Manager, Technical Projects
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In this role you drive on-air technical initiatives for FOX Sports’ remote operations, taking projects from tests to ship-ready implementation across major sports. You work hands-on on-site, coordinate vendors, and ensure milestones and lead times are met, while partnering with engineering leadership to apply standards and security. You translate architecture into finished, on-air delivery, enabling broadcast-quality experiences. This position is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced sports production and likes to shepherd complex tech through to air.
Compensation / Benefits
- annual discretionary bonus
- medical/dental/vision insurance
- 401(k) plan
- paid time off
- other benefits per plan documents
- benefits aligned with union agreements for represented employees
Responsibilities
- Drive active technical initiatives to next milestones with on-site tests, vendor coordination, and live dates
- Escalate issues requiring executive judgment to prevent stagnation
- Produce specifications, equipment lists, and build calendars for procurement against real lead times
- Support major capital projects from requirements to commissioning in collaboration with integration and procurement
- Apply and document engineering standards and ensure builds meet them
- Capture and manage exceptions to prevent erosion of standards
- Own status reporting for the portfolio, including risks, decisions needed, and timelines
- Maintain the security dashboard with remediation items and coordinate with information security
- Ensure initiatives have clear milestones and dates, surfacing stalled items
- Stand up and maintain reliable status reporting for partner teams
- Obtain and communicate technical requirements within lead times to integration and logistics
- Document current engineering standards with exceptions logged
- Relieve senior engineers of execution load to enable architecture and standards work
Key requirements
- 5+ years in broadcast or live xhuatnn production engineering with leadership of projects or teams
- Hands-on capability across IP video infrastructure (ST 2110, JPEG XS), RF and wireless cameras, transmission, and remote production workflows
- Judgment to work as a peer to senior technical colleagues and enforce dates
- Comfort working in a union environment
- Strong written communication for status updates
- Willingness to travel and work during nights, weekends, and holidays
- strong communication
- execution mindset
- vendor management
- IP video infrastructure (ST 2110, JPEG XS)
- RF and wireless camera systems
- transmission and remote production workflows