Salary
💰 $77,008 - $143,015 per year
About the role
- Switch fast-paced live news broadcasts, pre-productions and taped programs on a Grass Valley Kayenne switcher
- Accurately receive instructions from Director to call up cameras, remotes, graphics, video, still images, and various other sources
- Route sources/images to studio monitors
- Occasionally direct short interviews or other tapings
- Build visual effects using production switcher and catalog effects for recall
- Perform general operator level maintenance to maintain equipment operation
- Offer creative ideas to Directors, Producers, Engineers and Management to create new workflows
- Collaborate with Graphics department and editorial partners
- Communicate with management on goals and training needs
- Stay abreast of industry advancements and new technology
- Document all on/off air & equipment discrepancies
- Contribute to SOP, workflow, and show report documentation
- Attend and contribute to production or project meetings
- Serve as a technical lead and assist the technical crew during shows
- Provide peer to peer training support to team members and new hires
Requirements
- Minimum of 4 years of Industry experience in a live news environment
- An ability to work in a high pressure, 24/7 news environment
- Operational knowledge of all control room positions
- Familiar with all aspects of live television and pre / post-production
- Modern knowledge of control room computer systems
- Significant industry experience technical directing and directing in a live news environment
- Experience with computerized automation news systems
- A desire to learn new technologies, processes and/or procedures as they are implemented and a willingness to work in other areas as assigned