The Manager Technical Operations is responsible for the planning, coordination, set-up and oversight of technical facilities and resources required for productions within PGA TOUR Studios. You will play a pivotal role in the seamless execution of remotely produced live golf, bridging technical communications between production, engineering, and operations teams.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or related experience in Television, Broadcasting, Communications, or Journalism.

• Five years of live sports television production experience required, preferably including the production of live golf events.

• Responsible for the integration of technical facilities and resources required for live event production; experience as a lead Technical Manager preferred

• Hands-on experience working with Production Control Rooms, Audio Control Rooms, Satellite facilities, Fiber Systems and other broadcast facilities is necessary.       

• Must be proficient working with Microsoft Excel and Word (or equivalent). 

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills a must. 

• Must be able to multi-task and work on multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment. 

• Maintain organized files relative to the requirements of all events and meet all deadlines

Responsibilities/Duties:

• Serve as the primary technical point of contact during productions.

• Provide immediate communication of technical issues

• Assist with technical setup and troubleshooting

• Responsible for interfacing with engineering, production, tech ops and freelancers for the successful production of each assigned event

• Provide leadership to the Tech Ops team of broadcast operations staff and freelance crew. 

• Coordinate with crewing to help book technical crews appropriate for each level of productions. 

• Schedule staff and freelancers for assigned productions.

• Communicate clear departmental vision and business objectives to staff members, technical crew and freelancers. 

• Special projects or other duties as assigned.