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Vizrt hires Jon Raidel as global live production in the cloud lead

Vizrt, the home of software-defined visual storytelling, today announces the appointment of Jon Raidel as the company’s new Global Lead for its Live Production in the Cloud offering.

With an accomplished background spanning nearly two decades as a technical director in sports broadcasting, Raidel is uniquely positioned to further innovate Vizrt’s solutions in cloud-first live production with his deep, intimate understanding of the challenges and needs of customers.

Raidel is a rich source of expertise and will work directly with development teams. He will also be an integral part of Vizrt’s Customer Success team to guarantee Vizrt’s trusted and reliable solutions in the cloud and live production become even more relative and valuable to end-users.

“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.

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. BCS Bureau

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