Vice President, Media Technology Greater Chicago, IL Area

The Company is seeking a Vice President of Media Technology to shape and implement technology strategy across broadcast and digital platforms. The role leads media architecture, infrastructure projects, and a team of media solution engineers, while advancing cloud-based operations, AI initiatives, and secure, reliable content distribution. Responsibilities include developing technical workflows, network and security architectures, performance measures, and documentation; managing vendors, projects, and departmental budgets; and supporting resilience, innovation, and consistent deployment practices. The Vice President will collaborate with cross-functional leaders to align technology solutions with business needs and enable high-quality content creation and delivery. Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in computing, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent formal training, and at least 10 years of experience in broadcast operations and engineering management. Required qualifications include team leadership, broadcast systems and file workflows, IP routing, cloud solutions, control-room automation, and a thorough understanding of broadcast station operations and applicable regulatory requirements. Strong executive communication, stakeholder influence, project prioritization, and crisis-management skills are essential. The role also calls for flexibility to support a continuous operation, including occasional nights, weekends, holidays, travel, and on-call work.

Hiring Company

Fox Television Stations