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Director, Broadcast Engineering

The National Football League
Location
Inglewood, California, United States
Posted
16 days ago
Department
Digital Media Technology
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, broadcast engineering, computer science, information technology, media technology, or a related discipline; equivalent professional experience may be considered.
  • 10+ years of progressive experience in broadcast engineering, media systems engineering, technical operations, or live production technology, including leadership of complex broadcast facilities or production environments.
  • 5+ years of people-management experience leading engineers, technicians, managers, project teams, vendors, or managed service providers.
  • Demonstrated experience managing live production environments where reliability, speed, operational discipline, and incident response are critical.
  • Strong knowledge of broadcast signal flow, studio systems, production control rooms, intercom, audio, video, routing, replay, graphics, transmission, post-production, monitoring, and media asset workflows.
  • Working knowledge of IP media standards and systems, including SMPTE ST 2110, SMPTE 2022-6/7, PTP/IEEE 1588, NMOS IS-04/IS-05, AES67, Dante, multicast networking, QoS, and media-over-IP troubleshooting.
Nice to have
  • Experience with ST 2110 facility design, IP fabric architecture, timing design, boundary clocks, grandmaster redundancy, multicast routing, and vendor interoperability testing.
  • Experience with media supply chain platforms, MAM/DAM systems, storage orchestration, transcoding, cloud-based playout, streaming workflows, and metadata-driven content operations.
  • Experience leading engineering teams through organizational change, facility transformation, SDI-to-IP migration, cloud adoption, or major technology refresh initiatives.
  • Knowledge of AI-assisted media workflows, automation, quality control, captioning, accessibility, rights-aware distribution, and digital content monetization platforms.
What the job really is

The Director of Broadcast Engineering will lead the strategy and operations of critical broadcast systems supporting live production and multi-platform content delivery. This role involves managing a team of engineers and technicians, overseeing the modernization of broadcast infrastructure, and ensuring reliable operations through preventive maintenance and incident management. The Director will also drive the transition to IP-based and cloud technologies while collaborating with various stakeholders to align engineering priorities with business objectives.

Benefits
  • Salary range of $190,000 — $235,000 USD.
  • Comprehensive benefits offerings available.
  • In-person work at NFL offices is required; remote and hybrid options are not offered.
Things to weigh
  • No relocation assistance will be provided.
  • The role requires flexible hours to support live events and urgent technical issues, which may impact work-life balance.
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