Video Distribution Engineer I

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

At Fox Tech, we stand as a beacon of innovation, crafting world-class, large scale digital products that redefine the entertainment experience. We're on the lookout for visionary individuals to join our pioneering team, tasked with shaping the future of streaming products. Now is your chance to be part of creating and delivering extraordinary digital experiences spanning Sports and Entertainment.

As a key member of our team, you'll drive innovation and significantly contribute to our mission of pioneering the next generation of streaming products. Your opportunity to create unparalleled fan experiences for these iconic sports events is here. Our current advanced digital solutions, accessed by millions across web, mobile, and living room devices, signify just the start of our ambitious journey.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our Video Distribution Engineer I 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 RESPONSIBILITIES

General Responsibilities

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.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
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.

• Regular on-site attendance at the workplace a minimum of 4 days per week is an essential function of the position. Selected candidate must be able to reliably meet this requirement.

• 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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