Freelance Studio Operations Lead

**Company And Culture** Complex is the definitive platform for global youth culture and music lifestyle, seamlessly integrating cutting-edge content, commerce and live experiences with unparalleled scale. Through innovative content, Complex tells stories of music, streetwear and style, sports, art and beyond. Its content engages in a dynamic conversation with the audience, reflecting and shaping the zeitgeist of convergence culture. A powerful media juggernaut paired with a curated marketplace, Complex is redefining the way fans interact with their favorite brands and artists and reshaping the future of digital culture and commerce. ### What You'll Do - **Live Camera Switching:** Execute seamless multi-camera switching and scene transitions using Blackmagic ATEM hardware. - **Asset & Graphics Management:** Trigger and manage on-screen digital assets, live GFX, and video roll-ins dynamically during broadcasts. - **Graphics Editing:** Design, edit, and implement customized broadcast graphics, including lower thirds and framing mortises. - **Stream Health & Quality Control:** Actively monitor live stream health, ensuring optimal audio/video quality, stable connectivity, and immediate troubleshooting of technical issues. - **Remote Guest Integration:** Manage remote caller feeds and high-quality audio/video capturing using platforms like and . - **Broadcast Software Operation:** Operate and configure encoding and multi-streaming software, specifically utilizing OBS and Restream to distribute live feeds across platforms. - **Camera Operation & Production Support:** - Serve as principal camera operator for in-studio shoots (single or multi-cam), ensuring professional framing, focus, and movement. - Assist in creative planning for shoots, offering input on camera angles, lighting, and visual style. - Work closely with directors, producers, and talent during live and recorded sessions to deliver consistent, high-quality visuals. - **Technical Setup & Maintenance:** - Set up and break down video, lighting, and audio gear for each shoot. - Monitor live feeds and camera outputs for color balance, exposure, and composition. - Conduct routine inspections and preventative maintenance of gear. Identify and resolve technical issues quickly to avoid production delays. - **Team Collaboration:** - Liaise with post-production teams to ensure footage is correctly labeled, stored, and handed off. - Assist in onboarding freelancers or crew and train them on studio equipment and protocols. - Collaborate with creative teams to meet brand and storytelling goals through high-quality visuals. ### Who You Are - Proficiency in camera switching using professional camera switchers such as BlackMagic ATEM series - Deep understanding of video signal flow including 3G & 12G protocols, routing, troubleshooting and calibration - Basic camera tech knowledge with a good sense of new tech emerging in the camera industry - Deep understanding of streaming work flows, Launching GFX, Lower 3rds, flying assets, and recording while live streaming - Experience with software such as Blackmagic ATEM Software Control, Ninja.vdo, restream, - Experience with RED, Sony, Canon and Blackmagic video cameras and lensing (Sony & Canon)