Metropolitan Opera

Broadcast Engineer

Metropolitan Opera

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: New York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $61 per hour

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Live broadcast board operation
  • Live mixing on large frame consoles and with multiple microphones and talking heads including host, commentators, and guests
  • Triggering live playback of prerecorded features
  • Broadcast recording and monitoring (multi-track)
  • Broadcast archiving and asset management
  • Recording, editing, mixing, and music underscoring of radio features, interviews, promos, and trailers including VO, performance excerpts (current and archival) and music beds
  • Management of live broadcast transmission to worldwide terrestrial radio network and internet streaming partners including responsibility for end-to-end connections and quality assurance throughout broadcasts
  • Working on additional Media activities and events as assigned
  • Contributing to the design and implementation of on-going upgrades to the broadcast facilities
  • Collaborate as part of a team of audio engineers producing approximately 70 live broadcasts each season between September and June

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in live broadcast and production work
  • Ability to identify and locate selections from a musical score
  • Experience with digital playback systems
  • Large frame consoles including Digico, Studer, and Yamaha
  • Advanced Pro Tools fluency required and basic operation of Izotope RX
  • Selection/installation/operation of audio recording, editing, and broadcast systems
  • Knowledge of and compliance to broadcast standards
  • Experience with broadcast IP codecs
  • Experience with intercommunications systems – RTS, Clearcom, or Riedel
  • IP networking knowledge for broadcast infrastructure
  • Electronic basics like wiring, soldering, power supplies, analog and digital audio, video signals, fiber, and associated diagnostic and repair techniques
  • Experience with asset management systems – Soundminer, Enco, Amazon Glacier
  • Music literacy and experience in a performing arts environment
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Must work well in a team environment
  • Ability to work on tight deadlines and under pressure
  • Excellent judgement and adaptability in a live situation
  • Ability to work nights and weekends as broadcast and event schedule requires
  • Initiative to work independently and proactively
  • Must be meticulous, accurate, and detail-oriented
  • Respect for institution
  • Respect for confidentiality and discretion
  • Position represented by Local One, IATSE

ATS Keywords

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Hard skills
live broadcast operationlive mixingbroadcast recordingaudio editingPro ToolsIzotope RXbroadcast IP codecsaudio recording systemsdigital playback systemsasset management systems
Soft skills
communication skillsteamworkability to work under pressurejudgementadaptabilityinitiativemeticulousnessaccuracydetail-orientedrespect for confidentiality
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeIATSE membership
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