Director of Global Field Engineering overseeing teams for live sports and news broadcasts at Warner Bros. Discovery. Responsibilities include team management, event coordination, and resource optimization.
Responsibilities
Responsible for leadership, hiring, training and oversight for ~12 team members across EMEA.
Managing a team of over 12 staff in the Global Field Engineering Team, responsible for providing 24/7 broadcast and IT services to support live sports and news broadcasts at any business-determined location.
Leading the evolution of team capabilities, including recruitment, onboarding, and delegation of responsibilities, to adapt to changing workloads and technological complexities.
Mentoring and developing team members, providing training and development opportunities to enhance performance.
Conducting regular performance reviews, offering constructive feedback and fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.
Actively engage Eurosport leaders and TNT Sport technical operations teams in planning and staffing event requirements, as well as to strengthen partnerships.
Assisting the VP with setting out the strategy and department goals, ensuring they accurately reflect the overall strategy and priorities of key stakeholders at any point in time.
Managing budget and staffing requirements, effectively managing fluctuations in resources and technology requirements.
Working closely with the leadership of News & Sports Planning and peers to develop deployment assignments for the International Field Engineering, improve processes, and enhance resource efficiency.
Establishing regular communication with the regional business and cross T&O departments with a focus on service, supporting their needs and requirements.
Exploring and implementing new field technology and best practices to optimise remote executions in line with WBD global strategies.
Overseeing MFP (REMI) kits adoption and workflow changes, ensuring minimal disruption to ongoing field operations.
Leading workstreams, working closely with News and Sports Production, and LPP Engineering teams to ensure cohesive scheduling technology strategies.
Frequent travel to sports events to evaluate onsite live productions, consult with onsite customers, and help identify execution efficiencies.
Ensuring the Global FE teams successfully and timely deliver field production technology executions to meet live broadcast deadlines.
Ensuring field gear readiness with an emphasis on upcoming key field production needs.
Working with the Sports & News teams to align scheduling resource availability with commercial objectives and maximise revenue opportunities.
Overseeing highly visible event productions of live broadcasts in cooperation with Sport & News programming teams.
Requirements
Proven experience in a senior events execution and field technology teams’ management role within a News and Sports media organisation.
Extensive experience in live and sport field technology deployments and implementations.
Strong leadership and team management skills demonstrating the ability to motivate, develop and inspire a team.
Proven track record in directing successful teams, delivering to the highest standards.
Adept at working collaboratively with other service delivery internal departments.
Proactive in troubleshooting, problem-solving and avoidance of issues.
Adaptable and flexible in a challenging, demanding, and fast-paced environment.
Excellent communication skills and ability to represent the department globally.
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