Seasonal FAST Channel Live Ops Technician

National Football League; Inglewood (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Football League Digital Media Group seeks a Seasonal FAST Video Systems Operator in Inglewood, CA. You will operate and monitor software for NFL FAST Channel, ensuring reliable live video distribution and ad insertion across events, games, and shows.

Responsibilities include live event support, incident documentation, runbook updates, and collaboration with control room and production teams to meet on-air quality standards.

Qualifications

• BS degree or equivalent experience.
• Direct sports broadcast production/operations experience preferred.
• Experience monitoring live streaming service health metrics and incidents in 24/7 environments.
• Knowledge of digital protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, HLS, SRT, RTMP, SSH.
• Ability to follow instructions precisely with minimal supervision.
• Execute SCTE-35 cue insertion for live programming.
• Strong communicator across control room and production teams.
• Highly organized with ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support live streaming of games, shows, and events.
• Document, escalate, and resolve video distribution incidents.
• Create/update runbooks for live on-air workflows.
• Maintain video acquisition scheduling and live event programming docs.
• Setup and operate digital video environment in DMC.
• Provide live event support during all workflows, including nights and weekends.
• Perform quality control tasks for video streaming distribution.
• Perform digital ad insertion operations on FAST live games.
• Setup/maintain EPG metadata for live broadcasts.
• Manage video routes for international game channels.
• Collaborate to automate SCTE-35 insertion for DAI.

Skills

Live streaming ops

SCTE-35 insertion

Video distribution

TCP/IP/HTTP

Runbooks

Monitoring alarms

Linux/Windows

Team collaboration

Education

BS degree or equivalent

Tools

FAST platform

Linux servers

Windows servers

Multi-Viewer Systems

Job description

The National Football League Digital Media Group seeks a Seasonal FAST Video Systems Operator in Inglewood, CA. You will operate and monitor software for NFL FAST Channel, ensuring reliable live video distribution and ad insertion across events, games, and shows.

Responsibilities include live event support, incident documentation, runbook updates, and collaboration with control room and production teams to meet on-air quality standards.