Manager, Technical Projects

3 days ago

Los Angeles, California, United States Fox Full-time
Overview

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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