Transmission Specialist I

Job Requirements

Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more – all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney’s media business globally.

The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company’s media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world.

Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here:

1. Building the future of Disney’s media: Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.

2. Reach, Scale & Impact: More than ever, Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney+. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC News…and many more. These products and brands – and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter to millions of people globally.

3. Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.

Content Platforms & Operations is responsible for the development and ongoing advancement of the technical and operational functions driving the worldwide distribution and monetization of Disney’s linear networks and theatrical content. This includes Disney’s media supply chain and storage, network and theatrical distribution operations, media localization, network transmission and origination, and more. The global team also plays a critical role as the primary collaboration point for Product & Technology with Disney’s EMEA, APAC, and LATAM regional business teams.

Job Summary:

The DC3 Disney Entertainment & ESPN Transmission team supports the 24/7 monitoring and operational sustainment of ABC linear and digital distribution, along with the Disney Kids and Family Cable Networks (Disney Channel, Freeform, Disney XD, and Disney Junior), including National Geographic and the FX family of networks.

The DC3 Transmission Team is responsible for ABC Television Network distribution to more than 200 over-the-air affiliate stations from our primary uplink site. The team also manages ABC-OTTO over-the-top operations distribution for DMVPD (Digital Multichannel Video Programming Distributor) partners, including Hulu + Live TV and others. As part of the cable and satellite distribution portfolio of services, this data center also houses disaster recovery systems for ESPN, ESPN2, SEC Network, and ACC Network.