Student Placement: Growth Sports Systems Operator 27/28

Involves delivering Hawk-Eye technology at elite-level sporting events around the world as part of the Growth Sports department. The department delivers Tracking and Replay products across a diverse range of sports, including Athletics, Gaelic Sports, Volleyball, Horse Racing and Motorsports, with Badminton currently making up the majority of global deployments. The successful candidate will help maintain excellence in current sports while supporting the delivery of innovative solutions to new clients as the department expands and pivots.

• Liaise with key stakeholders such as broadcast personnel, match officials and teams, taking ownership of the system on-site and representing the company to ensure contractual obligations are delivered.
• Set up Tracking and SMART Replay technologies at venues around the world, including physically demanding work such as rigging cameras and running cables.
• Conduct thorough pre-match system checks to ensure systems run efficiently.
• Monitor and operate Hawk-Eye technologies during matches.
• Monitor hardware and software performance and troubleshoot any issues that arise.
• Adapt quickly to operational changes across on-site, office-based and remote environments, applying technical knowledge to new sports, systems and teams as the department expands and pivots.
• Complete detailed post-match reports to enhance future operations and client satisfaction.
• Build and maintain hardware and equipment during off-season periods, and assist with research and development into new projects and technologies.

• Must be currently studying towards an undergraduate degree.
• Passion for sport in general and a desire to innovate.
• Strong foundation in technology and a desire to problem-solve.
• Professional and approachable communication style with strong listening skills under pressure.
• Strong teamwork skills.
• Proactive attitude with the ability to take initiative and a willingness to learn as much as possible.
• Highly resilient to change and able to thrive in a dynamic environment where the primary focus can pivot rapidly from one sport to another as the business scales.
• Willingness to travel domestically and overseas and to work weekends.
• Excellent time management skills to thrive in a live broadcast environment.
• Comfortable with the unpredictability of scaling up new sports at short notice and stepping outside your comfort zone.

• Work often takes place on weekends and midweek evenings, with roles fulfilled until the last bounce.
• Periods of the year are spent working throughout Europe and internationally, based on the sporting calendar.
• Operates in a live broadcast environment on productions distributed globally, which brings high-pressure situations.
• The department's primary focus can shift rapidly as it scales up new sports at short notice.

• Training on the basic skills and knowledge required to be a Hawk-Eye operator.