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Manager, Technical Operations

Apple· Marketing
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Cupertino, CA$195.2k - $293.8kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Lead the strategy, engineering, and execution of the infrastructure and transmission pipelines powering Apple’s worldwide events, combining live event production with broadcast/technical infrastructure to deliver scalable, high-visibility productions across platforms and formats.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the transmission and live streaming strategy for Apple’s largest global events, ensuring flawless delivery across all platforms.
  • Oversee the engineering and infrastructure for the technology that runs major events, the Steve Jobs Theater, and various internal broadcast facilities.
  • Direct the technical workflows for accessibility and localization across all events and keynotes, ensuring global reach and inclusivity.
  • Define and manage the innovation technology roadmap, identifying, researching, and testing next-generation technologies and AI-assisted tools.
  • Collaborate with other technical and production teams to continuously evaluate, rethink, redesign, and strengthen overarching system architecture to ensure consistent tooling and workflows across teams and events
  • Design and implement advanced broadcast infrastructure technologies, including routing, switching, and cloud video services.
  • Develop existing live encoding pipelines, digital storage solutions, and Media Asset Management (MAM) systems to enable scaling, compressed timelines and changing formats
  • Oversee the technical requirements for remote film locations and shoots, ensuring seamless connectivity, power, and infrastructure support.
  • Create, organize, and centralize comprehensive technical drawings, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), workflows, and asset documentation.
  • Manage high-level vendor relationships, driving system design, integration, and continuous improvement.
  • Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing team of technical operators and engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
  • Ensure strict adherence to best practices for video specifications, including HDR formats, color spaces, and signal flow.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in broadcast engineering, technical operations, or live event transmission for large-scale, high-visibility productions.
  • Understanding of live streaming architecture, transmission, remote production pipelines, and satellite uplink/downlink operations.
  • Strong working knowledge of IP-based broadcast infrastructure, including SMPTE ST 2110, SDI routing, and advanced video processing.
  • Solid understanding of live event display technologies, including LED walls, processors, and advanced screen switching.
  • Knowledge of high-end video specifications, codecs, formats, and HDR workflows.
  • Proven experience managing live encoding pipelines, digital storage,MAM systems and production networking environments
  • Demonstrated ability to read, draft, and execute complex technical drawings, workflows, and signal flow diagrams.
  • Experience assessing and supporting the technical, power, and data requirements for film locations and remote shoots.
  • Proven track record of managing people, leading cross-functional projects, and driving technical initiatives from concept to completion.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Ability to handle ambiguity gracefully and operate under a prioritization framework balancing competing priorities and stakeholders.
  • Experience exploring and implementing AI-driven tools or automation within broadcast and live event workflows.
  • Experience managing accessibility (closed captioning, audio description, sign language) and localization workflows for global audiences.
  • Experience managing and resolving shared-infrastructure boundaries across stakeholder groups.
  • Experience working in highly confidential environments with strict security and quality standards.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a strong ability to influence and align stakeholders across disciplines.
  • Strong understanding of emerging production technologies and IT/Network engineering principles.
  • Willingness and ability to travel globally as required.

Skills

Required:Broadcast engineeringLive streaming architectureIP-based broadcast infrastructureAccessibility and localization workflowsVendor management

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Discounted products and free services
  • Educational expense reimbursement (tuition)
  • Discretionary bonuses or commission payments and relocation eligibility
  • Apple shareholder opportunity through stock plans
Last updated Oct 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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