MLB NETWORK

Senior Manager, Local Media Business Operations

MLB NETWORK

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: New Jersey • United States

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Salary

💰 $100,000 - $140,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Manage forecasting and budgeting activities for clubs and Local Media operations.
  • Prepare board-level and executive-ready presentations summarizing financial and operational performance including forecast and budget.
  • Partner cross-functionally (Ad Sales, Distribution, MLBN Finance/Accounting, Production, etc.) to align operational execution with financial targets.
  • Review and analyze club financial performance; identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
  • Partner with Accounting to ensure accurate monthly close results and variance analysis versus budget and forecast, including detailed MLBN allocation analysis and team-level variance reporting.
  • Build and maintain KPI dashboards to track operational and financial performance metrics.
  • Identify cost optimization opportunities while maintaining operational effectiveness.
  • Evaluate existing workflows and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and scalability.
  • Other such duties as required.

Requirements

  • 10+ years sports broadcast television experience.
  • Must demonstrate strong leadership and people management skills, and the ability to create strong partnerships at the MLB club level
  • Proven ability to understand operational finance concepts and build processes that ensure the delivery of reliable results at various levels of the organization
  • Must demonstrate a passion for and deep knowledge of baseball.
  • Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Possess effective process managerial skills.
  • Knowledge of current business software & reporting systems.
  • Be extremely organized, demonstrate initiative and an ability to complete multiple assignments in a timely manner.
  • Individual must work well in a dynamic environment and be able to recommend and implement process improvements, work independently and proactively, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • Demonstrate the tact, diplomacy, decisiveness, and superior people skills required in the pressurized environment of sports television.
  • Ability to work a flexible schedule consistent with the Major League Baseball season.
  • Ability to travel domestically as requested.
  • Ability to lift up to 25 pounds.
  • Ability to sit, stand, walk, kneel, bend, twist, turn, and climb stairs for various lengths of time.
  • Possess visual acuity sufficient to perform required tasks.
  • Possess manual dexterity sufficient to perform required tasks.
  • Possess the auditory acuity needed to effectively create required work product.
  • Must possess excellent analytical and communication skills.
  • Prompt and regular attendance at an assigned work location.
Benefits
  • Exceptional Medical/Dental/Vision Coverage
  • Company Contributed 401K Plan
  • Paid Time Off and Holidays
  • Discretionary bonus eligibility
  • Family Leave Benefits
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Discounts at MLB Store | MLBShop.com
  • Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
  • Life and Accidental Death Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
  • Training & Development Programs
  • Tuition Reimbursement
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Hard Skills & Tools
forecastingbudgetingfinancial analysisvariance analysisKPI dashboardscost optimizationprocess improvementsoperational financereporting systemsdata analysis
Soft Skills
leadershippeople managementcommunicationorganizational skillsinitiativetactdiplomacydecisivenessproactivemulti-tasking