Job Description
Fox Corporation under the FOX banner produces and distributes content through some of the world's leading and most valued brands, including : FOX News Media, FOX Sports, FOX Entertainment, FOX Television Stations, and Tubi Media Group. We empower a diverse range of creators to imagine and develop culturally significant content, while building an organization that thrives on creative ideas, operational expertise, and strategic thinking.
The Broadcast Engineer builds and maintains cutting-edge platforms for one of the premier national broadcasters. This role is part of our Broadcast Engineering team to ensure our content is readily available to viewers at any time via broadcast channel playout, Video OnDemand (VOD) and other media services. At FOX, you will have full permission to bring your best tech game to invent and build technology that delivers a high-quality viewer experience to millions across FOX networks, digital platforms, mobile applications, websites, and licensing partnerships. The way we consume media has fundamentally changed. We watch on our laptops, phones, tablets, and TV. We stream, record and binge. Who knows what we'll do next? You do because you help build the technology to realize it!
You care about your team and their diverse perspectives and are invested in their success. You are excited by new technology and its potential to change how things are done. You have an entrepreneur's spirit and enjoy problem solving. You LOVE getting stuff done, not just talking about it!
A snapshot of your responsibilities includes :
- Providing engineering support for all on-air broadcast systems
- Following standard operating procedures and documentation to support the operations team in a 24 / 7 environment
- Building and maintaining FOX's broadcast infrastructure
- Conducting lab, performance, and system tests and prototype efforts that can continually evolve FOX's architecture and infrastructure
- Supporting evaluation of solutions portfolio against third party offerings
- Maintaining a communication link between Broadcast Engineering and other departments by partnering to resolve issues and communicating feedback to Broadcast Engineering management to improve processes / services / solutions
Collaboration & partnerships include :
Supporting Media Operations in day-to-day operations and assist users with technical issues or concernsPartnering with the Engineering and Standards & Advanced Technology teams to develop groundbreaking technology solutions for challenging business issuesCollaborating with engineering teams, operations teams, and third-party vendors to develop long-term strategy, product development, and implementation road mapsPerformance improvement includes :
Knowing data is critical to making informed business decisions and actually using it to understand and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your already amazing team's performanceAnalyzing dashboards and constantly optimizing system security and testing, minimizing bugs making it to final productsPeople management & development includes :
Embracing a culture of continuous learning, especially in emerging technologiesBeing motivated by being part of a high-performing team and delivering high-quality productsEnjoying learning from and coaching othersWhat you will need includes :
6+ years hands-on experience working in a broadcast or television facilityStrong working understanding of the SMPTE 2110 suite of standards as well as specifications such as NMOS developed by AMWAKnowledge of various technologies and tools, including AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM), as well as on-prem virtual machines, containerization, and orchestration toolsGeneral understanding of popular compression techniques such as MPEG2 / 4, HEVC, JPEG 2000, and JPEG XSKnowledge of intercom systems, preferably including Riedel solutionsStrong analytical, reasoning, and technical troubleshooting skills are essentialKnowledge of major broadcast systems and the vendors that supply them in areas such as routing, storage, graphics, transcoding, playout, master control, etc.Strong knowledge of asset management systems, file-based workflows, media acquisition, trans-coding / encoding, and NAS / SAN technologiesFamiliarity with on-prem and cloud-based storage and compute infrastructure platformsIn-depth understanding of IP, including IPv4 addressing, subnetting, routing, and network design principles. Familiar with IP protocols such as TCP, UDP, RTP, DNS, and NAT. Knowledge of Arista networking tools (EOS, CloudVisio, etc.) is highly desirableAbility to work effectively across different projects and teamsAbility to work various shifts as part of a 24 / 7 coverage teamAbility to translate business and operation requirements into technical requirementsNice to have, but not a dealbreaker includes :
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in Engineering, IT, Computer Science, or related tech fieldKnowledge and experience with emerging technologies such as 4K High Dynamic Range, and HDR10+ is a plusKnowledge of industry standards such as, Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) and Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE)Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate / range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $143,000.00-147,000.00 annually. This role is also eligible for various benefits, including medical / dental / vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents. Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.