Senior Director Studio Infrastructure
Sphere Entertainment Co. is a leader in immersive experiences, technology and media. The Company includes Sphere, an experiential medium powered by advanced technologies. The first Sphere opened in Las Vegas, with a second venue planned for Abu Dhabi. In addition, the Company includes MSG Networks, which operates two regional sports and entertainment networks, MSG Network and MSG Sportsnet, as well as a direct-to-consumer and authenticated streaming product, MSG+, delivering a wide range of live sports content and other programming. More information is available at www.sphereentertainmentco.com.
Who are we hiring?
The Senior Director Studio Infrastructure leads the strategy, execution and continuous evolution of Sphere Studio’s technical ecosystem, ensuring secure, scalable and high-performance infrastructure that supports production and post-production workflows. Overseeing Studio Help Desk, DevOps, Systems Administration and Storage & Network teams, this leader drives cross-functional alignment with Corporate IT, Venue IT, and external cloud and technology partners to deliver integrated, hybrid infrastructure solutions.
Accountable for operational resilience, cybersecurity, disaster recovery and service excellence, the ideal candidate has proven experience balancing long-term technology planning with agile responsiveness to creative demands. This role owns infrastructure budgeting, vendor strategy, process optimization and talent planning, ensuring the Studio’s technology foundation enables world-class content creation today and into the future.
What will you do?
- Oversee technical projects in alignment with organizational goals
- Supervise the Studio Help Desk, DevOps, System Admin, and Storage & Network teams, while working closely with management, external vendors and advisors
- Direct the effective delivery of secure networks, development, and disaster recovery systems and processes
- Collaborate with Corp IT, Venue IT and Studio technical projects to ensure a streamlined infrastructure
- Collaborate with Cloud Technical Partners to develop and maintain hybrid studio infrastructure
- Work with production and post-production teams to develop workflow and infrastructure solutions
- Prepare financial budgets and presenting proposals to senior executives
- Research and recommend new products
- Forecast Studio hardware and software expansion needs and assist in long-term planning and short-term reaction to evolving creative needs
- Lead efforts to improve IT processes and maintain studio security
- Make staffing decisions for the ongoing support of Studio systems and artist needs
What do you need to succeed?
- 12+ years of experience in IT infrastructure for a film or episodic post-production studio
- 5+ years in an IT leadership role
- Experience with designing, architecting and maintaining infrastructure for a highly complex file-based media production/post-production workflow
- Experience in a Studio environment with knowledge of studio technologies such as Pixstor, Powersacle, Nuke, Mistika, Scratch, Davinci, Baselight, RV, Deadline, Shotgun, Signiant, Aspera, and/or other post-production specific software or transport technologies
- Experience with adhering to TPN, PCI, MPA and other data security standards
- Strong technical leader who can successfully collaborate with/across teams to bring designs and projects to fruition
- Situational awareness of the environment for quick and decisive identification of issues and recommend resolutions
- This role requires a “production-minded” and customer centric work ethic helping to maintain the high level of quality associated with the MSG Sphere
Special Requirements
- Travel to Las Vegas, New York and other locations as deemed necessary
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