Vice President, Media Operations

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

FOX Entertainment

With a legacy spanning more than 35 years, FOX Entertainment is one of the world’s most recognizable media brands and a prolific content producer across its iconic broadcast network and both owned and third-party streaming platforms. Known for its independent, innovative spirit and provocative, groundbreaking storytelling, the company was reinvented in 2019 with the formation of FOX Entertainment. While maintaining its leadership in broadcast television (9-1-1: Lone Star, The Simpsons, The Cleaning Lady, Hell’s Kitchen, LEGO Masters), the company is actively building a portfolio of businesses and library of owned original content. To date, FOX Entertainment’s long-term growth strategy has included the acquisitions of award-winning animation studio Bento Box Entertainment (Bob’s Burgers, The Great North, Krapopolis, Grimsburg), entertainment platform TMZ, and global production studio MarVista Entertainment (The Way Home, Rescuing Christmas), as well as the formation of the culinary and lifestyle content venture Studio Ramsay Global (Next Level Chef, Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars) in partnership with Gordon Ramsay. The company also established its in-house unscripted studio FOX Alternative Entertainment (The Masked Singer, Snake Oil, I Can See Your Voice, Name That Tune), FOX Entertainment Studios (Animal Control) to develop scripted content, and worldwide content sales unit FOX Entertainment Global.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Studio Content Operations is seeking a Vice President of Media Operations to lead the next evolution of FOX Entertainment’s content supply chain, spanning content readiness, localization, QC, servicing, delivery, and AI-enabled workflow modernization.

The Vice President, Media Operations will be responsible for building a faster, more scalable, and more technology-enabled media operation that can support increasing volume, more varied content formats, and greater operational complexity without relying on headcount growth as the primary solution.

The mandate is clear: simplify the operating model, reduce manual coordination, modernize workflows, and use AI, automation, and better systems to increase capacity, speed, quality, and visibility across the end-to-end content pipeline.

This role requires you to be comfortable with disruption, able to challenge legacy ways of working, and capable of moving teams from manual execution toward technology-enabled operating discipline. You will bring strong judgment, operational rigor, high standards, and the ability to lead through ambiguity while keeping the business moving.

This is a senior leadership role for you to set context, make hard tradeoffs, build alignment, and deliver measurable operating leverage.

Regular, on-site attendance at the workplace for a minimum of four (4) days per week is an essential function of the position. The selected candidate must be able to reliably meet this requirement.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Media Supply Chain Leadership

• Lead global media supply chain operations across content ingest, localization, QC, servicing, delivery, documentation, and distribution readiness
• Own the operating model for a global content pipeline supporting increasing volume, varied content formats, and evolving client and platform requirements
• Ensure delivery commitments are met with speed, accuracy, and accountability across internal teams, external partners, and distribution workflows
• Establish clear ownership, decision rights, escalation paths, and performance expectations across the function
• Build a culture of high standards, operational discipline, transparency, and continuous improvement

Workflow Modernization & Operating Leverage

• Build scalable processes that can support new content formats, including vertical, short-form, creator content, podcast, and other emerging distribution models
• Increase operational capacity through better systems, automation, AI-enabled workflows, vendor strategy, and process simplification rather than headcount expansion
• Identify which work should be automated, which should be AI-assisted, and which requires human judgment or exception management
• Drive measurable improvements in turnaround time, throughput, cost efficiency, delivery quality, and pipeline visibility
• Redesign workflows to reduce manual coordination, duplicated effort, rework, and dependency on spreadsheets, email, and informal status tracking

AI, Automation & Technology Strategy

• Partner with Technology Operations, FoxNXT, Engineering, and other internal technology teams to evaluate and deploy practical AI and automation capabilities
• Introduce AI-enabled solutions across areas such as metadata enrichment, automated QC support, intelligent transcoding, localization workflows, delivery readiness checks, and operational reporting
• Develop clear standards for when AI-enabled workflows are production-ready, including quality controls, monitoring, exception handling, and escalation design
• Assess vendors and platforms based on operational impact, integration readiness, scalability, cost, and speed to value
• Develop build-versus-buy recommendations that balance near-term execution with long-term flexibility

End-to-End Pipeline Performance

• Own pipeline performance across intake, asset readiness, localization, QC, documentation, client servicing, and delivery
• Create visibility into pipeline health, blocked work, SLA risk, vendor performance, cost trends, and capacity constraints
• Establish dashboards and management routines that enable faster decisions and clearer accountability
• Drive library normalization, source profile standardization, and fulfillment readiness across distributed titles
• Partner with Post Production, Legal, Sales, Finance, Technology, and FOX Entertainment Global to align delivery priorities, client expectations, compliance requirements, and operational tradeoffs

Team Leadership & Change Execution

• Lead the organization through a shift from manual task execution to workflow ownership, exception management, and technology-enabled operations
• Set clear expectations for how the team will use AI, automation, data, and systems to manage greater volume and complexity
• Build AI fluency and operational technology capability across the team
• Develop leaders who can manage through change, make decisions with incomplete information, and improve the system rather than protect the status quo
• Create a high-performance environment where adaptability, accountability, speed, and sound judgment are expected
• Address capability gaps directly and build the team required for the future operating model

Financial, Vendor & Stakeholder Management

• Own operational performance metrics, including cost, turnaround time, throughput, quality, delivery reliability, and service levels
• Manage operational budgets, vendor relationships, rate structures, and cost controls in partnership with Finance, Legal, Procurement, and business stakeholders
• Use data to evaluate vendor performance, forecast capacity needs, identify cost opportunities, and support smarter investment decisions
• Communicate clearly with executive stakeholders on priorities, risks, tradeoffs, and transformation progress
• Serve as the senior operational partner to Sales, Legal, Post Production, Technology, Finance, FOX Entertainment Global, and other key stakeholders

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• 12+ years of progressive leadership experience in media operations, digital supply chain, content distribution, localization, or related functions
• Experience leading complex global operations with accountability for delivery performance, budgets, vendors, systems, and cross-functional execution
• Experience leading teams through significant operational, organizational, or technology-driven change
• Experience evaluating technology vendors, platform capabilities, integration requirements, and production readiness
• Proven track record in redesigning workflows, implementing technology-enabled operating models, and driving measurable efficiency gains
• Strong understanding of workflow automation, AI-enabled operational tooling, and modern content operations systems
• Deep understanding of media localization, distribution, rights management, QC, servicing, and delivery operations
• Understanding of operational and compliance considerations related to AI-assisted media workflows
• Familiarity with AI-assisted workflows, orchestration platforms, automation frameworks, and human-in-the-loop operating models
• Familiarity with global content workflows, international delivery requirements, distribution windows, and evolving content formats
• Demonstrated ability to operate at both strategic and executional levels in a fast-moving, matrixed environment
• Ability to evaluate where AI can create real operating leverage across media workflows, including metadata, QC, localization, reporting, asset readiness, and delivery validation
• Ability to distinguish practical, scalable technology from demo-stage capability
• Knowledge of APIs, cloud-based infrastructure, media asset management systems, rights management systems, and enterprise workflow platforms

NICE TO HAVE BUT NOT A DEALBREAKER

• Experience supporting international distribution, client servicing, and multi-territory delivery requirements