PEP, Digital Operator (Freelance)
The Opportunity
Versant is looking for a freelance/PEP Digital Operator to support the technical execution of digital productions, including live streams, podcasts, remote recordings, and other digital-first content. This role is based in New York, NY and requires on-site work. (Weekend availability required)
In this role, you’ll help ensure that productions are set up, monitored, recorded, streamed, and delivered with consistency and technical precision. You’ll work closely with producers, talent, engineering, editorial, and other partners to support smooth execution in a fast-paced production environment.
Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience supporting live, digital, or media production environments.
- Hands-on experience operating vMix.
- Experience using Riverside for remote recording, podcast production, or similar digital production workflows.
- Familiarity with podcast production workflows, live streaming, and digital-first production environments.
- Strong understanding of audio and video signal flow.
- Ability to troubleshoot technical issues under deadline pressure.
- Strong communication, organization, and follow-through.
- Availability to work on-site in New York, NY, including weekends as needed.
Bonus Points
- Experience with livestreams for YouTube, social platforms, or OTT distribution.
- Streaming encoders.
- Production switchers.
- Cloud-based production tools.
- Adobe Creative Cloud, especially Premiere Pro and Audition.
- IP-based production workflows such as NDI or SRT.
- Digital content distribution or social publishing workflows.
Why You’ll Love It Here
You’ll help support a growing digital production operation at Versant, working across live streaming, podcasts, remote recordings, and other digital formats. This is an opportunity to contribute to a fast-moving production environment, collaborate with teams across content and technology, and help bring digital-first programming to life.