Broadcast Director / Technical Director - Contract

About the role

Located in New York, Bloomberg Media is seeking someone highly proactive to Direct/TD, lead and support live TV production. We’re looking for the type of person who thrives under pressure and enjoys a fast-paced control room environment. Someone with creative ambition and desire to make ideas flourish into new high-quality production. A candidate with a thorough understanding of control room and TV studio environments to collaborate alongside editorial, technical and engineering teams on a part-time basis. This leader will inspire and lead a technical team through live production and work closely with editorial teams aligning on vision, production and execution. This role will require about 20 hours a week but could flex.

Responsibilities

• Conduct pre-show meetings with editorial and technical teams to align show vision.
• Conduct pre-broadcast testing of studio and control room infrastructure.
• Verifying video and audio signal flows: Sony switcher setup, studio setup, intercoms, tally system before going live.
• Direct technical crew during live broadcast production while planning ahead in the rundown (ENPS experience preferred) and remaining aligned with editorial direction.
• Execute live switching of studio cameras, remote feeds and remote guests via Sony MVS switcher.
• Comfortable managing video playback software as well as feeding studio LED surfaces with graphic elements.
• Communicate with Team Leads to report on successes, issues, and faults that will impact global counterparts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or 3-5 years of experience working in live TV environment.
• Experience directing live multicamera productions.
• Experience switching shows, Sony MVS switcher experience preferred, but not required.
• Solid communication skills.
• Adaptable to real time changes in rundown and comfortable providing direction to technical crew through production.
• Comfortable speaking up, making decisions, and clearly communicating with the technical crew.
• High level of attention to detail when it comes to shot composition and talent/studio choreography.
• Flexibility across early morning and late night hours.

Skills

• Solid communication skills.
• Adaptable to real time changes in rundown and comfortable providing direction to technical crew through production.
• Comfortable speaking up, making decisions, and clearly communicating with the technical crew.
• High level of attention to detail when it comes to shot composition and talent/studio choreography.
• Flexibility across early morning and late night hours.

Benefits

We offer one of the most comprehensive and generous benefits plans available and offer a range of total rewards that may include merit increases, incentive compensation (exempt roles only), paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, life insurance, and various wellness programs, among others. The Company does not provide benefits directly to contingent workers/contractors and interns.

Pay

Salary Range = 70 - 75 USD Hourly. The referenced salary range is based