Broadcast IT Engineer
UNC Charlotte
Part-Time
Closes on Sunday, February 9, 2025
Job Description
Summary of Position Responsibilities:
The Broadcast IT Engineer will manage technology strategy and day-to-day operations performing system design, integration, and maintenances for core infrastructure, studios, control rooms, post-production, and transmission for all live and pre-recorded programming. The position will oversee the operations and maintenance functions of technical personnel, equipment, infrastructure, and building facilities to ensure a smooth and efficient operation for broadcast, production, and NexGen endeavors. The Broadcast IT Engineer will also assist the technology team in the development of long-term goals and action plans to ensure smooth implementations of new technologies to meet University-wide goals.
Principal Duties & Responsibilities:
- Broadcast infrastructure design, integration, maintenance, and operation. Extending production abilities to remote sites as necessary in areas such as Dejero, LiveU, Fiber transmission, analyze and fix technical equipment.
- Maintain back-up power systems and perform monthly system checks.
- Responsible for and managing the scope of work for engineering projects, forecast budget proposals for new projects and timeframes.
- Responsible for interface with system integrators, installation, commissioning, repairs and vendors on system designs, build-outs and infrastructure upgrades.
- Provide transitional plans that will incorporate the new system while maintaining existing operations.
- Oversee and maintain broadcast and production infrastructure including but not limited to: control rooms, transmission, master control, ingest and acquisition, edit suites, studio, equipment center, and field equipment.
- Will lead, assign, train, schedule, and oversee the work and performance of direct reports and others.
- Approve, read, and maintain system documentation, schematics, as well as review documentation submitted by all technical personnel. Maintain technical database and connectivity maps involving all video feeds.
- Manage encoding platforms and livestreaming systems.
- Experience with computer automation systems, operate video switchers, router panels, routing video and audio signals, file servers, multi-channel automation systems, file-based ingest and playback servers.
- Live-on air switching.
- Proficiency with computer servers and customized high-bandwidth video networks, fiber connectivity and production setups.
- Maintains automation systems, and production equipment including switcher, play-out servers, graphic devices, lighting systems, video displays, audio consoles, microphones, IFBs, and intercoms.
- Conducts troubleshooting, installation, research, documentation, and cabling tasks.
- Maintains cinematography equipment including cinema camera, field gear, editing systems and support devices
- This position may include weekends, holidays, and overnight hours and requires 24 hour on-call status and various shifts.
- This position must be dependable, communicate effectively, work well with others, and detailed-oriented.
- This position must be able to follow instructions with minimal supervision, knowledge of computers and an aptitude for operating electronic equipment.