor will handle all training, hiring and onboarding of Newscast Directors and production personnel to work from our production trailer for live sporting events. The Operations Supervisor will direct our weeknight 30-minute sports program as well as our late evening newscast.

Requirements

Training, hiring and onboarding of Newscast Directors and production personnel
Directing weeknight 30-minute sports program
Directing late evening newscast
Scheduling & Timecard Management
Weekly Staff Scheduling
Graphics & Content Creation
Video Production
Control Room and Production Trailer Operations
Director Training
Special Programming

Responsibilities

Verify submitted timecards against weekly schedules.
Create and approve any missing or pending timecards.
Distribute OT breakdowns to designated team members.
Maintain and update weekly schedules in Microsoft Teams.
Incorporate PTO and calendar events.
Post schedules to shared locations and notify staff.
Design Network Sports full screens and Sports Friday boards in Photoshop.
Maintain team and game graphics for football broadcasts using Adobe, Xpression, and After Effects.
Export, test, and upload graphics and packages to Mira and other systems.
Use Adobe Premiere for creating billboard spots, game promos, and pregame segments.
Export media using Ross Replay settings and alpha channels as needed.
Organize video content for control room playback and dashboard integration.
Reboot and update all control room equipment weekly.
Test Xpressions, FSIO, and custom controls.
Troubleshoot technical issues and coordinate with Ross tech support when needed.
Onboard and train new directors using WTOV documentation.
Supervise initial punching, scheduling, and transition to full directing.
Provide continuous training and development.
Direct 30-minute weeknight sports program
Build rundowns in iNews for special shows.
Coordinate with producers, editors, and graphic designers to finalize content.
Export and segment shows for air, ensuring captioning and formatting compliance