Paramount ยท 3 weeks ago
Manager, Production Maintenance Engineering
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$115K/yr - $130K/yr
5+ years expParamount is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. They are seeking a Manager, Maintenance Engineering to lead the maintenance and support of production and broadcast systems, ensuring high-quality performance across all production studios. This role involves troubleshooting technical issues, mentoring staff, and collaborating with operations teams to maintain efficient production schedules.
Digital EntertainmentEventsMedia and Entertainment
Responsibilities
Diagnostic troubleshooting related to technical or operational issues impacting live feed and non-linear video distribution platforms and monitoring
Handle immediate restoration and repair actions and vendor engagement of failed studio production and post-production equipment. Ensure that all facilities supported by Maintenance Engineering operate with the highest level of quality and performance
Communicate with Operations teams to provide status of open requests, provide technical solutions as needed, proactively collaborate to anticipate operational needs and mitigate issues
Assist the Director of Maintenance Engineering with handling day to day department operations, acting as the management lead when the Director is unavailable, attending meetings and communicating with senior level management
Coach and mentor staff to develop effective troubleshooting methods to solve problems quickly, collaborate and devise innovative solutions to streamline and simplify systems design!
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 5 years of dynamic leadership experience
Good technical understanding of: Video and Audio Production, Broadcast Media Processing & Playout Systems, Network configurations, File transformation & movement, Database query/handling, Security, Software applications, Performance & system health analytics, Storage management
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred
Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science or relevant experience is preferred
CCNA, CCNP, RHCSE, RHCSA, PMP, ITIL Foundation
In depth knowledge of television broadcast and computer systems
Solid understanding of media systems' design and architecture
High level of initiative and collaboration, proactive and innovative approach to solving problems
Industry knowledge, including recent trends in technology and awareness of competing products and services
Leadership skills, Coaching, Mentoring, Feedback, Conflict Resolution, Client Service skills
Experience in the design and/or maintenance of Broadcast IT facilities
Knowledge of IP video SMPTE 2110 and SMPTE 2059 PTP, and Dante Audio
Familiarity with networking components and topology
Broadcast video servers & broadcast playout automation systems like Grass Valley AMPP, Sony ELC, Crispin
Telestream Vantage workflows and transcoding platforms
On prem and cloud storage solutions
AutoCad and/or Visio
Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere, EVS, Telestream Live Capture
Knowledge of RF, satellite uplinks and signal acquisition
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
401(k) plan
Life insurance coverage
Disability benefits
Tuition assistance program
PTO
Company
Paramount
Paramount is a leading media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. It is a sub-organization of Paramount Pictures.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
Paramount has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2024 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Vibol Hou
EVP & CTO, Streaming
Anna Priest
SVP, Head of Paramount+ UK & Ireland
Recent News
San Francisco Chronicle
2025-12-24
Company data provided by crunchbase