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MLS Replay Operator (VAR)

Location: The majority of work will take place on-site at our USA Operations HQ in Atlanta, GA.

Contract: Freelance

Start Date: AprilMay 2022

WHAT THE JOB IS ALL ABOUT »

As an MLS Replay Operator, you will predominantly be working on-site at our USA Operations HQ in Atlanta, GA, playing a key part in the delivery of our services to our clients.

The role will encompass the set-up and operation of our Video Assistant Referee technology for MLS matches. You will work directly with match officials, responding to their requests for replays and quickly delivering them the best possible camera angles to make crucial decisions in real-time.

You will need to be prepared to work long days at weekends and midweek evenings, as we work whenever Soccer happens.

We will equip you with the technical training, support and full exposure to our systems to perform your day to day tasks but also encourage development and progression to help make an impact on what we do.

Key Responsibilities

Setting up Hawk-Eye technology in the Replay Centre
Conducting pre-match checks of the systems in accordance with standard procedures
Liaising with support staff, match officials and tech guarantees on-site
Operating the systems during the match
Monitoring hardware and software performances, being able to troubleshoot and report encountered issues
Taking full responsibility for our system on-site and being an ambassador for Hawk-Eye
Completing post-match reports for client delivery and to improve future operations
During the off-season, building and maintaining our hardware and equipment
Assisting with installation and testing of new products and services

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

A strong technical grounding
Ideally with a degree in a science, technology, mathematics or engineering course or relevant equivalent experience
A keen interest in soccer; a strong understanding of the laws of the game is preferred
Bright and enterprising with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Proactive attitude and ability to work on your own initiative
Time management skills and ability to work in a high pressure, live broadcast environment
Ability to liaise with clients and customers in a professional and approachable manner
Preferable experience working with VT/replay technology desirable, or live event/technical production
Flexible and adaptable to a schedule that is dedicated by the fixture list and can change at short notice
Acceptance that the nature of our business means that work will be carried out over weekends/federal holidays

Benefits

A high-autonomy role with real exposure to the forefront of the sports officiating and broadcasting world
The opportunity to experience some of the highest-profile sporting events around the globe
Access to some of the most intelligent, innovative and driven people in our industry
Involved in a fast-growing business

About Hawk-Eye Innovations

About Hawk-Eye
Hawk-Eye Innovations have been at the forefront of sports officiating and broadcast enhancement technology since 2001. The world’s biggest sporting events trust Hawk-Eye to make the right call when it matters most.

Hawk-Eye’s vision-processing, video replay and creative graphic technologies make sport fairer, safer, more engaging and better informed. Our innovations are constantly changing the face of sports officiating, production, content management, and fan engagement in every sport.

Hawk-Eye Innovations form a key part of the Sony Sports Innovations Group with a shared mission to deliver best-in-class officiating, broadcast and digital solutions to the sports world.

Our Values

At Hawk-Eye Innovations, our three core values underpin our success, ensuring that we continue to be a leading innovator in sports technology on a global scale. Our business is filled with exceptional talent that helps to ensure that the World’s biggest sporting events trust us to make the right call when it matters the most. We deliver on this by ensuring that:

WE ARE BRAVE
- Confident in solving almost impossible problems, pioneering and ambitious for our clients and for ourselves. We are bold leaders in the industry, driven by possibilities and striving with pace and energy. We understand our risks and love the challenge.
WE ARE OWNERS
- Our business is our own; we feel every win, and especially the losses. We take pride in excellence and trust ourselves to do what’s right, relentlessly. We make decisions like owners, with endeavour and entrepreneurialism. We are serious about what we do, and have fun whilst doing it.
WE ARE INCLUSIVE
- We are one team; a community that’s connected and open. No secrets, no politics, just honesty and respect. We value diverse thinking, and diverse people - this helps us innovate. We treat people as people, who are all integral to our success and we celebrate as one.

Diversity and Inclusion
Our commitment to diversity and inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experience drives us forward every day. We celebrate differences. We encourage different opinions and approaches to be heard, and then we come together and build.

Our response to COVID 19
During this time Team Hawk-Eye is working in a hybrid manner for all of our Head Office roles. Our operational teams are working onsite, Pioneering & Inspiring Change in Sport every day!

Head Office Teams
- We are currently working through a blend of in-person interactions (typically two days per week) and remote activity.
Operational Teams
- Our operational teams are working on-site to ensure we can provide the highest level of service to our clients. We are taking the current guidance extremely seriously and are ensuring that the health, safety and well-being of our employees are at the highest standard.

Hawk-Eye Innovations Glassdoor Company Review

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