Senior Project Manager Broadcast and IT

Project overview

Context of the mission

Within the Product and Technologies Directorate of a major national audiovisual group, the Manufacturing Engineering department is managing a vast program to renew the control rooms at its headquarters.

The project aims to implement an operational hub for the production of national news programs, particularly daily television news and information programs.

The program is part of a complex technological environment including:

A newsroom computer system (NRCS) integrated into the production chain.

Control room equipment such as video switchers, audio consoles, broadcast controllers, and production automation systems.

The project involves numerous stakeholders: internal teams, news management, production teams, integrators, engineering teams, support functions, and end-users.

The go-live of the new solution is planned for 2028.

The Senior Project Manager (MOA) is responsible for the operational coordination and functional piloting of the control room modernization program.

They ensure the business needs are well understood, the proposed solutions are coherent, stakeholders are coordinated, and project commitments are met.

They work closely with:

Profile sought

Objectives and deliverables

The MOA Project Manager will be required to produce or maintain the following deliverables:

Required skills

Skill

Proficiency Level

Business ownership and user support

Confirmed

Cross-functional coordination and leadership

Expert

Project tools, documentation, and testing

Advanced

Project management methodologies

Complex technical project management

Broadcast environments and audiovisual control rooms

• Broadcast audiovisual infrastructures.
• IP architectures based on the SMPTE ST 2110 standard.
• Datacenter-hosted infrastructures.
• Information system virtualization.
• Production automation systems.
• The client's project coordinator.
• The integrating partner.
• Engineering and support teams.
• Newsroom teams.
• Audiovisual production teams.
• End-users.
• The PMO and technical and business contributors.
• Senior MOA Project Manager or Senior Technical Project Manager.
• More than 5 years of experience in technical project management.
• Experience in the broadcast, audiovisual, media, or television sectors.
• Proven experience in control room transformation or renewal projects.
• Familiarity with complex, multi-stakeholder, and highly integrated environments.
• Ability to communicate with business teams, technical teams, and integrators.
• Very good command of French, both written and spoken.
• Ability to produce professional, structured, and directly usable documents.
• Project scoping documents.
• Consultation and decision-making support documents.
• Presentation and reporting materials.
• Project schedule and milestone tracking.
• Action plan and decision tracking table.
• Meeting and committee minutes.
• Risk register and mitigation plans.
• Project, functional, technical, and support documentation.
• Workshop materials and minutes.
• Expression and formalization of business needs.
• Description of production workflows.
• Change management related documents.
• Testing strategy and schedule.
• Functional and technical testing specifications or scenarios.
• Tracking of anomalies, reservations, and testing decisions.
• Lessons learned summaries.
• Progress reporting to project bodies and management.
• Production readiness documentation.

Project details

• Start: ASAP
• Duration: 12 mois renouvelable
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Île-de-France, France, FR
• Languages: French