Technician Specialist
Paramount
- Southfield, MI
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Must have strong technical capability and operate various studio, news, and control room equipment such as studio cameras, wireless mic/IFB systems, teleprompter, audio console, live production automation systems, and bonded cell, microwave, and satellite receive systems.
- Make “on the fly” changes, switching shots, camera angles, graphics and more
- Monitor video broadcasting equipment and resolve technical issues
- Ensure that all equipment is prepared for broadcast
- Lead and develop a team and work with developers for building our Live CMS platform for scheduling live events and 24/7 streams!
- Facilitate technical operations for breaking news and weather cut-ins; assist the News Department with crawls and bulletins.
- Working with Engineering and Operations teams to resolve any active incidents as well as proactively mitigate future platform issues.
- Minimum of 5 years experience as a master control or studio production technical director.
- Experience with live production systems such as Sony ELC
- Experience with newsroom management systems such as iNews
- Experience with video production and content management systems such as Grass Valley Stratus
- A proven track record of measuring, monitoring, analyzing, and optimizing video streaming performance such as, packet loss, bitrate, compression, bandwidth considerations, and latency on end-user devices
- Knowledge of computer networking, broadcast automation, and workflow systems.
- Experience working with microwave, satellite, and bonded cell receive systems and transmission vehicles
- Strong communication, social, and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated experience with editing content using non-linear editing systems, audio operation, and camera or graphics experience a plus.
- A college diploma or university degree in a related technology or communications field is preferred.