Live Production Center of Excellence Manager

Storytelling is, and will always be, the heart of what we do at Skydance.

Our vision is to build a thriving entertainment ecosystem where stories and worlds are imagined, brought to life and experienced. We create for every age and audience, anchored by the strength of our content and experiences and the depth of our connection with fans. We are creator-first, audience-focused, tech-forward, globally scaled.

Here, you’ll work with talented teams that move fast, think boldly and collaborate with purpose to deliver results. We aim high, champion the best ideas and win together, earning the trust of our employees, creators, partners and audiences every day.

If you’re energized by the opportunity to help build the next-generation global media and entertainment company powered by creativity and technology, we’d be thrilled to welcome you aboard. LET’S GO!

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Your New Role...
As a Live Production CoE Manager at Warner Bros Discovery's News, Sports, and Entertainment Live Production centers in Atlanta, Georgia, you will be a key leader responsible for overseeing the convergence of information technology and broadcast engineering technology. Your primary focus will be on supporting the designated Center of Excellences and their respective Leads and team members, you will align technology with short and long-term business goals. You will participate in strategy development with clients and partners, leveraging cross-divisional engineering expertise to deliver comprehensive products and services that support company objectives.

The Live Production Manager will manage their team:

• Develop, coordinate, and enforce systems, policies, and procedures standards.  
• Analyze staff's performance and provide guidance to help them improve and advance in their careers. 
• Building trust among colleagues. 
• Skillful delegation of tasks and responsibilities. 
• Representing the team's interests, objectives, and principles. 
• Identifying, leading and/or participating in team building exercises 
• Be open to change, embrace new technologies, and stay updated with industry trends

The Live Production CoE Manager is a self-directed expert in designing, building, configuring, automating, maintaining, and providing advanced support for the movement and transformation of video in a 24x7x365 live news, sports, and entertainment production environment.

The Live Production CoE Manager translates business requirements into functional requirements and specifications, producing systems that meet business needs through the assembly of existing hardware, new hardware, networking and software components, interfacing as needed with automation, monitoring and logging tools. They spare no detail in attention to availability, performance, capacity planning, and security. 

They frequently work with operational partners who specify the business needs, software developers, who focus on code authoring; systems architects, who focus on large scale system relationships; business analysists, who gather business requirements; and vendors, who create many of the products Lead Systems Engineers use. The CoE’s are expected to produce novel solutions to problems, not merely to execute procedures developed by others and your role in managing them is vital to the success of the teams.

Your Role Accountabilities...

This role is responsible for long range project planning, budgeting and execution. You will work closely with project managers, stakeholders, and project teammates to prioritize, schedule and deliver exceptional technical solutions, while providing expert guidance to meet challenging deadlines. As a hands-on leader, you will remove obstacles, assist with budgeting, and play a pivotal role as a technical designer, ensuring the team develops innovative solutions that align with project goals. Your strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills will be critical in fostering a culture of excellence, empowering team members' growth, and driving the successful execution of complex projects.

Your role will involve providing enhanced oversight and guidance to the day-to-day operation of the relevant Warner Bros Discovery’s Live Production Centers of Excellence, leading a team of skilled professionals to make informed technical decisions to deliver production requirements and protect our on-air brands. Constantly striving for excellence, you will evaluate the departmental workflow, identifying opportunities for process improvement and efficiency gains. Your leadership and technical expertise will be instrumental in maintaining the highest standards of technical performance.

Evaluate and prioritize incidents in our ServiceNow ticketing system, communicating status updates to partners, serving as an escalation point during major incidents and outages, and planning training and reviewing documentation practices for our knowledge base to improve KPIs. Your expertise will play a vital role in maintaining system reliability and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration within the team.

Evaluate and prioritize incidents in our ServiceNow ticketing system, communicating status updates to partners, serving as an escalation point during major incidents and outages, and planning training and reviewing documentation practices for our knowledge base to improve KPIs. Your expertise will play a vital role in maintaining system reliability and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration within the team.

Responsible for managing key vendor relationships, serving as a liaison for escalations and collaborative product development. Your role involves fostering strong partnerships with vendors to shape our technical vision and direction as the business needs. You will proactively engage with vendors to address any issues or escalations, ensuring smooth communication and resolution of challenges. Additionally, you will work closely with vendors to drive product development initiatives, leveraging their expertise to align with our evolving technical goals. Your leadership and strategic guidance will be instrumental in enhancing our technical capabilities and maintaining fruitful collaborations with external partners

Qualifications & Experiences...

• A four-year engineering degree (or equivalent work experience in Live Broadcast engineering with 10+ years of experience in a Broadcast environment.
• Knowledge and troubleshooting skills in live broadcasting.
• Understanding of Postproduction technical workflows.
• Ability to convey complex information clearly and effectively and excels in both written and verbal communication.

About Skydance

Skydance is a next-generation global media and entertainment company, comprised of three business segments: Studios, Direct-to-Consumer, and TV Media. Skydance's portfolio unites legendary brands, including Paramount, Warner Bros., HBO and HBO Max, Paramount+, Pluto TV, CBS, CNN, CBS Sports, TNT Sports, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, MTV, Food Network, BET, HGTV, and Comedy Central.

Some Important Details

We embrace the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit. In line with the laws of the country or region in which the role is based, this includes consideration without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, religion or belief, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or protected veteran status, union status or any other category protected by applicable law.

If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.

Hiring Salary Range: $105,280.00 - $195,520.00 per yearIn compliance with local law, we are disclosing compensation, or a range thereof, for roles where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, external market data, internal equity, skill set, experience, training, education, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of our total compensation package. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time and vacation.