About IMG Academy
IMG Academy is the world’s leading sports education brand, providing a holistic education model that empowers student-athletes to win their future while preparing them for college and for life. IMG Academy has been nationally recognized by organizations including Sports Business Journal, USA Today, and the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For for its workplace culture, innovation, and commitment to developing people both on and off the field.
IMG Academy provides growth opportunities for student-athletes and partners through an innovative suite of on-campus and online experiences:
- Boarding school and camps, delivered on a state-of-the-art campus in Bradenton, Florida
- Online coaching through IMG Academy+, focused on personal development through the lens of sport and performance
- Online college recruiting through NCSA College Recruiting and SportsRecruits, providing industry-leading recruiting education, tools, and access to a network of more than 40,000 college coaches for student-athletes, families, club coaches, and event operators
- Elevate by IMG Academy, a performance and personal development solution that delivers mindset, leadership, and wellbeing programming to schools, colleges, and organizations through a combination of digital content and immersive experiences
Position Summary:
The Sr Broadcast Engineer - Live Production & Media Systems is responsible for the design, operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of IMG Academy’s athletics broadcast and live production systems. This role serves as the primary technical owner of streaming, video, audio, and broadcast infrastructure supporting live events, practices, and special productions.
Operating within the Campus Technology group supporting the Athletics Department, this position focuses on hands-on engineering, system reliability, and technical execution rather than administrative oversight. The Broadcast Engineer works closely with sport programs, Marketing & Communications, and external vendors to ensure professional-grade, scalable, and dependable broadcast operations that meet competitive, recruiting, and fan-engagement needs.
Position Responsibilities:
- Broadcast & Production Engineering: Lead technical execution of live and recorded productions; configure and operate cameras, switchers, audio consoles, replay, graphics, encoders; design and maintain signal flow; monitor stream performance; implement redundancy and troubleshoot real-time issues.
- Systems & Infrastructure Management: Own broadcast systems across venues, including IP video workflows, networking, encoders/decoders, intercom, and monitoring systems; coordinate upgrades, maintenance, and vendor integrations; partner with IT on network design, bandwidth, and security.
- Streaming & Digital Platform Administration: Manage athletics website CMS as it relates to media and broadcast; maintain integrations between streaming platforms and web properties; ensure accurate publishing of schedules and video content; troubleshoot playback and performance issues.
- Standards, Documentation & Training: Develop SOPs, documentation, and engineering standards; train staff and users on production workflows and equipment usage.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Act as primary liaison across Athletics, IT, Marketing, and external partners; translate operational needs into technical solutions and support cross-functional initiatives.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field or equivalent experience; 3–7 years in broadcast engineering, live production, or streaming environments.
- Technical Expertise: Strong knowledge of video/audio signal flow, sync, IP-based media systems, and streaming protocols; hands-on experience with professional broadcast equipment and live production systems.
- Problem Solving & Execution: Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues in live, high-pressure environments; strong analytical and organizational skills.
- Collaboration & Communication: Ability to work cross-functionally with technical and non-technical stakeholders; strong communication and partnership skills.
- Additional Strengths: Experience in athletics or multi-event environments preferred; familiarity with system integration, vendor management, and stream performance optimization tools.
- Work Requirements: Availability for evenings and weekends to support live events.
Background Requirements:
- Requires a background check upon offer
- Requires a drug test upon offer
Benefits:
As a full-time member of our team, you will enjoy a comprehensive offering listed below. Connect with your talent acquisition specialist to learn more about benefits for our part-time and seasonal/temporary roles.
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision
- Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account options
- 401k with an Employer Match
- Short Term and Long Term Disability
- Group and Supplemental Life & AD&D
- Gym Discount Program
- Pet Insurance
- Wellbeing Program
- and more!
Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
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