At KRON the Broadcast Engineer’s main responsibilities are to help maintain the technical infrastructure for the TV station, and to support a fast paced news operation.
This is a full-time, union position
We prefer that candidates have a passion and some experience in most of the following areas:
- State of the art broadcast equipment, with an emphasis on broadcast control rooms, studio operations, graphical equipment, and news gathering equipment and software
- Strong experience with PCs, laptops, servers, and networking equipment is desired
- RF technology including satellite and microwave transmission
- Cellular newsgathering equipment
- Experience with IP based media workflow is desired
- Some knowledge of FCC Broadcast rules and regulations is a plus
- Experience with high-powered solid-state broadcast transmitters is a plus
The successful candidate will be a self-starter who pays attention to detail and is a team player. Other key responsibilities, attributes, and characteristics include:
- Maintain positive and proactive communication on all technology related issues among all other departments (News, Sales, Production & Promotions)
- Assist in capital-based projects, including design, installation, and then maintenance
- Flexible, but also focused on completing tasks and projects
- Must be able to occasionally work weekends, longer hours or varying shifts when necessary to meet production and broadcast emergencies or deadlines
- Knowledge of CAD drawing programs (Visio), editing, (Adobe Premiere) and MS Office Suite preferred
- 3 years of broadcast TV maintenance preferred
- A college degree and or SBE Certification are highly desired
- Any and all other duties as assigned
The successful candidate will be a key part of the team, where opinions and collaboration are the norm. Maintaining an atmosphere where people enjoy coming to work will be a key element of success for this position.
Compensation - $33.00/hr commensurate with experience and job skill
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