Maintenance Technician

Job Description

WLWT-TV, Hearst Television station in Cincinnati, is looking for an experienced broadcast maintenance technician. The maintenance technician preserves the technical integrity of the station's on-air signals and its equipment from acquisition to distribution. This position supports all station efforts in-house and on remote locations.

Job Responsibilities:
• Works closely with engineering and IT management and staff to support critical on-air systems and workflows including news, production, and broadcast systems and equipment.
• Provides user support in a Windows workstation environment for custom and standard software applications.
• Administers, maintains, and troubleshoots newsroom automation and streaming systems including field gear.
• Handles hardware configuration, imaging, and deployment, performs back-ups, and supports LAN infrastructure.
• Assist users with installing and using new software and features.
• Applies software, updates services, and executes OS upgrades.
• Maintains digital transmitters, microwave central receive sites, satellite antenna systems, signal distribution and routing systems, processing systems, monitoring devices, and automation systems.
• Maintains production equipment including robotic camera system, production switcher, play out servers, graphics devices, lighting systems, weather graphics and weather systems, audio consoles, microphones, and IFBs.
• Maintains news-gathering equipment including ENG cameras, field gear, ENG, DSNG, and SNG trucks, editing systems, and support devices.
• Maintains support equipment including master and sub switchers, monitors, computer systems, microphones, intercoms, and archive videotape machines and XDCAM decks.
• Conducts troubleshooting, installation, research, documentation, and cabling tasks.

Experience Requirements:
• Must have 2+ years of experience working as a maintenance technician or an IT support specialist at a commercial television station with extensive experience in maintaining and troubleshooting a wide variety of broadcast equipment or 5+ years of experience in a related military occupation specialty

Qualification Requirements:
• Must have proficiency with computers, computer systems, and networking
• Must have a solid background in broadcast television systems, transmission, and satellite communications
• Must have basic skill with video production, microwave systems, IT infrastructure, and station automation systems
• Must have excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with the ability to repair equipment down to the circuit level
• Must be able to read and understand technical manuals, diagrams and schematics
• Desire to have experience maintaining and troubleshooting digital broadcast transmitters,
• Desire to have experience with Autocad for system design and layout
• Must be able to lift, carry, and move up to 50 lbs., climb ladders, work on rooftops, and in confined spaces
• Must be flexible to work various days and non-standard shifts as assigned
• Must have the ability to work effectively with other team members and independently
• Must be capable of following instructions, verbal and written,
• Must have the ability work with minimal supervision,
• Must have the ability to sit or stand for long periods of time, and
• Must have excellent vision (with or without corrective lenses) with the ability to read and distinguish colors.

Education:
• Associates degree in electronic engineering, IT networks and systems administration, or a minimum of two-years of an accredited IT and electronics school equivalent.
• Military training and experience in electronics, avionics, or related fields will be considered.
• SBE CPBE (or better) certification a plus.
• Military Broadcast Television Equipment Maintenance (BTVEM) course

from Defense Information School (DINFOS) a plus.

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