Welcome to Jio BLAST and the Live Team!

At BLAST we create live and digital experiences - from tournaments that pack out major arenas around the world to great content that’s guaranteed to blow your socks off. BLAST have now combined forces with Jio to entertain India’s youth and redefine Indian esports. Globally we work with the world’s best game publishers and brands to elevate their properties into amazing esports experiences. Now it’s time for India. 

Launched in 2025 and headquartered in Mumbai, Jio BLAST is assembling a passionate, ambitious, and creative team. This is your opportunity to be part of shaping BLAST’s vision for esports in India. 

This role will be the driving force in making our output a reality. BLAST’s global legacy is built upon our broadcast quality, detail and execution and this person will be integral to bringing that to life in Jio BLAST. You will work closely with BLAST’s global team as well as building a team locally to create Jio BLAST’s live broadcast delivery model. 

We’re here to build new entertainment products with the biggest games publishers and brands in the world with the number one goal of entertaining India’s youth and creating new heroes. 

At BLAST, our company values guide everything we do:

• We Make It Bold by experimenting and pushing boundaries.
• We Make It Together by empowering each other and solving challenges as a team.
• And we Make It Happen by taking ownership and delivering with precision.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end production of all live broadcasts across multiple titles
• Deliver shows that meet BLAST’s high creative and quality bar
• Define and implement the production workflow, including broadcast standards, staffing plans and budget models
• Collaborate with the Director of Publisher Relations and IP Development during the pitch process, contributing to both creative concepting and budget scoping
• Build and manage teams across key production disciplines:
• Broadcast Tech - production hardware, engineering, and systems
• Broadcast Production - camera ops, producers, directors, observers
• In-Game - graphics integration, game APIs, overlays
• Front of House - staging, set design, physical space delivery

Requirements

• Deep expertise in live production
• Strong team leadership - they will need to build a team rather than be a single contributor
• Strong operational rigour - able to build process, schedule, and budget from scratch 
• High creative awareness - understands and cares about how to showcase a game/tournament 
• Collaborative mindset - works closely with other departments during pitching, planning and execution
• Awareness / understanding of the nuances of esports live production vs traditional sport/entertainment 
• Commercially aware - understands trade-offs between ambition and feasibility/budget restrictions in show planning
• Calm under pressure - able to resolve live issues on-air and communicate effectively

Experience

• 10+ years in live production for sports, esports, entertainment, or broadcast
• Experience building and scaling technical and production teams
• Delivered large-scale shows in India with Tier 1 production expectations
• Familiarity with (or excitement to learn) multiple game types and their production nuances

Benefits

Competitive compensation and employee benefits