Global Field Engineering Supervisor — Live Broadcast

Turner Services Inc.; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Warner Bros. Discovery seeks a Senior Supervisor for Global Field Engineering in Atlanta, GA. This 24/7 role provides oversight of live production incident management and request fulfillment, supervising a team of field engineers across global broadcasts for sports and news.

The position requires frequent travel, hands-on technical proficiency, and leadership to ensure service levels and effective deployment of field technology.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in live and news/sport field technology deployments and implementations.
• Strong leadership and team management skills with the ability to motivate, develop, and inspire a team.
• Proven track record supervising high-performing teams with end-to-end ownership of assignments.
• Hands-on hands-on experience as a field engineer or in a live production engineering role.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of 10+ field engineers providing 24/7 broadcast and IT services to support live sports and news broadcasts globally.
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, and development of team members to adapt to evolving workloads.
• Conduct regular performance reviews and foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing work environment.
• Coordinate with News & Sports Planning and peers to develop field deployment assignments and improve resource efficiency.
• Drive adoption of REMI kits and workflow changes with minimal disruption to ongoing operations.

Skills

Live production tech

Team leadership

Incident management

Field engineering

Travel readiness

Tools

Broadcast field equipment

Remi/MFP kits

Signal flow knowledge

Job description

Warner Bros. Discovery seeks a Senior Supervisor for Global Field Engineering in Atlanta, GA. This 24/7 role provides oversight of live production incident management and request fulfillment, supervising a team of field engineers across global broadcasts for sports and news.

The position requires frequent travel, hands-on technical proficiency, and leadership to ensure service levels and effective deployment of field technology.