Senior Director, Broadcast Engineering

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

JOB DESCRIPTION

Under the FOX banner, we produce and distribute 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.

ABOUT THE ROLE

FOX is currently seeking a Senior Director, Broadcast Engineering to join our team in Tempe. In this leadership role, you will lead the strategy, architecture, engineering, and continued evolution of cutting-edge broadcast platforms supporting one of the premier national broadcasters.

You will collaborate with leaders across FOX to understand business priorities and future growth plans, translating them into scalable technology strategies and roadmaps. You will also partner with leading technology vendors and service providers to develop solutions that improve operational efficiency, strengthen reliability, and create long-term business value.

As a technology leader, you will guide the evolution of FOX’s broadcast infrastructure and help shape the transition to next-generation architectures across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. You will lead and develop high-performing engineering teams while establishing the technical vision, standards, and operating practices needed to deliver exceptional viewer experiences at scale.

The way audiences consume media continues to evolve across televisions, streaming platforms, mobile applications, websites, and emerging distribution channels. At FOX, you will have the opportunity to help define and build the technology that supports this transformation and delivers high-quality experiences to millions of viewers.

Join us at FOX and make your mark as we continue building the future of our media and broadcast operations.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide strategic and technical leadership for FOX’s broadcast engineering organization, establishing the vision and multi-year roadmap for broadcast platforms, architecture, and infrastructure
• Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing team of broadcast engineering technical experts responsible for building, maintaining, and continually evolving FOX’s technology ecosystem
• Drive the transition to next-generation broadcast architectures across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments while ensuring solutions meet security, reliability, scalability, and regulatory requirements
• Evaluate FOX’s technology portfolio against emerging platforms, third-party offerings, and industry trends to identify opportunities for modernization, simplification, and innovation
• Partner with senior leaders across FOX Sports, FOX Entertainment, FOX News Media, and other business units to understand strategic priorities and translate business and operational requirements into technology strategies
• Collaborate with other teams to design and deliver innovative solutions for complex business and technical challenges
• Establish long-term technology strategies, product development plans, and implementation roadmaps in partnership with engineering, operations, and third-party vendors
• Provide leadership and oversight for large-scale, highly complex technology programs from architecture and planning through implementation and operational readiness
• Develop strategic partnerships with technology vendors and service providers, helping influence product direction and ensuring solutions support FOX’s current and future requirements
• Use data, operational metrics, and performance insights to continuously improve the reliability, efficiency, security, and effectiveness of FOX’s broadcast platforms and engineering organization
• Establish and monitor meaningful performance measures to align teams around organizational priorities and measurable outcomes
• Champion operational excellence, including resilient architecture, testing, security, monitoring, and continuous improvement practices that minimize risk and strengthen platform performance
• Foster a culture of innovation and continuous learning, particularly around emerging broadcast, IP, cloud, and media technologies
• Build leadership capabilities and career development opportunities that attract, develop, and retain exceptional engineering talent
• Create an inclusive, collaborative environment that empowers teams to solve complex problems, challenge established approaches, and deliver high-quality technology solutions

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• 10+ years experience leading complex broadcast engineering, media technology, or software and infrastructure organizations, including direct management of leaders and highly technical teams
• Extensive knowledge of Evertz broadcast infrastructure, systems, and solutions
• Significant hands-on knowledge of broadcast technology and production environments, including the application of SMPTE 2110, with the ability to provide strategic and technical direction across complex systems
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing technology strategies and multi-year roadmaps for large-scale, business-critical platforms
• Deep understanding of production video and broadcast operations and the technologies required to support highly available media environments
• Strong knowledge of major broadcast systems and technology vendors across areas such as graphics, transcoding, playout, master control, video processing, monitoring, and distribution
• Strong understanding of on-premises, cloud-based, and hybrid compute, networking, and storage infrastructure supporting modern broadcast environments
• Experience leading major technology transformations and introducing new architectures while maintaining the reliability of critical production systems
• Proven ability to translate business and operational requirements into scalable technical strategies, architectures, and implementation plans
• Strong analytical, reasoning, and technical troubleshooting capabilities with the ability to guide teams through highly complex technical challenges
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with and influence senior executives, business leaders, engineering teams, operations teams, and external technology partners
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts and strategies to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience managing multiple complex programs, priorities, and teams in a fast-paced media or technology environment
• Proven ability to build, develop, and retain high-performing engineering teams and leaders

NICE TO HAVE, BUT NOT A DEALBREAKER

• Experience designing or operating cloud-native, IP-based, or software-defined broadcast and media platforms
• Knowledge of emerging video technologies and formats, including 4K, High Dynamic Range (HDR), and HDR10+
• Knowledge of broadcast and media industry standards, including Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) and Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) standards
• Experience working with emerging technologies and architectures shaping the future of broadcast, streaming, and media distribution
• Familiarity with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its application in a broadcast environment.

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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.

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