Live Event Broadcast Engineer - NBC Sports
Live Event Broadcast Engineer - NBC Sports
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Job Description
NBC Sports is seeking a Live Event Broadcast Engineer to join our Remote Technical Operations and Engineering (RTOE) Department. The Live Event Broadcast Engineer will be responsible for providing technical broadcast engineering support specifically for live sporting events ensuring seamless connectivity and integration with the NBC Sports Broadcast Center. The role includes deployment maintenance and technical troubleshooting of broadcast equipment and systems during live events managing both NBC Sports owned equipment and thirdparty vendor systems.
Responsibilities:
- Provide frontline engineering support specifically tailored to live television productions ensuring flawless connectivity and integration with the NBC Sports Broadcast Center.
- Maintain troubleshoot and repair broadcast equipment including audio consoles video switchers intercom systems encoders/decoders and associated live broadcast and networking equipment.
- Coordinate and collaborate with external vendors to ensure successful integration and operation of thirdparty broadcast systems with NBC Sports equipment during live events.
- Deploy and operate live broadcast flypacks mobile systems and associated technical infrastructure.
- Maintain accurate records using internal software systems for tracking inventory asset management and procurement.
- Assist as needed with preparation and maintenance of Electronic News Gathering (ENG) equipment.
- Assist occasionally in live editing transcoding and filebased workflows.
- Work closely with logistics production and operations teams to plan execute and support live broadcast events effectively.
Qualifications :
Basic Qualifications:
- Minimum 5 years of experience in live or mobile broadcast engineering.
- Extensive knowledge of live broadcast production equipment including audio consoles video switchers intercom systems wireless audio and video fiber optics and networking infrastructure.
- Familiarity with IPbased live production workflows and standards such as SMPTE ST2110 AES67 Dante and NDI.
- Proficiency with video encoding and decoding systems (MPEG JPEGXS H.264 HEVC).
- Demonstrated troubleshooting skills for complex broadcast and networking systems.
- Ability to occasionally support editing platforms (Adobe Premiere Avid Media Composer) and filebased workflows.
Desired Characteristics:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective coordination and documentation.
- Strong ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in dynamic highpressure environments.
- Flexibility to work irregular hours including weekends and holidays with extensive travel.
- Capability to physically handle and transport equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively with internal teams and external vendors.
- System Design AutoCAD and Project Management experience.
- Television production and workflow experience.
Additional Requirements:
- Candidates must submit a resume/CV through to be considered.
- Willingness to work long hours and weekends.
- Must be willing to work in Monroe CT and travel when required.
- This position requires fulltime onsite work at an NBCUniversaldesignated worksite.
- Must be able to lift equipment packages weighing up to 50 pounds.
Additional Information :
As part of our selection process external candidates may be required to attend an inperson interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversals policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race color religion creed gender gender identity or expression age national origin or ancestry citizenship disability sexual orientation marital status pregnancy veteran status membership in the uniformed services genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
