Vice President, Technical Event Operations

Fox Corporation•Los Angeles, CA

2d•$179,000 - $275,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The FOX Experience + Design team is fueled by boldness and the desire to create impact. We are dedicated to increasing awareness by connecting viewers and clients to FOX through best-in-class experiences across diverse business affiliates, such as FOX Entertainment, FOX Sports, Tubi Media, FOX News, and FOX Corporate. We focus on brand engagement and experiential experiences by providing strategic ideas, planning, and production in events, design, and technology. The Vice President of Technical Event Operations is responsible for the operational oversight of production services supporting FOX Experience & Design’s on and off Lot live events, studio productions, executive presentations, and special projects. This role serves as a key business partner, ensuring that production resources, facilities, personnel, and technology are aligned to deliver exceptional event experiences. The Vice President will lead our technical production team, liaising with our events teams and stakeholders to support live event technical operations. The ideal candidate combines operational expertise and customer service excellence with a solid understanding of production technologies and workflows. Regular, on-site attendance at the workplace for a minimum of four (4) days per week is an essential function of the position. The selected candidate must be able to reliably meet this requirement.

Requirements

12+ years of experience in technical operations, event services, studio management, or broadcast environments
Proven success managing teams, budgets, comms, and vendors across multiple complex projects simultaneously
Strong client-facing skills with the ability to engage effectively with executives and senior stakeholders
Broad understanding of production technologies, audiovisual systems, streaming platforms, and event operations
Exceptional leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving abilities
Proficient in Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive)
Ability to travel
Ability to work long hours (evenings/weekends), lift 50lbs, & work on feet for extended periods

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree

Responsibilities

Oversight of day-to-day technical operations across multiple spaces, projects, and workstreams
Serve as the primary operational liaison between the core event production teams, creative directors, and internal stakeholders
Ensure appropriate staffing, technical planning, and operational support are in place for all events and productions
Identify gaps and hiring needs to support flawless execution
Establish standards, workflows, and best practices that support consistency and quality across events and productions
Develop cost saving and process improvement initiatives that increase operational efficiencies.
Ensure a consistent, high-quality client experience across all productions and events
Ensure the technical team maintains absolute source-of-truth documentation (event/production budgets, production schedules, planning calendars, crew call sheets, etc.), ensuring real-time updates across all platforms
Oversee the full lifecycle of technical production budgets, ensuring accurate forecasting, reconciliation, and variance reporting
Manage annual departmental budget spend, tracking, and usage
Oversee freelance payroll needs via Wrapbook, supporting both tech and events
Evolve FED Tech into a proactive, strategic partner to the FED team and internal stakeholders
Provide clear and consistent communication and documentation between technical teams, stakeholders, and events teams, including budgets, production timelines, and run of show documents
Streamline cross-departmental communication,,ensuring all teams are aligned throughout the planning and execution of events and productions
Collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders, FED team members, and outside production teams to accomplish goals efficiently and effectively, always striving to exceed expectations
Manage project scope changes and support with additional resources, budget allocations, and impact on stakeholders
Lead production administration and operations across FOX Experience & Design’s event and production venues, technical facilities, and offsite locations
Serve as senior escalation point and provide guidance on complex ops
Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, scalability, and operational effectiveness
Demonstrate exceptional situational leadership; possess the tactical skills to execute administrative workflows directly, and the managerial skills to delegate to junior staff when appropriate
Lead tech ops meetings, ensuring all production needs, business needs, and personnel needs are aligned for flawless events and productions
Set appropriate goals for technical and business operational excellence.