Senior Technical Engineer
CurrentSupports all Nickelodeon West Coast Technical Operations, Avid Edit Systems, Pro Tools Systems, Animatic Systems, and Machine Room Systems for Nickelodeon Group LA based Productions. Collaborate in these areas with Nickelodeon Group internal lines of business, external partners and vendors, engineering, Viacom production applications and development group, and Nickelodeon New York based teams.Provide phone and on-site technical support to Animation and Live-Action West Coast based long-form / short-form productions.• Coordinate all pick up & deliveries for Live-Action Avid Editorial.• Coordinate all on-site communications and scheduling.• Assist in all system design drawings, documentation, integration, and wiring for all Broadcast Audio & Video Editorial & Encoding Systems including, Avid, Pro Tools, Animatic, and Machine Room Systems.• Help to create technical protocols, user guides, and support documentation for all systems.• Assist in all research, design, and maintain standards to ensure all systems meet specifications.• Assist in research of new hardware & software, including beta testing.• Ensure all systems are upgraded to current versions of hardware and software to meet production requirements (audio, video & CPU’s)• Report to Senior Management on the status of individual projects.• Help with routine service & maintenance of all systems.• Contact vendors for quotes, and create shopping carts in the Market, for all purchase order submissions.• Manage routine service & maintenance.o Plan routine diagnostics and maintenance.o Plan routine maintenance on servers, including restarts.o Diagnose and determine repair solutions for systems.o Maintain Nickelodeon West Coast Hardware and Software Inventory databases.o Maintain service documentation for all systems.