Live Events Technical Manager (Live Sports & Entertainment)

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Your New Role:

The Live Events Technical Manager is the key point of contact for day-to-day support of live productions within Production & Technical Operations (P&TO) at Techwood Studios. The Tech Manager provides the oversight, communication and documentation necessary to establish, execute and maintain consistency in Live Sports and Entertainment operations. The Tech Manager will have the knowledge to assist and support Engineering teams and Operators to ensure efficient and effective productions, escalating as necessary. This position must also maintain collaborative relationships between the various Technical and Operations teams, Engineering and our Sports and Entertainment partners.  The Tech Manager will maintain a technical monitoring station during live shows at critical times to provide support as needed.

Your Role Accountabilities: Serve as technical key point of contact during live productions, as well as monitor and communicate Engineering support during all live productions, including but not limited to:

●      Be stationed at technical monitoring position for all major live events to ensure plans are followed 

●      Assist with setup and fax

●      QC Video and Audio signals used for air

●      Provide timely executive level communications of technical issues that affect live productions

Technical planning, communication and execution for P&TO's Live Sports and Entertainment Operations

Partner with Production, Tech Ops, Engineering and Operations teams:

• Manage, execute and communicate the technical details of all studio productions in conjunction with Operations, Engineering and other technical teams
• Assist and support Engineering and Operators with technical setup and issues as needed, properly escalating when necessary
• Resolve potential issues and technical resource conflicts in advance of production and following up as needed post-production to ensure future successes
• Lead pre- and post-show technical meetings and/or send follow-up reports as necessary

Provide organized and effective live technical plans and documentation for live events. This ensures smooth live operations and provides historical data for after-action discussions

• Develop and maintain live events documents to be used to communicate technical show needs for our staff and partners 

Collaborate with Production, Technical operations and Engineering to evaluate and help determine the strategic use of current and future technology 

●      Assess technical operations methods and recommend changes where necessary  

●      Assist with testing and execution for current and future workflows and technologies and provide feedback as needed

●      Engage with other internal teams and external vendors as needed on the above

Qualifications & Experiences:

• College degree required
• Fluency in English – written and spoken
• 10 years of prior experience in Television Production
• 5 years of prior experience in Project Management
• Proven leadership and exemplary customer service skills
• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Superb relationship building skills
• Work collaboratively with teams
• Ability to handle multiple assignments concurrently

Not Required but preferred experience:

●      Technical Director, A1 and/or previous Technical Manager experience

●      In-depth operational experience with routers and intercoms

●      Strong knowledge of production switchers, audio consoles, EVS, cameras and graphics systems

●      Knowledge of and passion for media, entertainment, and technology industries (including key players, growth trends and drivers, new media models, industry structure, etc.)

●      Experience working in a national or global media company

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