Manager, News Technology Services

About the role

The Manager, News Technology Services leads technical operations for CBS News, managing technology infrastructure, hardware lifecycle, vendor relationships, and newsroom systems for major national and international coverage. This role requires technical expertise, attention to detail, and strong project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership & Project Oversight
  • Plan and deliver technology projects supporting news operations (broadcast, digital, live events).
  • Oversee technology setup, logistics, and staffing for major news events.
  • Cook up cross-functional teams for system migrations, upgrades, and testing.
  • Communicate goals, timelines, and outcomes to key partners and management.
• Technology & Infrastructure Management
  • Manage lifecycle of technology assets (procurement, deployment, maintenance, disposal) across multiple locations.
  • Ensure robust system administration, patching, vulnerability remediation, and monitoring using enterprise tools.
  • Participate in administration of enterprise applications and user provisioning (Active Directory, OKTA, O365, Citrix, JAMF).
  • Maintain system reliability, security, and compliance (encompassing high-risk environments).
• Financial & Vendor Management
  • Develop and oversee budgets, capital purchase requests, scopes of work, purchase orders, and invoice processing.
  • Participate in vendor selection, contract negotiation, and relationships with Corp Business Affairs and Corp Vendor Management.
  • Provide financial updates to News and Corporate Finance; resolve invoice discrepancies and renew contracts.
• Operational Excellence & Compliance
  • Establish and implement IT service management guidelines and information security (ITIL or similar frameworks).
  • Oversee employee onboarding/offboarding, asset recovery, and compliance with HR and Legal requirements.
  • Monitor ServiceNow incidents and requests; establish KPIs and operational metrics.
  • Lead incident response, security assessments, and InfoSec initiatives.
• Team Leadership & Collaboration
  • Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing technical team.
  • Cook up staffing schedules and resource allocation.
  • Champion, knowledge sharing, documentation, and training.
  • Liaise between inter-company technical teams, news leadership, and external partners.
• Communication & Stakeholder Engagement
  • Communicate technical concepts to technical and non-technical partners.
  • Maintain organized documentation for systems, processes, and procedures.
  • Engage proactively with business units, InfoSec, Network Engineering, and other departments.

Qualifications

• BA/BS of computer science, broadcasting, business Administration or equivalent work experience
• 3+ years managing a team of 10+ staff
• Must be available on weekends, holidays, overnights. Extended shift hours may be required.
• Some domestic travels may be required – up to 20%
• Must be able to lift and move equipment up to 45lbs.
• Must be fluent with Windows OS & mac OS.

Benefits

• Hiring Salary Range: $110,400.00 - 165,600.00.
• Generous paid time off.
• An exciting and fulfilling opportunity to be part of one of Paramount’s most dynamic teams.
• Opportunities for both on-site and virtual engagement events.
• Unique opportunities to make meaningful connections and build a vibrant community, both inside and outside the workplace.

Contact

• For reasonable accommodations, call 212.846.5500 or email paramountaccommodations@paramount.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.