VP, Technology

About the Role:

The VP of Technology leads the team of broadcast engineers, IT specialists, and facility technicians for ABC
13 KTRK. This role is responsible for the overall reliability and resilience of every system required to run a 24/7 news station, and leads a team of master control operators for ABC OTV’s streaming channels while reporting directly to the Director of Central Broadcast Operations.

• Minimum 15 years of media technology, operations, and project management experience with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Very strong and proven track record of leading and inspiring a high‑performance team centered around customer service, communication, and responsiveness.
• Demonstrated ability to manage day‑to‑day tasks of diverse teams while influencing senior management on key decisions.
• Exceptional critical thinking, strategic planning, and project‑management skills.
• Experience working with industry vendors to obtain quotes, clarify requirements, and ensure OTV gets the best technology procurements.
• Clear and professional written and verbal communication skills required due to frequent interaction with end users, management, and other engineering SME’s across ABC OTV.
• Experience in end‑to‑end integration and commissioning of broadcast and/or IT systems.
• Exceptional organizational, documentation, and writing skills required.
• Demonstrate a high standard for quality of work and ability to uphold these standards for the technology team.
• Ability to perform and prioritize at a high level while working in an extremely fast‑paced and often unpredictable production environment.
• Proven track record managing major and minor projects.

• Advanced knowledge of new and traditional television broadcast equipment and systems (master control, newsroom automation, routers, asset management, non‑linear editing, networked storage).
• Knowledge of IT networks, enterprise software platforms, switches, cloud technologies, and virtual machines.
• Experience in installation and implementation of broadcast and IT systems.
• Experience using AutoCAD and Microsoft Visio preferred.
• Experience with platforms/technologies:
  Dalet, Overdrive, Cisco, Imagine.

• Bachelor’s degree in Television, Film, Engineering, IT or a computer‑related field.
• Advanced degree, Project Management certification, or other industry certifications such as Agile, Lean Six Sigma, ITIL, AWS Cloud, CCNA, etc. a plus.

Interested candidates apply via  reference JOB  #.

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