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Staff Video Engineer
Warner Bros. Discovery
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Bellevue • California, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $140,000 - $260,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
Tech Stack
CloudGoTypeScript
About the role
- Design, implement, operate, maintain, and enhance networking and video infrastructure supporting ingestion of video content into WBD’s Direct-to-Consumer platform
- Collaborate across teams, organizations, and companies to define and deliver next-gen live experiences across our digital products
- Initiate and oversee the execution of research and innovation efforts focused on improving live experiences
- Provide executive level briefings for high profile projects
- Document workflows and present to executive and operation teams as needed
- Train operations teams in the workflow pipeline as needed
- Provide on-call coverage as needed and support/maintain an active on-air environment (IP switches, A/V routers, RF/fiber transmission facilities)
- Go on-site to studios, event sites, offices, and datacenters to install, maintain, and upgrade systems required for streaming/broadcast delivery
- Partner with Brands and production teams and maintain file-based workflows for media supply chain, archiving, and VOD systems related to near live and live-to-file workflows
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in live production workflows (specifically sports) from truck to consumer
- Expertise in video technologies including UHD, HDR video, immersive audio, and video streaming
- Proven expertise in developing hybrid cloud-based/on-prem live video workflows
- Deep understanding of video networking technologies including fiber networks, SMPTE 2110, MPEG-TS, RTP Multicast, Zixi, SRT, and RTMP
- Understanding of MPEG, JPEG compression theory
- Proven track record of success in video and live streaming
- Good and varied knowledge of digital media and postproduction workflows
- Hands on experience with leading encoding and packaging vendors
- A willingness to work off hours to support critical global events and deployments
- Hands on experience with typical devices and software used in common broadcast environments
Benefits
- annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards
- health insurance coverage
- an employee wellness program
- life and disability insurance
- a retirement savings plan
- paid holidays and sick time and vacation
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
live production workflowsvideo technologieshybrid cloud-based workflowsvideo networking technologiesfiber networksSMPTE 2110MPEG-TSRTP MulticastZixiSRT
Soft skills
collaborationexecutive communicationtrainingdocumentationinnovation
