FOX is hiring: Senior Broadcast Engineer (R50029241) in Tempe

Overview

FOX Corporation under the FOX banner produces and distributes content through 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.

About FOX

We believe in the future of entertainment across all platforms and for all audiences. FOX has always given unfettered access to moments that captivate audiences. The breaking story. The unmissable final. The outrageous touchdown. The shocking cliffhanger. We changed the game on sports and news production. We are pioneering the future of news, sports, and entertainment in the digital realm. It is an audacious mission to disrupt the digital entertainment category and redefine the live experience for the next generation. FOX operates like a startup with the backing of a Fortune 500 company, with a new team and a collaborative, transparent environment.

FOX has always pushed the disruptive spirit and now seeks like-minded people to push the boundaries on what entertainment can mean. Join us to make sports, news, and entertainment more personal, immersive, and interactive than ever before.

About the Role

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. You will have the opportunity to bring your best technology to invent and build solutions that deliver a high-quality viewer experience across FOX networks, digital platforms, mobile applications, websites, and licensing partnerships.

FOX supports a diverse media consumption landscape across laptops, phones, tablets, and TV, including streaming and recording. You help build the technology to realize these possibilities.

About You

• 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!

Responsibilities

Engineering & Support

• Provides engineering support for all on-air broadcast systems
• Follows standard operating procedures and documentation to support the operations team in a 24/7 environment
• Builds and maintains FOX's broadcast infrastructure
• Conducts lab, performance and system tests and prototype efforts that evolve FOX's architecture and infrastructure
• Supports evaluation of solutions portfolio against third party offerings
• Maintains 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 and solutions

Collaboration & Partnerships

• Supports Media Operations in day-to-day operations and assists users with technical issues or concerns
• Partners with Engineering and Standards & Advanced Technology teams to develop groundbreaking technology solutions for challenging business issues
• Collaborates with engineering teams, operations teams, and third-party vendors to develop long-term strategy, product development and implementation road maps

Performance Improvement

• Uses data to understand and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the team’s performance
• Analyzes dashboards and optimizes system security and testing, minimizing bugs reaching final products

People Management & Development

• Embodies a culture of continuous learning, especially in emerging technologies
• Is motivated by being part of a high-performing team and delivering high-quality products
• Enjoys learning from and coaching others

What You Will Need

Level & Role Specific Qualification

• 6+ years hands-on experience working in a broadcast or television facility
• Strong working understanding of the SMPTE 2110 suite of standards as well as NMOS specifications developed by AMWA
• Knowledge of AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM), on-prem virtual machines, containerization, and orchestration tools
• Understanding of common compression techniques such as MPEG2/4, HEVC, JPEG 2000, and JPEG XS
• Knowledge of intercom systems, preferably including Riedel solutions
• Strong analytical, reasoning, and technical troubleshooting skills
• Knowledge of major broadcast systems and vendors in routing, storage, graphics, transcoding, playout, master control, etc.
• Strong knowledge of asset management systems, file-based workflows, media acquisition, transcoding/encoding, NAS/SAN technologies
• Familiarity with on-prem and cloud-based storage and compute infrastructure platforms

• In-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 is highly desirable

General Qualifications

• Ability to work effectively across different projects and teams
• Ability to work various shifts as part of a 24/7 coverage team
• Ability to translate business and operation requirements into technical requirements

NICE TO HAVE, BUT NOT A DEALBREAKER

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent practical experience in Engineering, IT, Computer Science or related tech field
• Knowledge and experience with emerging technologies such as 4K HDR and HDR10+
• Knowledge of industry standards such as ATSC and SMPTE

Learn more about Fox Tech at https://tech.fox.com

Equal Opportunity Statement We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.

Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay range for this role is $143,000.00 - $147,000.00 annually. This role is 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. View more detail about FOX Benefits.