Crew Desk Manager

Location: New York, United States; hybrid schedule requiring office attendance a minimum of four days per week.

Salary: $65,000–$100,000 yearly.

Company

hirify.global is a media and entertainment company producing and distributing film, television, streaming, news, sports, and entertainment content through brands including NBC News, NBC, Telemundo, Bravo, and Peacock.

What you will do

• Source, book, deploy, and manage staff and freelance crews for breaking news coverage, network and streaming broadcasts, weekly primetime shows, and highly styled interviews.
• Schedule crews efficiently across approximately 5,000 monthly tours while meeting client needs and fast-tracking deployments during major breaking news events.
• Handle high volumes of crew requests, share field crews across shows, and coordinate assignments with NBC News bureaus domestically and internationally.
• Manage payroll, billing, vacation, holiday, illness-related schedule changes, and daily-hire processing in the STORM system.
• Maintain remote budgets, communicate costs to producers, and support manpower and logistics planning.
• Apply NABET contract terms when processing schedules and payroll.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience with remote production activities, including manpower scheduling, logistics, facilities, travel arrangements, budgeting, and other newsgathering needs.
• 3+ years of experience in live news format or related experience.
• Strong administrative and organizational skills, with effectiveness under aggressive timelines and high-pressure situations.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, discretion, and confidentiality when handling sensitive assignments.
• Knowledge of geography and a customer-service focus.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends as needed, provide clear instructions, work in a fast-paced team-oriented environment, and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work schedule with regular office attendance.
• Company-sponsored medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, discounts, and other benefits.
• Inclusive culture focused on community impact and creating content that reflects the world.

Hiring process

• External candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview at an hirify.global location before a hiring decision.