Director, Remote Engineering - Nbc Sports

Job Description
NBC Sports is seeking a Director of Remote Engineering to join our Remote Technical Operations and Engineering (RTOE) Department. The Director will facilitate remote productions and support technical initiatives in our remote broadcast environment. They will lead a team of remote engineers to coordinate, facilitate, and operationally execute the vision of the NBC Sports production and operations teams.
Responsibilities:
Coordinate and manage a department of engineers and coordinators to meet the goals of the Remote Technical Operations and Engineering Department.
Provide ownership over the NBC Sports owned remote equipment and systems. Ensure these systems continue to be maintained as well as oversee the design and build of new systems as needed.
Advise on new system designs and provide ideas and concepts for new remote broadcast projects, with a heavy focus on remote @home productions.
Manage the Monroe, CT based field shop, ensuring we have all the parts and equipment needed to run the remote engineering department.
Stay current on relevant production technologies and make recommendations for workflow improvements.
Oversee hypervisor systems to directly support remote broadcast operations.
Collaborate with production and operations teams to implement technical solutions that align with production initiatives.
Create clear, concise proposals and documentation for technical concepts and ideas.
Maintain expertise in media systems, IP video and audio protocols, and codecs such as SMPTE ST-2110, JPEG XS, HEVC, SRT, NDI, Dante, AES67, etc.
Stay current on emerging video technologies and share knowledge with RTOE and NBC Sports engineering team members.
Travel as required for remote productions and technology support.