Head of Production & Operations

Head of Production & Operations Westport, Connecticut (on-site) | Full-timeJLB 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 companyStarlight 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 roleIn 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 networkRecruit, onboard and train a national bench of local videographers and event managers, hired market by market rather than one travelling crewBuild the structure for each market: event director, transport and logistics, and film crewLive productionRun event execution across elevated camera setupsOwn the full equipment lifecycle: purchasing, moving kit between events and regional storage, maintenance, loss and replacementBe on site during peak season, roughly 2 to 4 weekends a monthEvent partnershipsManage relationships with existing event operators, and source and close new onesHandle venue requirements, COIs and on-site logisticsPlatformCo-lead go-to-market strategy with the CEO to bring on teams and college coachesWhat you'll bring2+ years running live event production, field operations or multi-site logisticsExperience hiring and managing distributed contractors or crewsHands-on confidence with camera and A/V equipmentHappy to be on a field in July and in a spreadsheet on MondayA valid driver's licence, clean record, and ability to travel and do physical setupBonus: a youth or club sports background, knowledge of the lacrosse world, or early-stage startup experiencePackageBase salary of $70,000 to $80,0002.5% 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.