Sr. Broadcast Engineer

News12

News 12 is our award-winning, hyper local news stationcovering communities throughout Long Island, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Westchester, Hudson Valley, Connecticut and New Jersey. News 12 New York is our National streaming service for regional news, weather and News 12 originals.

If you're committed to delivering high quality news and storytelling with a hyper local lens, we have positions available for both on and off-air talent with opportunities for development and growth.

Job Summary

The Sr. Broadcast Engineer is responsible for maintaining and improving broadcast systems and providing overall technical support to a 24 / 7 local news facility. The Sr. Broadcast Engineer is a highly organized, detail oriented, and self-motivated individual with outstanding communication, engineering and production skills. While the position will be part of the Engineering and Operations team, this hands-on role requires the ability to work closely with production and editorial staff to troubleshoot issues and improve production workflows. The Sr. Broadcast Engineer must be proactive in identifying and executing new projects and covering preventive maintenance and system / workflow upgrades.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that all technical aspects of the broadcast facility are in working order including troubleshooting, repair, and preventative maintenance of broadcast equipment, computers, and IP networks in a 24 / 7 news environment.
• Ability to rapidly diagnose audio / video system and IT problems and provide alternative solutions if needed to maintain production deadlines.
• Participate and contribute to the design, development and deployment of complex broadcast video / audio, streaming, and IT production equipment and systems.
• Troubleshoot day to day production system issues including Video Routers, VizRT Graphics, GrassValley Switchers, video playout and ingest servers, intercom systems, digital audio consoles, and more.
• Create processes and workflows to ensure control room crews are supported and live broadcasts run smoothly.
• Assist in finding innovative ways to improve on-air production capabilities and workflows.
• Enable and contribute to a culture that creates an environment where staff can do their best work.
• Our news business is 24 / 7 / 365, and this role requires occasional on-call shifts to support broadcast emergencies; occasional overnight or weekend work is required on a project basis.

Qualifications

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds regardless of gender, race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

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Pay is competitive and based on a number of job-related factors, including skills and experience. The starting pay rate / range at time of hire for this position in the posted location is $92,534.00-$152,021.00 / year. The rate / range provided herein is the anticipated pay at the time of hire, and does not reflect future job opportunity.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity. Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. Please note that at this time, we do not provide visa sponsorship for employment.