Transmission Operator - NBC Sports
NBCUniversal
- Stamford, CT
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Responsible for transmission coordination and check-in for high profile sporting events based off companywide scheduling system
- Interfaces with the Operations and Production departments to ensure the utmost quality for all their transmission and routing needs
- Responsible for troubleshooting and monitoring of on-air video and audio signals, satellite transmissions and multiplexed signals for multiple broadcast streams
- Interacts with transmission carriers to resolve issues, escalations, maintenance, and overall performance
- Establishes standard operation procedures for all transmission technologies activities which include audio/video and communications check-in and QC process for remotes, outgoing transmission activity, and ingest
- Provides quality control and support to all departments in need of feeds assistance
- Partners with engineering teams to troubleshoot higher level problems
- Assists in equipment testing and configuration as needed
- Knowledge of fiber optic and coax transport, H.264, HEVC, 4K encoding and decoding, ASI, IP, J2K compression, frame syncs, matrix-based communications systems, and plant routing systems
- Knowledge of IP transmission and IP video workflows
- Ability to comprehend signal flow documents (CAD) as well as systems level troubleshooting
- Preferred minimum three (3) years broadcast / operations experience
- Ability to maintain composure in a high-pressure work environment
- Interested candidate must submit a resume/CV through
- Must be able to work holidays, nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and overtime as necessary
- Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
- Must be 18 years or older
- It is the policy of NBCUniversal and NBCUniversal' s affiliated businesses to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law
- Required On-Site: This position is required to be performed full-time from an NBCUniversal-designated worksite.