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Cisco TV Lead, Production Engineer

Cisco Systems, Inc.
paid time off
United States, California, San Jose
May 03, 2025

The application window is expected to close on: May 30, 2025.

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Meet the Team

Our mission is to empower Cisco Go-to-Market team with seamless video offerings and capabilities. This role will lead a team of talented production professionals including producers, directors, virtual event managers, freelance crews, and Bay Area vendors to support and execute more than 800 remote and in-person productions a year. You will be key in driving production design and development across Cisco TV regions globally while partnering cross-functionally with various Cisco groups like IT, Workplace Resources, and more.

Your Impact

As a Lead Production Engineer, you will play a critical role in Cisco TV's global operations. Cisco TV is the backbone of communication to our internal workforce ensuring employees are informed, engaged, and aligned with company goals, leading to increased productivity, improved decision-making, and a more cohesive workforce.

Key Responsibilities Include:

  • Leadership Excellence: Direct a global team of production engineering staff, ensuring effective communication and precise guidance to optimize operations and workstreams.
  • Technical Supervision: Oversee the installation, operation, and maintenance of video/audio systems worldwide, enhancing production value.
  • System Optimization: Develop and refine systems and workflows to enhance scalability and efficiency.
  • Strategic Communication: Convey complex concepts and provide alternative solutions to drive ROI.
  • Collaborative Planning: Organize and coordinate work schedules with team members to maximize productivity.
  • Quality Assurance: Supervise teams and production crews to ensure optimal technical quality.
  • Consultative Expertise: Offer expert consultation to producers regarding equipment requirements, facility integration, and post-production design integration, optimizing resource utilization.
  • Budgetary Management: Provide substantive budgetary input for each event production to ensure cost-effective operations and ROI.
  • Project Management: Manage engineering projects, including coordinating and supervising external vendors, pre-show planning, testing, and risk mitigation strategies.
  • Travel Requirements: Engage in periodic travel on a project-by-project basis to oversee global operations, expanding reach and impact.
Minimum Qualifications
  • At least 8 years of working in a live production environment
  • At least 2 years leading a high performing team
  • AutoCAD skills desirable
  • Experience in a global role is ideal
  • Competency in IT, including Windows and Mac environments, is desired.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Hands-on knowledge of broadcast video production equipment, broadcast and production practices, techniques and terminology
  • Excellent ability to articulate solutions and strategies to clients and team members
  • Ability to receive inputs from customers, producers and directors to render creative solutions for all aspects of technical delivery during a live show or taped event
  • Ability to prioritize and work on multiple tasks while adhering to deadlines in a fast-paced, energetic environment
  • Proven knowledge and understanding of live broadcast workflows
  • Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to manage and support video engineering crews as well as external vendors
  • Demonstrated project management and interpersonal skills that drive team performance and excellent client engagement
  • Must possess excellent communication, presentation, organizational and time-management skills
  • Technologically adept, supporting innovative solutions
  • Possess a proactive attitude
  • Creative thinker with a passion for driving growth and ROI
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Our passion is connection-we celebrate our employees' diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.

We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer-80 hours each year-allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!

Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us!

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.
Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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