This is a wide-ranging position that contributes to the department responsible for supporting systems involved in studio production and transmission. The ideal candidate will have a strong ability to learn independently, a tenacity for evaluating and improving systems, exceptional troubleshooting skills, and an understanding of signal flow and production tools.
Responsibilities:
- Support and maintain multiple studio production environments.
- Support large postproduction and SAN systems.
- Support advanced television graphics systems.
- Support transmission systems.
- Manage assigned vendor issues until full through full resolution.
- Lead the management of broadcast technologies at the engineering and operational levels.
- Perform other duties as required.
Qualifications and Skills:
- The position requires 10+years of hands-on experience supporting studio and postproduction environments.
- Experience supporting production switchers, multi-viewer systems, large-scale audio consoles, and intercom systems.
- The applicant should have basic computer and networking skills, including Microsoft Office Suite AutoCAD knowledge is a plus.
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with a willingness to learn.
- Advanced knowledge of current and future television systems and formats, including SMPTE 2110.
- An understanding of common video compression standards (MPEG2, H.264/AVC, HEVC) as well as video transmission protocols/formats (MPEG2 transport stream, SCTE35, ASI, RTP, SRT, RIST) is a plus.
- Understanding of fiber optic and copper networking technologies.
- The candidate should be a self-starter and a team player.
- Must be detail oriented, meticulous and able to maintain confidentiality.
- Demonstrate the tact, diplomacy, decisiveness, and superior people skills required in the pressurized environment of live television.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends and holidays.
- Ability to sit, stand, kneel, for extended periods of time.
- Ability to lift up to 35 pounds.
- Possess the manual dexterity needed to effectively create required work product.
- Possess the visual acuity needed to effectively create required work product.
- Possess the auditory acuity needed to effectively create required work product.
- Prompt and regular attendance at an assigned work location.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent level of experience.
Position Reports to:
- Sr. Manager, Engineering
Pay Range: $115,000 - $125,000
As a candidate for this position, your salary and related aspects of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, skills, and any other factors MLB Network considers relevant to the hiring decision. In addition to your salary, MLB Network believes in providing a competitive benefits package for its employees.
Top MLB Network Perks & Benefits:
- Exceptional Medical/Dental/Vision Coverage
- Company Contributed 401K Plan
- Paid Time Off and Holidays
- Family Leave Benefits
- Commuter Benefits
- Discounts at MLB Store | com
- Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
- Life and Accidental Death Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
- Training & Development Programs
- Tuition Reimbursement
Why MLB Network?
MLB Network is the ultimate television destination for baseball fans, with studios located in Secaucus, N.J., just minutes from New York City. Featuring live regular season game telecasts, original programming, highlights, insights and analysis from the best in the business, MLB Network produces baseball content for delivery to multiple media platforms. Cutting-edge technology is used to create MLB Network's Emmy Award-winning programming via roles in live studio and remote production, operations, engineering, media management, creative services, social media and others.
MLB Network is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status. We also only consider qualified applicants’ criminal histories when required by legal requirements.
Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please email us at MLBNHR@mlb.com. Requests received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.
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