Director of Broadcast Engineering

Core Duties and Responsibilities:

· Create, Manage and Implement Broadcast Engineering Projects for the Florida Facility. May be called

on to provide similar support for Engineering Projects in both the NY and DC facilities.

· Coordinate and Plan the execution of software updates on equipment.

· Coordinate and Plan the execution of regular Maintenance on equipment.

· Serve as liaison between FL facility and VP Broadcast Engineering serving as a proxy.

· Propose, plan and execute the design, test, and integration of new equipment.

· Establish policies and Maintain documentation.

· Lead in assessing improvements and creating projects through coordination with Operations and

Production.

· Make recommendations to senior management on new policies and procedures related to broadcast

engineering.

· Implement and enforce standard operating procedures for technical staff.

· Optimize resource allocation to achieve cost-effective solutions.

· Coordinate with Networking and IT on service requests as requested.

· Monitor HVAC, Power and overall facility health, alert vendors of critical issues, coordinate corrective

activities.

· Coordinate Engineering scheduling with Operation Manager to ensure coverage.

· Create and maintain trouble reporting and documenting policies and procedures.

· Maintain facility compliance with standard Broadcasting Practices and standards.

Position Requirements:

· Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required.

· Eight (8) or more years of Broadcasting experience in a Live news operation or equivalent “event” driven

environment.

· Strong Leadership Qualities required.

· Must be Organized and detail orientated.

· Must be self-motivated and able to work well with minimal supervision.

· Proven knowledge of Broadcasting Audio and Video standards.

· Proven knowledge of A/V and networking signal flow

· Proven knowledge in Networking and IT skills as it pertains to Broadcasting.

· Proven knowledge in streaming content and related protocols and formats, such as: TCP, UDP, MPEG-

TS, SRT, Zixi, IGMP/PIM, Layer 2/3, Subnetting, VLANs, OTT, cloud-based Master Control.

· Experience with Dante, SDI, NDI, Networking, ENPS and OnCue Prompters.

· Familiarity in NAS/SAN architecture plus.

· Familiarity with Digital Intercom systems from RTS/Clearcom a plus.

· Familiarity with Multimedia file formats and CODEC’s.