Req #: 242575

Department: INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHELTICS

Posting Date: 01/16/2025

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $7,500 - $7,750 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230701_a11y.pdf)

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.

The Intercollegiate Athletics has an outstanding opportunity for a Director of Broadcast Engineering to join their team.

Washington Athletics aims to inspire champions in competition and in the classroom. We exist to enrich the lives of students to positively impact our community and world for generations to come. Operating with the four core values of growth mindset, committed service, humility and grit, the Huskies choose to lead by example. All Husky Athletics staff make an IMPACT by committing to creating a purpose driven culture that impacts students and our greater community. We engage in GROWTH through dynamic conversations, embracing creativity, and recognizing that every challenge represents an opportunity to learn. We are a COMMUNITY who strive to create experiences for our stakeholders every single day. At our core is the belief that INCLUSION means creating spaces and places that reflect equity, advocacy and belonging for all.

With over 650 student-athletes participating in UW's 22 sports programs, the department of Intercollegiate Athletics is committed to providing student-athletes with the ability to compete for national and conference championships while working toward a degree from one of the world's leading public research universities.

For more detailed information, please visit our Washington Athletics Candidate Dashboard. ( https://gohuskies.com/sports/2023/8/26/ica-candidate-dashboard.aspx)

Reporting to the Assistant Athletic Director of Broadcast Operations, the Director of Broadcast Engineering will:

• Support all engineering needs of the production unit, on-air and online operations maintaining all services and deploying resources as needed to support all productions, live athletic events, broadcast, video display systems and online infrastructure. Define technological direction, recommend technological solutions to fulfill business problems

• Manage IT, Network, Web, Broadcast, In Venue video display at all athletic venues, Stadium and Media Distribution systems from concept to production and support for all aspects of engineering and Information Technology activities within Intercollegiate Athletics Broadcasting.

• Provide strategic and tactical planning, development, evaluation, and coordination of Engineering & Information Technology services as well as capital projects.

• Lead, deploy and manage engineering personnel in all areas of infrastructure, services, applications, consulting and support.

• Help to shape business stakeholder requirements and expectations by translating business requirements, negotiating service level quality and leveraging ongoing business stakeholder input to drive future improvements.

• Collaborate with Assistant Athletic Director of Broadcast Operations and other members of the Leadership Team to define and accomplish the strategic and operational goals of Intercollegiate Athletics Broadcasting.

• Develop relationships with University of Washington faculty and staff to ensure the department is meeting the needs of the UW community.

• Supervise all Broadcast Engineering staff full-time and part-time as well as the directing and supervising the work of contractors and service providers.

• Coordinate Engineering & Information Technology units work with other partners/groups/functions

• Manage relationships and partnerships with vendors, independent contractors and third partiesThe Director of Broadcast Engineering is a crucial member of the ICA Broadcasting Leadership Team and plays a key consultative role in setting priorities and providing direction for the unit. Along with providing leadership to the ICA Broadcasting engineering team, the position will provide consulting and expertise to all internal stakeholders. The Director of Broadcast Engineering will help identify strategies that effectively position the University of Washington Intercollegiate Athletics to utilize and benefit from new and emerging video production and distribution technologies. These technologies have the capability to assist the department to strengthen its visibility and its reputation as a first-tier international research university and provide tools for research and teaching faculty to more effectively engage students and conduct research and outreach activities. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Leadership, Management and Oversight - 75%

• Manages, maintains and services the broadcast systems, equipment procurement and maintenance consistent with applicable policies and procedures within all areas of broadcast, production and operations.

• Performs work and/or deploys resources in support of B1G+, In house, and campus productions.

• Drives the definition of ICA Broadcasting technology strategy, service architecture and roadmap, including vendor/technology evaluation & selection and alignment with the athletic department’s strategic priorities.

• Facilitate intra- and inter-departmental collaboration and solution development.

• Provide evaluation, selection, implementation and maintenance of information and media distribution systems, ensuring appropriate investment in strategic and operational systems.

• Keep abreast of technology advancements, industry trends, development and support methodologies and best practices and apply them to the unit as appropriate.

• Establish and maintain effective relationships with business stakeholders and gain their trust and respect.

• Prioritize, approve, coordinate and lead projects related to selection, acquisition, development and installation of major Engineering and IT systems and services ensuring projects are delivered as specified, on time and on budget.

• Manage day-to-day activities of internal staff, contracted staff and vendors to ensure alignment with strategic priorities.

• Develop and maintain processes and procedures aimed at maximizing effectiveness and minimizing system costs.

• Analyze financial impact of technical changes and implement sound cost-effective solutions.

• Develop and enforce policies and procedures to support the protection of ICA’s assets and the integrity, security and privacy of ICA’s staff, partners and customers.

• Implement and lead change management processes to ensure appropriate controls are in place to support system changes.

• Collect and communicate key operational metrics.

• Coordinate and manage reporting needs and data analysis as required to make decisions in a timely, accurate and cost effective manner.Professional Development - 15%

• Attract, hire, train, motivate, retain, and develop the capabilities and careers of the Engineering and Information Technology team and act as a mentor and advocate.

• Facilitate the planning of organizational change initiatives and business readiness assessments as they pertain to ICA’s technology and business capabilities.

• Presents a positive image as an employee of the University of Washington by attending workshops, establishing personal networks and participating in professional societies.Additional Roles - 10%

• May act as a “Project Manager” on projects and initiatives.

• May act as "Systems Architect" on new or existing developments to systems and applications. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Science, or related field required.

• 4-5 years of related experience. Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+ years broadcast engineering experience at a broadcast, video production or cable television facility performing hands on work on productions and live events.

• 3+ years’ experience architecting and maintaining enterprise applications, services, operations and technology.

• 3+ years of experience managing technical staff and projects.

• 3+ years’ experience managing technical teams and projects.

• Proven leadership in managing high-performance engineering teams, third-party vendor relationships, and budgets, with strategic planning and execution expertise.

• In-depth knowledge of broadcast infrastructure, application architecture, and lifecycle management, with a focus on implementing operational growth and process improvements.

• Strong interpersonal, negotiation, and change management skills, with the ability to balance shifting priorities and handle complex situations with professionalism and discretion.

• Effective communication, analytical, and facilitation skills to drive team collaboration and deliver results in dynamic environments.

• 10 years of experience in television production and broadcast operations with increasing levels of responsibility.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Demonstrated expertise with Microsoft Server, Active Directory, IIS, MS Exchange, SQL Server.

• Deep knowledge in large volume database/storage systems.

• Experience with large server networks, high availability web sites, virtualization and various Internet technologies.

• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical staff. Application Process: The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are access ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.