Jon Raidel to lead Vizrt’s Cloud Production Area

Former NFL Network Director of Technical Operations Jon Raidel will help Vizrt enhance and optimise its cloud production solutions.

With nearly two decades of experience as a technical director in the sports broadcast industry, Raidel will leverage his deep understanding of customer challenges and needs to further enhance all of Vizrt’s cloud solutions.

Before joining Vizrt, Raidel worked as the Manager of Technical Operations with the National Football League (NFL) for NFL Network and NFL Digital control rooms.

Prior to that, Raidel worked with the National Basketball Association as a Technical Director. In both roles, Raidel advocated for Vizrt and NewTek technologies using the solutions across hundreds of productions in varying sizes both on-prem and in the cloud.

At Vizrt, Raidel will collaborate with the product development and Customer Success teams on several 2022 initiatives including advancing Vizrt’s capabilities in sports, creating a Viz Technical Director Academy, establishing a new Vizrt Center of Excellence for training and certifications, and more. Information on these initiatives from Vizrt is coming soon.

Raidel commented that “building software-defined visual storytelling tools are mission-critical when talking about futureproofing live production, and Vizrt is advancing those fail-safe technologies. I’ve worked with Vizrt and NewTek for years, and they have some of the best offerings out there. Working with the technology of the future made me want to be a part of driving change directly – this is why I’ve joined Vizrt”.

“Jon is an incredible asset to Vizrt due to his direct experience of the requirements and challenges our customers are facing day-to-day. With his unique point of view, our world-class solutions and Customer Success Team will get even better, solidifying our position in the market for live production in the cloud,” states Vanessa Walmsley, Global Head of Customer Success.