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OVERVIEW »
Location: Kansas City, MO
Contract: Freelance
Salary: $35-40 per hour
Start Date: May 2023
Working Hours: The day before the game and game day
WHAT THE JOB IS ALL ABOUT »
As part of the Hawk-Eye team, you will be working on-site at football stadia, helping us to deliver cutting-edge technology services at live games. This is not a remote position.
We would like you to be able to commit to all of the home games for season. You will need to be prepared to work long days on weekends, as we work whenever sport happens.
We will equip you with the technical training, support, and full exposure to our systems to perform your day-to-day tasks, but also to encourage development and progression to help make an impact on what we do.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Assisting in the set-up of the replay and injury video review systems
- Conducting pre-match checks of the systems in accordance with standard procedures
- Liaising with officials, broadcasters and Hawk-Eye staff, both on-site and remotely
- Monitoring and maintaining the technology during the games
- Maintaining our hardware and equipment throughout the season
- Possible work during the off-season for building and maintaining our hardware and equipment
- Assisting with any installation and testing of new products and services
Skills Knowledge and Expertise
- Ideally a broadcast/engineering background with an understanding of signal flow
- Strong technical grounding
- Proactive attitude and ability to work on your own initiative
- Time management skills and ability to work in a high pressure, live broadcast environment
- Ability to liaise with clients and customers in a professional and approachable manner
- Bright and enterprising
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
- Acceptance that the nature of our business means that work will be carried out over weekends/federal holidays
Benefits
- A high-autonomy role with real exposure to the forefront of the sports officiating and broadcasting world.
- Access to some of the most intelligent, innovative and driven people in our industry.
- Involvement in some of the top sporting events in the world.
- Involvement in a fast-growing business where opportunities for progression are plentiful.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.
