Vice President - Technology

The Walt Disney Company • Houston, TX

7h

About The Position

The VP of Technology leads the team of broadcast engineers, IT specialists, and facility technicians for ABC13 KTRK. In short, this person is responsible for the overall reliability and resilience of every system required to run a 24/7 news station. Additionally, this person will lead a team of master control operators for ABC OTV’s streaming channels as well as being a direct report for the Director of Central Broadcast Operations.

Requirements

• 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 to produce quality work centered around customer service, communication, and responsiveness.
• Demonstrated ability to manage the day-to-day tasks of diverse teams, while effectively influencing senior management on key decisions and direction.
• Demonstrated exceptional critical thinking, strategic planning, and project management skills
• Experience in working with industry vendors to obtain quotes, clarify requirements, and ensure OTV is getting the best value for our 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.
• Be able 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.
• Bachelors degree in a Television, Film, Engineering, IT or Computer related field

Nice To Haves

• Advanced knowledge of new and traditional television broadcast equipment and systems including but not limited to master control and newsroom automation, routers, asset management systems, non-linear editing systems, and networked storage systems
• 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 the following platforms/technologies: Dalet, Overdrive, Cisco, Imagine
• Advanced degree, Project Management certification, or other industry certifications such as Agile, Lean Six Sigma, ITIL, AWS Cloud, CCNA, etc… a plus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager