Manager, Control Room Engineering | Full-Time | Ryan Field at Northwestern University

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Manager, Control Room Engineering | Full-Time | Ryan Field at Northwestern University

Location

US-IL-Evanston

Job Post Information* : Posted Date

2 hours ago (8/14/2026 5:06 PM)

Job ID

2026-34172

Location Name

Ryan Field at Northwestern University

Category

Venue Management

Type

Regular Full-Time

Location : Location

US-IL-Evanston

Job Post Information* : External Company Name

Oak View Group

Job Post Information* : External Company URL

https://www.oakviewgroup.com/

Location : Postal Code

60208

Location : Address

1501 Central Street

Job Post Information* : Post End Date

11/13/2026

Oak View Group

Oak View Group (OVG) is the global leader in premium live entertainment infrastructure and services, with a platform spanning venue development and end-to-end capabilities across venue management, hospitality, and sponsorship sales. Founded in 2015, the company serves a collection of seven world-class owned venues and a client roster of the most iconic arenas, stadiums, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions, spanning four continents.

The Manager, Control Room Engineering serves as the lead engineer and primary technical point of contact for the in-venue broadcast control rooms at New Ryan Field and Welsh-Ryan Arena. Reporting to the Director of Venue Technology, this position is responsible for maintaining, testing, troubleshooting, and supporting the video, audio, replay, graphics, routing, intercom, and related systems used for live event production. This is a hands-on role for an experienced broadcast professional who understands live production workflows and can troubleshoot technical issues in real time. The position works closely with game presentation staff, IT personnel, television networks, mobile production units, outside production crews, vendors, integrators, and Northwestern University partners to ensure all systems are properly integrated, reliable, and event-ready. The successful candidate will combine technical expertise with a customer-service mindset, creatively solving production and operational challenges while identifying ways venue technology can enhance the guest experience, support partners, and generate revenue. This role pays a yearly salary of $70,000 - $80,000. Benefits for Full-Time role: Health, Dental and Vision insurance, 401(k) savings plan, 401(k) matching, and paid time off (vacation days, sick days, and 11 holidays). This position will remain open until November 13, 2026.

Serve as the lead engineer and primary technical contact for in-venue broadcast control rooms and production systems. Maintain, configure, test, and troubleshoot video switchers, replay systems, graphics platforms, routing systems, cameras, audio systems, intercom, KVM, and related infrastructure. Ensure all control-room equipment, production endpoints, and signal paths are fully operational and event-ready. Work with game presentation staff to prepare, test, and confirm all in-venue video, graphics, replay, audio, and show-control elements before each event. Interface with television trucks, network engineering teams, and outside production crews to coordinate camera and program feed exchanges, communications, routing, timing, fiber connectivity, and system integration. Work closely with IT staff to ensure reliable network connectivity for broadcast systems, AV-over-IP environments, control platforms, IPTV, and other connected venue technologies. Provide event-day engineering support for football, basketball, concerts, and other live events. Troubleshoot technical issues in real time while communicating clearly with directors, producers, operators, truck engineers, and venue leadership. Partner with