Vizrt Hires Jon Raidel As Global Live Production In The Cloud Lead

Vizrt, a provider of software-defined visual storytelling, has named Jon Raidel the company’s new global lead for its Live Production in the Cloud offering.

With a 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,” Vizrt said.

Raidel will work directly with development teams. He will also be an integral part of Vizrt’s Customer Success team.

Vanessa Walmsley, global head of customer success, said: “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.”

Before joining Vizrt, Raidel worked as the Manager of Technical Operations with the National Football League  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.