Broadcast Engineer

About the role

The Broadcast Engineer assists with broadcast engineering operations and supports technical operations for video production and broadcasts. This position acts as the engineer-in-charge, conducts routine maintenance for facilities, and supervises a team of Student Broadcast Engineers (student staff). The role involves close partnership with campus departments, including the School of Communications, Athletics, Event Technology Services, and Cultural and Special Programs, as well as training student production crews and faculty.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical operations for video productions and broadcasts, including configuration, technical troubleshooting, and day-of production for live video, IMAG, streaming, and capture.
• Act as the engineer-in-charge and coordinate with service providers and clients for a variety of broadcasts, such as live sports broadcasts, student studio shows, and university events.
• Provide directing support, including software configuration, basic IT networking skills, PC support, production day planning and troubleshooting, set-up and breakdown of events, and ensuring proper equipment usage.
• Occasionally serve as the executive producer for high-profile university events.
• Average breakdown of event types: Athletics (70%), Studio Shows (20%), University Events (10%).
• Provide routine maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, installation, and support of Elon University’s video production facilities and equipment across control rooms, TV studios, and athletic venues.
• Upkeep of fiber optic infrastructure.
• Perform regular updates of operating systems.
• Create and repair audio and video cables/connectors.
• Perform regular troubleshooting and support, including being available and on-call to address technical problems.
• Lead and manage a team of student broadcast engineers, including staffing, training/development, onboarding, and scheduling.
• Design internal workflow and communication processes to involve students in ongoing projects and create professional development opportunities.
• Provide training and support to the School of Communications’ production crews, Elon Sports Vision students, faculty, and class productions, focusing on the safe and effective use of broadcast equipment.
• Assist in graphics design and implementation using Ross Xpression software and hardware, in collaboration with campus partners.
• Develop technical standards for Elon’s broadcast graphics packages.
• Implement automated statistics and customizable text into graphics packages for athletics, Elon News Network, and other projects.
• Serve as a contact and resource for broadcast graphics (Xpression) training to students, faculty, and staff on campus.