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Fanduel is hiring a

Broadcast Technician, Overnight

Location: Los Angeles

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ABOUT FANDUEL

FanDuel Group is the premier mobile gaming company in the United States and Canada. FanDuel Group consists of a portfolio of leading brands across mobile wagering including: America’s #1 Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook; its leading iGaming platform, FanDuel Casino; the industry’s unquestioned leader in horse racing and advance-deposit wagering, FanDuel Racing; and its daily fantasy sports product.  

In addition, FanDuel Group operates FanDuel TV, its broadly distributed linear cable television network and FanDuel TV+, its leading direct-to-consumer OTT platform. FanDuel Group has a presence across all 50 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

The company is based in New York with US offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Jersey City, as well as global offices in Canada and Scotland. The company’s affiliates have offices worldwide, including in Ireland, Portugal, Romania, and Australia.

FanDuel Group is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment, the world's largest sports betting and gaming operator with a portfolio of globally recognized brands and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: FLUT).

THE POSITION
Our roster has an opening with your name on it

Primary duties include, but are not limited to a variety of engineering, maintenance, and repair tasks live and post-production equipment in a studio, remote and/or field broadcast situations related to live, pre-recorded, studio and field production, and technical support of all On-Air operations and Production. There is a possibility of advancing in this position to take on additional duties.  

In addition to the specific responsibilities outlined above, employees may be required to perform other such duties as assigned by the Company. This ensures operational flexibility and allows the Company to meet evolving business needs.

THE GAME PLAN
Everyone on our team has a part to play

  • Background in studio, remote, and field broadcast production equipment supporting 24/7 TV broadcast and streaming channels.
  • Knowledge of broadcast equipment used in production, signal acquisition, and distribution.
  • Support and maintain daily live-streaming video infrastructure.
  • Perform analysis, diagnosis, and resolution of video signal chains relative to encoding, transcoding, CDN delivery, and video players associated with authentication and entitlement systems.
  • Provide technical and operational support to television/streaming on-air operations and production teams on evening or overnight shifts required.
  • Assist with troubleshooting television production and on-air issues as they arise.
  • Execution of Engineering infrastructure projects such as planning document review, racking equipment, cabling, powering equipment, networking, and managing existing hardware infrastructure.
  • Assist with managing existing data center infrastructure (rack layouts, power distribution, maintenance). 
  • Adhere to broadcasting processes and ticketing standards to include notification, communication, and approval of intrusive activities to the broadcast network and on-air devices. 
  • Adhere to Company procedures and policies and management directives.

THE STATS
What we're looking for in our next teammate

  • Associate’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, broadcast technology, communications technology, or a related field or minimum of 2 years of professional experience in broadcast or communications technology
  • Must possess computer and networking skills.
  • Familiar with various encoders, decoders, CMS, and broadcast technologies.
  • Ability to read and understand infrastructure documentation (AutoCAD and single-line drawings, spreadsheets, and wiring lists).
  • A service-oriented mindset.
  • Willingness to advance knowledge of the business and your technical skills. Not a compressive list of all duties and technologies. Must be willing to adapt and be flexible to incoming requests.
  • Participate in and comply with company training directives.

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Experience and familiarity with linear television infrastructure and streaming technologies.
  • General experience and knowledge of AWS for Media & Entertainment and OTT, certifications a plus.
  • Networking technologies experiences are desirable.
  • Systems administration of broadcast services and cloud environments used for media.
  • Operational knowledge of computers and networks, SDI, TCP/IP, GBit Ethernet, fiber channels, and LANs is highly desirable.
  • Any low-level coding skills are desirable. Experience with IaC (Terraform, Buildkite, GitHub).
  • AutoCAD expertise

PLAYER BENEFITS
We treat our team right

We offer amazing benefits above and beyond the basics. We have an array of health plans to choose from (some as low as $0 per paycheck) that include programs for fertility and family planning, mental health support, and fitness benefits. We offer generous paid time off (PTO & sick leave), annual bonus and long-term incentive opportunities (based on performance), 401k with up to a 5% match, commuter benefits, pet insurance, and more - check out all our benefits here: FanDuel Total Rewards. *Benefits differ across location, role, and level.

FanDuel is an equal opportunities employer and we believe, as one of our principles states, “We are One Team!”. As such, we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, local or federal law. We believe FanDuel is strongest and best able to compete if all employees feel valued, respected, and included.

The applicable hourly range for this position is $43.27 - $53.85 USD, which is dependent on a variety of factors including relevant experience, location, business needs and market demand. This role may offer the following benefits: medical, vision, and dental insurance; life insurance; disability insurance; a 401(k) matching program; among other employee benefits. This role may also be eligible for short-term or long-term incentive compensation, including, but not limited to, cash bonuses and stock program participation. This role includes paid personal time off and 14 paid company holidays. FanDuel offers paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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