Head of Media Engineering

Formula 1; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Formula 1 is seeking a Head of Media Engineering to manage the media engineering group at their Biggin Hill center. The role involves overseeing broadcast systems, managing a diverse engineering team, and ensuring delivery of strategic objectives while maintaining industry relationships. Applicants should possess significant experience in broadcast engineering and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• 10 years+ experience in broadcast television engineering.
• Significant management experience leading diverse technical teams.
• Ability to deliver complex technical projects on time and budget.

Responsibilities

• Manage media engineering group and oversee broadcast systems.
• Define and ensure the execution of strategic technical upgrades.
• Develop strong industry relationships and oversee AV operations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project Management

Technical Understanding

Education

Degree qualification in Broadcast Engineering

Job description

We are looking for a Head of Media Engineering to join our media and technology centre in Biggin Hill. This role will provide management of the media engineering group to deliver the stratergic and tactical objectives of Formula 1.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensuring broadcast systems and staffing deliver F1's operational requirements and demands,
• Responsibility for Formula 1's production and remote broadcast infrastructure
• Defining strategic technical upgrades within Media Engineering and ensuring projects
• Ensure that F1 facilitates broadcast infrastructure to rights holder
• Oversee and manage the provision of Audio/Visual operations within the F1 Paddock Club at F1 events, in conjunction with Media Engineering's Hospitality and Events AV team.
• Develop and maintain strong business relationships internally and with leading broadcast industry manufacturers, F1 partners and innovators.
• Lead F1's broadcast engineering and support functions ensuring a culture of trust, integrity and professionalism
• To oversee the effective management of freelance / contract staff
• To keep abreast of emerging technological changes together with the department's Senior Engineering Managers
• To prepare annual departmental budgets aligned to F1's objectives
• To lead the continual development and enhancement of the service provided by the department including potential technical partnerships.

About You

• Degree qualification in Broadcast Engineering or closely related subject.
• Significant track record in the management, supervision and leadership of a large and diverse team of broadcast engineering and operational technical staff, encompassing a wide range of skillsets and levels of experience, ensuring that business initiatives and obligations are delivered to time.
• 10 years+ experience in all aspects of broadcast television engineering operations from audio and vision acquisition systems through to international programme distribution, ideally gained within a tier one sports live outside broadcast environment
• Understanding of current and developing technical standards pertaining to broadcast and media engineering/post production and their application in both linear TV and OTT production and distribution.
• Proven ability to deliver complex technical projects within given timescales and to budget.
• Able to accurately and clearly describe the technical aspects of a product requirement or solution to both technical & engineering staff and other stakeholders.
• Proven ability to plan, deliver and troubleshoot operational delivery of departmental obligations.
• Flexibility to interact at all levels of the business, from 'C suite' executive management through to mentoring of junior staff.
• Long standing professional relationships with broadcast industry equipment manufacturers and service providers.

Division:
Broadcast and Media