Broadcast Transmission Technician

About the role

RUN Studios, in partnership with one of our leading corporate clients, is looking for a Broadcast Transmission Technician to join our collaborative Redmond-based team. This role is ideal for a versatile production professional who thrives in fast-paced studio environments and enjoys working across a wide range of production scenarios. The Broadcast Transmission Technician supports the booking, scheduling, and facilitating of transmission, streaming, tape operation, and in-room tech support for live events, as well as remote broadcast needs at Tier 1 corporate events.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and facilitate setup and operation of live events with captioning, transmission, tape operation, and streaming components.
• Work daily with Dream Catcher or EVS record/playback systems.
• Configure, test, and run broadcast equipment such as Haivision, LiveU, and fiber for use, and maintain as process dictates.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge and support of Webcasting and Transmission business lines.
• Support remote broadcast needs at Tier 1 corporate events.

Requirements

• 1-2 years of technical experience in the production industry.
• Experience with event media playback technology.
• Experience in streaming player technologies and frameworks.
• Experience with Azure Media Services.
• Experience with captioning formats for live broadcast, web delivery, on-demand, and in-room displays.
• Understanding of digital media artifacts and their likely causes/solutions.
• Proficiency with digital streaming file formats (wrappers) including Smooth, HLS, Flash, DASH, and mp4.
• Proficiency in digital media fundamentals (frame rates, bandwidth, progressive vs. interlaced, aspect ratios, frame size, resolution, sample rates, time code, etc.).
• Basic editing knowledge (trimming, fades, audio syncing).
• Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) operational understanding.
• Familiarity with video transmission technologies and equipment including fiber encoders/decoders, satellite dishes and receivers, RTMP, and transport streams.
• Understanding of broadcast transmission environments, equipment, and infrastructure; ability to quickly isolate issues in a video signal path.
• Experience working with data networks.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Content Delivery Network Configuration and Management.
• Transmission Design, Diagramming, and Management (Visio) skills.
• Resource and Communication Management experience for live workflows.
• Testing experience/lab work related to new media technologies, services, and solutions.
• Understanding of satellite transmission and downlink processes.
• On-Demand Media Content Publishing experience.
• Signal QC, Testing, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting best practices.
• Involvement with DDR Playback Software and VTR Operation (Record, Playback).
• Involvement in Web Delivery Technologies (HTML5, MMP/Azure, Flash, DRM, etc.).
• Familiarity with Encoder/Decoder maintenance.
• Broadcast Playout System Management (Miranda ITX) experience.

Work Environment

• Primarily onsite with chances of hybrid work dependent on schedule.
• 4 days in office at 10 hours each day.
• Must be willing to work weekends, holidays, and possible overnight shifts.

Physical Demands

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D benefits.
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts.
• Telehealth and wellness benefits.
• Minimum of seven paid holidays per year.
• Accrual of at least 6.5 days (Temporary Employment) to at least 15 days (Regular Employment) of paid time off per year.
• 401k plan with company match.
• Discretionary bonuses dependent on company, team, or individual performance.
• Referral bonuses for eligible hired referrals.

Pay

Pay Range: $92,000 - $110,000 per year. The successful candidate’s pay will be based on various factors such as individual qualifications and work location.