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Are you interested in shaping the future of entertainment? Prime Video's technology teams are creating best-in-class digital video experience.
As a Prime Video technologist, you’ll have end-to-end ownership of the product, user experience, design, and technology required to deliver state-of-the-art experiences for our customers. You’ll get to work on projects that are fast-paced, challenging, and varied. You’ll also be able to experiment with new possibilities, take risks, and collaborate with remarkable people.
We’ll look for you to bring your diverse perspectives, ideas, and skill-sets to make Prime Video even better for our customers. With global opportunities for talented technologists, you can decide where a career Prime Video Tech takes you!
Prime Video is seeking a Head of Studio Engineering for our growing Live Sports Production Technical Operations team. The ideal candidate will provide leadership, vision, and support for the design, build, and day-to-day engineering and technical operations of Prime Video Live Sports studios. Responsibilities include the supervision of a small, high-output team of engineers supporting all facets of studio production. This role requires vision, ability to deal with ambiguity, and a drive to learn and be curious in a high-pressure environment that is constantly evolving.
Reporting to the Head of Engineering & Technology, the successful candidate works closely in partnership with our studio production team ensuring all technical needs are accounted for, tested, and ready to support our productions.
The ideal candidate will continue to dive deep on new technology through meetings with vendors and attendance at industry conferences that showcase new best practices and technological advances.
Key job responsibilities
• Manage studio engineering and technical operations team in support of our studio productions
• Collaborate with field technical operations and production teams to support our remote production efforts on NASCAR, NWSL, and WNBA
• Manage facility broadcast technology schedules, ensuring regular maintenance, repair, and upkeep
• Manage capital projects as new projects and technical refresh projects occur
• Work closely with technical vendors and partners to stay current with the latest broadcast technology
• Support technical efforts and needs of our audio, replay, graphics, ingest, and media asset management (MAM) teams
• Collaborate with AWS partners to evaluate and implement live cloud production workflows
