Transmission Technology Manager

• Compensation: USD 80,000 - USD 100,000 - yearly

VERSANT (Nasdaq: VSNT) is an industry-changing media and entertainment business and home to trusted brands that shape culture, inform audiences, and build lasting connections. It operates across four core markets: political news and opinion, business news and personal finance, golf, and sports and genre entertainment. These markets are served through a powerful portfolio of iconic and innovative brands, including CNBC, MS NOW, USA Network, Golf Channel, Oxygen, E!,

SYFY, and Versantâs sports division USA Sports, along with complementary digital assets including Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, Golf Now and Golf Pass.

The Opportunity

Versant is seeking a Transmission Technology Manager to manage the technology, tools, and vendor solutions that support Transmission and Acquisition operations across our broadcast environment. This role will partner closely with Engineering, Production, Network Engineering, Broadcast Distribution, external partners, and vendors to support reliable live-to-air operations while identifying, implementing, and maintaining emerging broadcast technologies.

Why This Role Matters: This role is critical to keeping Versant’s transmission infrastructure reliable, scalable, and prepared for the future. By managing operational technology, vendor relationships, equipment upgrades, and proof-of-concept initiatives, this person will help ensure the continuity and quality of audio, video, and data delivery across a fast-moving media environment.

This role is required to work on-site at Versant’s New Jersey office.

What You'll Do

• Partner with Engineering teams to ensure transmission and acquisition equipment remains operational, properly maintained, and upgraded through coordinated maintenance windows.
• Procure, implement, and manage existing and emerging broadcast technologies, tools, and solutions that support reliable live transmission operations.
• Lead proofs of concept for new tools and technologies, evaluating operational value, scalability, security requirements, and implementation needs.
• Collaborate with Production, Network Engineering, and Broadcast Distribution teams to advance current and future streaming video initiatives.
• Manage vendor relationships, including equipment procurement, vendor onboarding, security review coordination, and service performance.
• Review telecom and vendor invoices, contracts, and service-level agreements to identify service improvements and cost-saving opportunities.

What You Bring

• 5–7 years of experience in a live-to-air television operations environment, such as a Transmission Operations Center or Network Operations Center, with responsibility for audio, video, and data quality and service continuity.
• Hands‑on expertise operating and configuring transmission facility hardware, including LiveU systems, satellite receivers, antennas, IP/ASI encoders and decoders, and IP and SDI video plant routers.
• Strong knowledge of operational technology within a 24/7 television or broadcast facility.
• Effective presentation and communication skills, with the ability to explain project plans, budgets, procedures, risks, and technical recommendations to a range of stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365, including Word, PowerPoint, and Teams, as well as other collaborative platforms.
• A highly organized and detail‑oriented approach, with strong follow‑through and a solutions‑focused mindset for troubleshooting and workflow improvement.
• Trust: You take ownership of commitments, make sound decisions, and support reliable operations.
• Teamwork: You build productive partnerships across Engineering, Production, Distribution, and vendor teams.
• Transparency: You communicate status, risks, costs, and recommendations clearly and directly.
• Agility: You adapt effectively to evolving broadcast, streaming, and operational technology needs.
• Entrepreneurial Spirit: You identify practical improvements, smarter tools, more efficient workflows, and cost‑saving opportunities.

Bonus points include deep subject‑matter expertise in transmission, acquisition, or broadcast operations technology within a 24/7 media…