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Reporting to the Director of Olympic Operations, you’ll manage the end-to-end bookings process for Milano Cortina 2026, acting as the liaison between WBD Production teams, Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), and the Local Organising Committee.
Warner Bros. Discovery Sports represents WBD's portfolio of sports brands, channels and platforms. It collectively reaches 130 million people every month, engaging fans and broad audiences in more than 200 markets and in over 20 languages across all platforms where consumers are spending time -free-to-air TV, pay-TV, streaming, online and social.
Your New Role...
Reporting to the Director of Olympic Operations, the Bookings team are responsible for all stages of the booking process with WBD Sports Production. The Sports Bookings Manager will be required to guide International Production Teams through the submission process with OBS and Local Organising Committee. You will work in conjunction with the relevant WBD Departments, such as Engineering, Digital, Operations, IT, Distribution.
Your Role Accountabilities...
Responsible for collating and processing requests from WBD Production for the Olympic Games
Liaise with Internal Markets to establish their onsite production, engineering and operational requirements
Maintain and update the WBD bookings database, ensuring seamless communication with the wider business, Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), and the Local Organising Committee
Prepare daily event Transmission reports for distribution across internal and external client groups
Point of contact for Bookings related matters across WBD
Line management of Booking Coordinator and Games Time Booking Staff
Proactively identify and resolve operational issues to ensure seamless delivery
In addition to Olympic Games Assignment, work on other events within the WBD Sports Portfolio.
Qualifications and Experience...
Experience of working in a broadcast environment delivering live events
Familiarity with technical production workflows
Experience of complex multisport operations
Team management experience and a proactive mindset
Attention to detail, excellent time management and problem-solving skills are essential
Willingness to travel and work on-site during Olympic Games Time (London, Paris, Milan, Cortina, LA).
Hybrid Working - This role is advertised as a Hybrid work model, that combines remote and in-office work, following our current company policy and to be agreed with your Line Manager. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.