Operations Technician
Operations Technician
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Job Description
Engineering Operations Technician Part Time
WBALTV (Hearst Television) Baltimore Maryland
Put your Broadcasting Operations skills to good work by joining the extraordinary team at WBAL parttime Operations Technician maintains the technical integrity of our stations newscasts and onair signals and related equipment. This parttime Operations Technician role in television is challenging creative and never that your work has an impact every day.
Why Hearst Television
Hearst Television is a national multimedia company with operations serving nearly three dozen U.S. cities reaching one out of every five U.S. households.Hearst Television delivers local and national news weather information sports and entertainment programming via every available contentdelivery platform. Hearst is a company that intentionally invests in their employees offering opportunities for technical professional and personal growth.
Why WBAL TV
WBAL is a multiplatform local media leader Baltimores NBC Affiliate and has been on the air over 75 passionate team members serve our viewers and clients with worldclass content and advertising solutions seen by tens of thousands of consumers every day. Our engineering team enjoys worldclass technology and understands how it supports our overall mission to inform entertain and support our local WBAL team also cares deeply about their friends and neighbors. Every year their collective work raises millions of dollars for local charitable part of the global Hearst team based in Baltimore Maryland our resources to serve our viewers clients and employees are bestinclass. The salary range is $21.00 $24.68 per hour depending on experience as outlined in the IBEW Collective Bargaining Agreement. PartTime Operations Technician will work an average of twentyfive hours (25) per week.
What youll do
Responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
- Operating robotic cameras; operating audio console and all related audio systems including wireless equipment
- Technical directing duties including switcher operation graphics systems and media playout systems
- Master control duties including automation ingest and playout following FCC compliance rules and graphics system operations
- Studio floor directing including moving maintaining appearance of and handling of props sets and floors
- Maintain and operate studio lighting system with ability to climb ladders to maintain fixtures
- Assisting with remote and inhouse production
- Participate in regular system reboots and tier 1 troubleshooting of control room and studio equipment
- Other duties as assigned
A thorough knowledge understanding and familiarity of the essential job functions must be the primary goal within the first 120180 days. An ongoing effort to gain a holistic overview of broadcast operations systems operations and workflow is essential. Must be willing to work any shift assigned including early mornings late evenings weekends and holidays. Must be able to lift 50 pounds. This is an IBEW Union position and requires union membership.
What youll need
- Candidates should work well in a team environment communicate effectively professionally and respectfully while maintaining a positive attitude in high pressure situations
- A strong attention to detail computer literate should possess good technical understanding of equipment and be able to work under pressure in a fastpaced environment with constant deadlines while adhering to corporate standards policies and procedures
- Related experience and/or training considered as well as a combination of education and experience
Requirements
- 2 years of experience working as an operations technician at a commercial television station with experience operating different broadcast equipment
- Must have a solid background in operation of broadcast television systems and equipment
- Related military experience will be considered
Diversity Statement
At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures backgrounds perspectives and identities. Thats why behind the scenes we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate and more representative of the communities we serve.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Part-Time
