Patrick O'Shea - Director, Strategy and Operations ASSIGNMENT–Pitt Studios - Staff Directory

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Patrick O'Shea

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Director, Strategy and Operations
ASSIGNMENT–Pitt Studios
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Patrick O’Shea joined the University of Pittsburgh athletic department in July of 2019 as an Assistant Director of Broadcast and Video Production. O’Shea is responsible for working with the Engineering, Broadcast, and Postproduction departments to assist with all equipment and technology needs.

In his current role, O’Shea supports the broadcast team by providing support to all Pitt Studios technical operations and initiatives. He assists with the day-to-day demands of Pitt Studios technology and equipment used to execute live broadcasts for both the ACC Network and for video boards in all Pitt Athletics facilities. O’Shea assists in the long-term planning of system and facility expansion, and upgrades, supporting athletics goals for constant improvement of event coverage.

In addition, O’Shea manages all media assets for the six athletic venue scoreboards. To accomplish this, he oversees the development and design of all graphical content that is utilized by the game producers, as well as the management of all video content that is created for those scoreboards. He worked with the universities outside design company to re-design the entire graphics package in 2019 in conjunction with the athletic departments re-branding of colors and marks.

O’Shea also works closely with the postproduction department by supporting all of their equipment needs that the team uses to produce their Emmy award winning content. He is also responsible for researching and recommending new technology that can further enhance the quality of work that the team creates.

O’Shea also assists the broadcast team by Directing and Technical Directing ACC Network Extra broadcasts that are produced out of the Pitt Studios Control rooms. He has 5 years of experience directing these broadcasts for the university.

A 2019 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Science in business administration, O’Shea began his time with Pitt’s athletic department as a production intern in the Broadcast and Video department in 2015 as a freshman at the university. O’Shea quickly took on new roles within the department growing to technical directing and then directing ESPN 3 broadcasts within his first two years interning within the department. Also, while interning for the department he assisted the postproduction department by editing social media content and shooting all Pitt football games during his 4 years as an intern.

As a student O’Shea also worked for the Football team as a student video assistant and spent all four years assisting the football program with all of their coaching video needs. He grew to help manage the team of students that were needed to accomplish all of the needs of the football program.

A Pittsburgh, Pa, native, O’Shea currently resides in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of the city.

Beyond the Bio
Favorite place on the University of Pittsburgh campus?
When I was a student my favorite place to spend time was on the Schenley plaza looking up at the Cathedral of Learning on a sunny day.

What is your favorite aspect of working in Pitt’s athletic department?
My favorite aspect of working in the athletic department is the fact that I get to merge my love of sports especially Pitt as I grew up a big Pitt fan with my professional career. I really enjoy the fact that I have the ability to help fans watch and experience some of Pitt’s greatest moments and that I get to experience those moments with the student athletes makes coming to work every day extremely enjoyable and fulfilling.

Favorite sports moment at Pitt?
I have two moments that are no doubt my favorite sports moments at Pitt. Both of these moments occurred while I was a sophomore, the first was when Pitt football defeated Penn State 42-39. I was in the endzone shooting highlights when Ryan Lewis Intercepted the ball to effectively win us the game. The second was when I got to travel with the football team to shoot highlights for the Pitt – Clemson game. To hear how silent the stadium got when the final field goal went through the uprights was an amazing experience as well.

Favorite Pittsburgh restaurant?
I really enjoy the fantastic food scene within all of the neighborhoods around the city. This answer probably changes every few months as we have so many new and changing restaurants but at the moment I really enjoy the food and atmosphere at Piazza Talarico in the Lawrenceville neighborhood.