Production Coordinator

Job Description

Bally Sports Southwest is looking for a Production Coordinator to join our team! This position will coordinate transmission of broadcast content to and from broadcasting facilities as well as support production and troubleshoot issues for day-to-day operations as part of the engineering department. This position will report to the Chief Engineer.

Responsibilities:
• The scheduling of transmission facilities for all Southwest studio, remote, and miscellaneous production events through various remote transmission service providers including satellite, streaming, IP, and fiber vendors.
• Perform technical evaluation and adjustments to all incoming signals.
• Interface with multiple departments to ensure all show requirements are met
• Aggregate daily show information for the EIC on duty
• Troubleshooting any issues pertaining to the delivery of programming
• Troubleshooting any issues pertaining to the production at the Southwest Studio and remote sites.
• Assist with day-to-day engineering tasks

Requirements and Qualifications:
• College Degree (Technical or AV Production) preferred, or experience equivalent
• Proficiency in Windows, Apple, and Linux operating systems.
• Proficient in Office 365 apps.
• Ability to accommodate continuing technical education.
• Ability to work effectively under stressful Live Remote Broadcast and system outages.
• Must be able to analyze complex system problems and take corrective action under pressure.
• Ability to lead in a fluid broadcast environment.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• This position requires a highly organized, self-motivated individual who can interface and manage with a diverse group of people and situations.
• Must be able to sit (and walk) at workstation for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Climb ladders, bending, pushing.
• Requires normal range of hearing and vision.
• Must be able to work extended hours during special events and to support a 24/7/365 broadcast operation; available to work during weather-related conditions as necessary

Preferred Skills/Qualifications:
• Knowledge of routers, monitoring equipment, video formats, compression technologies, file formats, frame synchronizers and video conversion techniques (e.g. aspect ratio, up and cross conversion)
• Knowledge of IP network equipment and design.

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Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace!

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g4mv1y-18-191-171-20-42 in your application.