Video Distribution Engineer

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Fox Corporation

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.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We believe in the future of entertainment – across all platforms and for all audiences.

 

FOX has always given unfettered access to the moments that have collectively captivated us.  The breaking story.  The unmissable final.  The outrageous touchdown.  The shocking cliffhanger. We changed the game on sports and news production.  Now we’re looking to change the game again.  We are pioneering the future of news, sports, and entertainment in the digital realm.

 

It’s an audacious mission.  We’re challenging ourselves to be the first to do it - to disrupt the digital entertainment category and redefine the live experience for the next generation.

 

And we’re doing it by starting from scratch.  Think of FOX as a start up with the backing of a fortune 500 corporation.  You will be part of a new team with full permission to reinvent, disrupt, and build in a highly collaborative and transparent environment.

 

FOX has always been an advocate for the disruptive spirit. And now we’re looking for like-minded people to push the boundaries on what entertainment can mean.  Join us to help make the best of sports, news, and entertainment more personal, more immersive, and more interactive than ever before.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our Video Distribution Engineer builds and maintains cutting-edge compression and digital distribution platforms for one of the premier national broadcasters. 

At FOX, you will have full permission to bring your best tech game to invent and build technology that delivers a high-quality viewer experience to millions across FOX networks, digital platforms, mobile applications, websites, and licensing partnerships.

 

The way we consume media has fundamentally changed. We watch on our laptops, phones, tablets, and TV. We stream, record and binge. Who knows what we’ll do next? You do – because you help build the technology to realize it!

ABOUT YOU

• You care about your team and their diverse perspectives and are invested in their success
• You are excited by new technology and its potential to change how things are done
• You have an entrepreneur's spirit and enjoy problem solving
• You LOVE getting stuff done, not just talking about it!

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBLITIES

Embrace a culture of continuous learning, especially in emerging technologies - Be motivated as part of a high performing team and delivering high quality products - Enjoy learning from and mentoring others - Build strong analytical, reasoning, and technical troubleshooting skills. Gain and maintain knowledge of major satellite and fiber distribution systems and the vendors that supply them. Work various shifts as part of a 24/7 coverage team and obtain the ability to translate business and operation requirements into technical requirements

Engineering & Support 

• Acts as Tier 1 support for all on-air broadcast systems.   
• Follows standard operating procedures and documentation to support the operations team in a 24/7 environment.
• Builds and maintains FOX’s compression & transport infrastructure
• Conducts lab, performance and system tests and prototype efforts that can continually evolve FOX’s architecture and infrastructure    

 

Collaboration & Partnerships

• Supports the Media Control Center in day-to-day operations and assist users with technical issues or concerns
• Partners with the Engineering and Standards & Advanced Technology teams to develop groundbreaking technology solutions for challenging business issues
• Collaborates with engineering teams, operations teams, and third-party vendors to develop long term strategy, product development and implementation road maps

 

Performance Improvement

• Knows data is critical to making informed business decisions and uses it to understand and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your already amazing team's performance
• Analyzes dashboards and constantly optimizes system security and testing, minimizing bugs making it to final products
• Prioritizes the use of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) to motivate the team 

 

People Management & Development

• Embodies a culture of continuous learning, especially in emerging technologies
• Is motivated by being part of a high performing team and delivering high quality products
• Enjoys learning from and coaching others

 

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• Maintain and troubleshoot compressed and uncompressed workflows
• MPEG/JPEG decoding, encoding, transcoding, processing, multiplexing, encryption, decryption, uplink/downlink processes, master control, etc. 
• Build strong knowledge of SCTE insertion systems, media contribution/distribution
• Have familiarity with on-prem test and measurement platforms - acquire the ability to work effectively across different projects and teams
• Advanced maintenance of Satellite and linear distribution, architecture/deploying, monitoring, alerting, and/or data analysis
• Lead new projects, collaborate with various teams, test and validation of new systems
• Conducting lab, performance and system tests and prototype efforts that can continually evolve FOX’s architecture and infrastructure of the SMPTE 2110 suite of standards
• Expert knowledge of SDI video transport and familiar with new video codecs and compression i.e. SRT, RTP, Zixi, HLS etc. 

 

NICE TO HAVE, BUT NOT A DEALBREAKER

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent practical experience in Engineering, IT, Computer Science or related Tech field
• Advanced knowledge of video compression & codecs, such as SMPTE ST-2110, JPEGXS, HEVC
• Knowledge and experience with emerging technologies such as 4K High Dynamic Range, and HDR10+ is a plus
• Knowledge of industry standards such as, Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) and Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE)

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