Video Streaming & Encoding Engineer

Full Time Job
WWE is looking for a Video Streaming & Encoding Engineer to work in the Media Technology team. The position will report to the Director of Media Operations responsible for all online videos across all digital platforms and development of media applications. The candidate will work alongside other members of the technology team to support content publishing workflows, multimedia application development, and delivery & distribution of video in different formats to various platforms. A key component of the role is to be the operational lead during live WWE Network streaming operations for Live events. The ideal candidate has a background in video encoding and knowledge of various live media delivery protocols and video player technologies. Our environment is dynamic, fast-paced, and lots of fun!
Key Responsibilities:
• Support existing systems and workflows for video delivery to domestic and international partners while also looking for areas of improvement and efficiencies
• Help develop and support video encoding solutions for mass scale and multi-platform support
• Support Live Video Events for both free and premium digital products
• Support WWE internal digital and multimedia solutions including webcasts, audio-casts, Intranet, and Extranet (B2B) events
• Work with and integrate with third party technologies including CDN, video player technologies, DRM & security, and analytics
• Be available to work outside core business hours to meet project deadlines and deployment schedules
• Be on-call on a rotation basis to support live events and after hour support calls

Qualifications:
• 4 years of professional work experience in a digital multimedia field with some expertise in live streaming media technologies
• Experience with hardware encoders/decoders from Elemental, Imagine, Cisco, Telestream
• Good understanding of metadata, XML, and other structured data standards
• Experience with video compression, formatting solutions, and encoding and trans-coding practices
• Experience with different player technologies such as JWPlayer and HTML5
• Experience with different video standards
• Experience with DRM technologies including PlayReady and Fairplay
• Proficient in Unix/Linux, Windows, and MAC operating systems
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills
• Excellent attention to detail and a high-level of accountability
• Must be a self-starter and able to work independently on projects

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