Broadcast Event Engineer, Cingularity

The Event Engineer supports the delivery of world-class live sports broadcasting and transmission services across major sporting events globally. This is a hands-on engineering role requiring extensive travel, practical technical expertise and a strong understanding of broadcast technology. The post-holder deploys, tests and supports transmission and connectivity solutions on-site at live sporting events, ensuring high-quality broadcast delivery for rights holders and broadcasters worldwide.

• Deploy and support broadcast transmission infrastructure at live sporting events
• Install, configure and test fibre, network and video transmission equipment
• Rack and commission technical equipment both in-house and on-site
• Build, test and repair engineering cabling where required
• Configure and support video encoding and decoding solutions
• Troubleshoot broadcast, transmission and connectivity issues under live event conditions
• Work closely with customers, broadcasters and production teams
• Support IP-based video contribution and distribution workflows
• Prepare and test equipment prior to deployment

• Live broadcast engineering experience
• Broadcast transmission experience
• Fibre connectivity experience
• Knowledge of video encoding and decoding
• Understanding of IP networking fundamentals
• Practical engineering experience including rack builds, cabling and equipment installation
• Strong troubleshooting skills
• Customer-facing experience
• Ability to travel internationally for approximately 70% of the year
• Business acumen: understanding financial drivers, interpreting business data and aligning decisions to strategic outcomes
• Operational excellence: driving efficiency, governance and continuous improvement in delivery and operations
• Innovation mindset: cultivating curiosity, experimentation and forward-looking capability development
• Leadership and collaboration: inspiring others, building trust and enabling collaboration across teams

• Knowledge of transmission platforms such as Nimbra
• Remote production workflows
• Satellite communications
• Sports broadcasting experience
• Contribution and distribution network experience

• Regular visits to IMG Studios, Stockley Park (Hayes, Uxbridge) for equipment builds and testing
• Approximately 70% international travel, with extensive UK, European and international travel to support live events worldwide
• Considerable time spent away from base supporting global events
• Ability to work unsociable and extended hours as required to cover sporting events

IMG is a leading global sports marketing agency specialising in media rights management and sales, multi-channel content production and distribution, brand partnerships, strategic consulting, digital services and event management. IMG is a subsidiary of TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company that owns UFC, WWE and PBR, whose properties together reach 1 billion households across 210 countries and territories and organise more than 500 live events year-round.