Per Diem Technician

Duties and Responsibilities

• Operating in Master Control, the Technical Operations Center, and Ingest.
• Master Control automation experience a must with an emphasis on switching live sports.
• Ensuring compliance with FCC regulations related to closed captioning, EAS, transmitters, text-to-speech, and the CALM Act.
• Live news experience is also a must to include tuning in live shots via microwave, satellite, and bonded cellular.
• Other duties include commercial and program ingest and segmentation as well as quality control of on-air signal.
• Flexibility to work a variety of shifts that may include nights, overnights, weekends, and holidays.
• Other duties as deemed appropriate and necessary.

Minimum Requirements

• The ability to work under tight timelines and high stress while maintaining an exceptional on-air product.
• Basic technical troubleshooting skills and the ability to properly communicate issues to the Maintenance Engineers and supervisors.
• Computer hardware, software, and networking experience and the ability to quickly learn new applications and workflows.
• Must work well with others in and out of the Engineering department and be able to communicate clearly in writing as well as in person.

Qualifications

• Two years of college or technical school and two years of related experience preferred.

Benefits

We offer a competitive compensation package including:

• $27.52-48.86 per hour
• Comprehensive benefits package

Pay

The pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $27.52-48.86 per hour.

Schedule

Flexibility to work a variety of shifts that may include nights, overnights, weekends, and holidays.