Director Of Tv Engineering
CurrentMaintain maximum on-air reliability of seven TV channels and support five on-air radio channels Responsible for maintaining and replacing all components of on-air television broadcast chain; including video servers, satellite downlink, automation, microwave receivers, VTRs, Digital Encoders, Quality/Confidence monitoring of transport streams, ATSC 1.0/3.0 compliance, and supporting hardware such as distribution amplifiers, mixers, character generators, switchers, digital video routing… Show more Maintain maximum on-air reliability of seven TV channels and support five on-air radio channels Responsible for maintaining and replacing all components of on-air television broadcast chain; including video servers, satellite downlink, automation, microwave receivers, VTRs, Digital Encoders, Quality/Confidence monitoring of transport streams, ATSC 1.0/3.0 compliance, and supporting hardware such as distribution amplifiers, mixers, character generators, switchers, digital video routing, etc. Design, budget, development and implantation of engineering equipment across on-air, live and studio production and post-production of video and audio Deep familiarity and understanding of all broadcast and professional video/audio formats including HD/SD-SDI, ASI, AES, SPDIF, Dolby D, MPEG-2/4, HVEC, and others. Advanced knowledge of Local Area Networks, Storage Area Networks, NAS, Routers & Switches, TCP/IP, DNS, etc. along with advanced working knowledge of Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems and security practices Operation and maintenance of satellite uplink equipment Act as mentor and manager of engineering staff, master control staff, and digital catalog staff. Experience with fiber optic equipment and SMPTE 2022 IP based infrastructure.Maintain and repair video editing workstations and shared storage, to include Apple Final Cut Pro and Adobe. Operation and maintenance of interoperable video and audio systems for asset management and conversion systems like Telestream Vantage and Iconik Media Asset Management Act as primary support contact 24/7 Show less