IT / Broadcast Engineer

Job Description

IT / Broadcast Engineer

About Gray Media:
Gray Media is a leading media company that owns and operates high-quality stations in 113 television markets that collectively reach 36 percent of US television households.
We constantly strive for excellence. Through upgrading to the latest technology and seeking new ways to stay on top in our markets, we focus on training and development of the best and brightest employees in the business.
About WEAU:
WEAU 13 News broadcasts to 26 counties in western Wisconsin and southeastern Minnesota. We're an hour's drive away from the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area in a growing community with great schools and health care.
Job Summary/Description:
WEAU 13 News, the Gray Television owned, NBC-affiliate in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, is seeking a Broadcast Engineer/IT Technician. A Broadcast Engineer supports all live and taped programming and post-production at WEAU. They perform quality control measurements to ensure proper video and audio quality is maintained for broadcast and assist local production team needs. Duties include troubleshooting, maintaining, and installing studio and editing equipment. The Engineer interacts daily with production staff and will be responsible for following all WEAU and FCC standards and guidelines.
We are searching for a broadcast engineering professional to work in a modern broadcast facility. The successful candidate will be able to combine solid leadership with a hands-on approach and broadcast engineering and IT management skills for a dominant full-power television station in the Eau Claire Wisconsin area. The ability to oversee and interact with IT-based workflow in an automated environment and digital transmitter experience is important. Good communication skills in a fast-paced news environment are essential.
Duties/Responsibilities of a Broadcast Engineer include, but are not limited to:
• Manage all engineering aspects of the technical facility including studio support, post-editing systems, field production support, and transmission of live/taped events & programs.
• Have expert knowledge regarding equipment, technology, and systems and be able to step in and assist in emergency situations.
• Performs regular maintenance tasks including repairs, equipment replacement, managing supplies, etc.
• Documents and executes necessary corrective actions.
• Ensures all transmission equipment is operating correctly before and during live event telecasts - corrects and documents technical problems and reports them to the managers.
• Ensures compliance with applicable regulations and communication with other departments by maintaining discrepancy logs and equipment incident reports and regularly auditing these documents to identify areas where performance or process needs improvement.
• Assist the Chief Engineer in overseeing and implementing Engineering projects.
• Must be able to insert and remove control room rack equipment weighing 25-50 pounds with the help of another employee.
• Works closely with the General Manager and corporate leadership to implement new technologies and technical infrastructure for the station.
• Maintains building needs.
• Have a working knowledge of the latest operating systems software, including server and desktop operating systems.
• Familiar with networking routing and IP addressing.
• Must be available to work during breaking news situations, severe weather, new system integrations, and updates, and provide on-call services 24-7.
Qualifications/Requirements:
• Must have a clean driving record and live drug-free.
• An associate's degree in electronics technology or an IT field is preferred but is not required.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to operate in high-pressure situations.
• Commanding knowledge of video and audio equipment and techniques.
• Commanding knowledge of Windows operating systems and network management.
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly to all work situations.
• Professional, communicative, highly self-motivated, detail-oriented, and focused individual traits.
If you feel you're qualified and want to work with a great group of people go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on ''apply now'', upload your resume, cover letter, and references
(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
WEAU-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company

Gray Media encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus before the first workday.
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