Vice President of Technology

This is a Full Time Job

Job Summary:

WPVI , the ABC/Disney Owned station in Philadelphia, PA has an opportunity for a Vice President of Technology with significant management and leadership experience and a strong working knowledge of television broadcast and IT systems, and digital media.

Technology is nothing without the team behind it and we invest in our teams by promoting healthy work-life balance, training, and competitive compensation and benefits.

About the Role:

The VP of Technology leads the team of broadcast engineers, IT specialists, and facility technicians for 6 ABC WPVI . In short, this person is responsible for the overall reliability and resilience of every system required to run a 24/7 news station.

Basic Qualifications
– the ideal candidate must meet the following criteria:
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications
• 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

Required Education
/Experience:
• Bachelors degree in a Television, Film, Engineering, IT or Computer related field
• Advanced degree, Project Management certification, or other industry certifications such as Agile, Lean Six Sigma, ITIL, AWS Cloud, CCNA, etc … a plus.