HNN SPORTS TECH MANAGER/ENGINEER - KHNL
Gray Media · Honolulu, HI · 3 wk ago
On-siteEngineering$55k–$75k/yrFull-time
Duties/Responsibilities
- Serve as the technical lead and steward for HNN Sports productions and live broadcasts
- Help ensure strong technical communication and operational coordination between internal teams, hired production crews, partners, vendors, and production stakeholders
- Support live sports productions through technical planning, setup, troubleshooting, execution, and post-event wrap, along with facilitating live broadcast transmissions
- Help oversee and maintain broadcast equipment, technical workflows, signal paths, communication systems, and production infrastructure supporting HNN Sports
- Troubleshoot technical issues quickly and calmly in live production environments
- Partner closely with producers, directors, engineering, operations, and sports staff to ensure high-quality broadcasts and a seamless viewer experience
- Auxiliary in evaluating, building, and improving technical workflows to support HNN Sports’ evolving production needs
- Contribute to other station-wide technical and production initiatives as needed
- Perform additional duties as assigned, including supporting broader station productions, technical initiatives, and special projects as business needs evolve
Qualifications/Requirements
- Experience in live television production, broadcast engineering, technical operations, remote production, or related technical fields
- Strong understanding of live production workflows and broadcast environments
- Experience with LiveU, Bonded Networking workflows, Vizrt or other GFX workflows, wireless audio and video systems, and fiber-based video transport
- Ability to troubleshoot under pressure and communicate clearly during fast-paced live events
- Experience supporting live sports productions strongly preferred
- Comfortable working nights, weekends, holidays, and non-traditional hours aligned with sports schedules
- Strong organizational skills, professionalism, and collaborative mindset
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities and contribute across multiple station projects