Live Events Technical Manager (Live Studio Production & Broadcast - Sports & Entertainment)

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. • $90K — $120K *
Atlanta, GA 30349Hybrid
Media
8 - 10 years of experience
Reposted 2 months ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • College degree required
  • 10+ years of experience in Television Production
  • 5+ years in Project Management
  • Proven leadership and exemplary customer service skills
  • Superior analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the technical contact during live productions
  • Monitor and ensure adherence to technical plans on site
  • QC video and audio signals for broadcasts
  • Communicate technical issues to executives during live events
  • Manage technical details of studio productions in collaboration with various teams
  • Lead technical meetings pre- and post-show
  • Develop and maintain documentation for live event technical needs

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams
  • Opportunities to influence technological advancements in live productions
  • Engagement with high-profile live events and entertainment
  • Access to ongoing training and professional development
  • Potential to work with leading technology and media companies
Full Job Description
Your Role Accountabilities: Serve as technical key point of contact during live productions, as well as monitor and communicate Engineering support during all live productions, including but not limited to:
  • Be stationed at technical monitoring position for all major live events to ensure plans are followed
  • Assist with setup and fax
  • QC Video and Audio signals used for air
  • Provide timely executive level communications of technical issues that affect live productions


Technical planning, communication and execution for P&TO's Live Sports and Entertainment Operations

Partner with Production, Tech Ops, Engineering and Operations teams:
  • Manage, execute and communicate the technical details of all studio productions in conjunction with Operations, Engineering and other technical teams
  • Assist and support Engineering and Operators with technical setup and issues as needed, properly escalating when necessary
  • Resolve potential issues and technical resource conflicts in advance of production and following up as needed post-production to ensure future successes
  • Lead pre- and post-show technical meetings and/or send follow-up reports as necessary


Provide organized and effective live technical plans and documentation for live events. This ensures smooth live operations and provides historical data for after-action discussions
  • Develop and maintain live events documents to be used to communicate technical show needs for our staff and partners


Collaborate with Production, Technical operations and Engineering to evaluate and help determine the strategic use of current and future technology
  • Assess technical operations methods and recommend changes where necessary
  • Assist with testing and execution for current and future workflows and technologies and provide feedback as needed
  • Engage with other internal teams and external vendors as needed on the above


Qualifications & Experiences:
  • College degree required
  • Fluency in English - written and spoken
  • 10+ years of prior experience in Television Production
  • 5+ years of prior experience in Project Management
  • Proven leadership and exemplary customer service skills
  • Superior analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Superb relationship building skills
  • Work collaboratively with teams
  • Ability to handle multiple assignments concurrently


Not Required but preferred experience:
  • Technical Director, A1 and/or previous Technical Manager experience
  • In-depth operational experience with routers and intercoms
  • Strong knowledge of production switchers, audio consoles, EVS, cameras and graphics systems
  • Knowledge of and passion for media, entertainment, and technology industries (including key players, growth trends and drivers, new media models, industry structure, etc.)
  • Experience working in a national or global media company

About Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is an American video game publisher based in Burbank, California, and part of the newly-formed Global Streaming and Interactive Entertainment unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. WBIE was founded on January 14, 2004 under Warner Bros. and transferred to the Home Entertainment division when that company was formed in October 2005. WBIE manages the wholly owned game development studios TT Games, Rocksteady Studios, NetherRealm Studios, Monolith Productions, WB Games Boston, Avalanche Software, and WB Games Montréal, among others.
Learn more about Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Industry
Media
Founded
1918
* Ladders Estimates

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