About Gray Media:
Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, formally known as Gray Television, Inc. The company is the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second-highest-rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 43 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV Households. The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Gray's additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.
About WCJB:
WCJB TV20 ABC Affiliate - #1 rated legacy broadcast TV station located in beautiful North Central Florida has a proud heritage and an energetic newsroom. WCJB TV20 is the market leader, with viewers relying on us for news, weather, and sports coverage from Your Local Station. Along with the market's strongest news ratings and ever-expanding digital platforms, we deliver results for our advertisers. woodlands, rolling hills, and nature parks. Clean water, clear air, an eco-friendly environment, and safe, local communities make Gainesville and Alachua County one of the best places to live in America.
Job Summary/Description:
Broadcast Engineer providing maintenance and repair of the television broadcast facility, and a Technical Media Producer. Coding of Television News broadcast, as well as Master Control Operation, and IT support for the television station.
Duties/Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
Live/Taped Productions:
- Set up and operate production switchers and all associated technical equipment in a Production Control Room and/or Live Location environment during live game and/or studio broadcast productions.
- Orchestrate control room setup while simultaneously evaluating and assigning all video inputs, taking into consideration timing and video levels
- Collaborates with the Producer to execute the technical and artistic vision for each live newscast and/or studio production
- Lead the technical portion of the production team during the production setup and coordinate the faxing of their equipment and show elements, since their equipment and work passes through the production switcher
- Collaborate with traffic and HUB entities needed to verify that all video and audio signals are routed correctly and are making it to their final destinations. During a live and/or studio broadcast production, recall video sources, transitions, and effects, and route studio monitors as instructed by Producers.
- Continuously monitoring all sources used during production to ensure all video levels look correct and stay in timing, which includes external feeds
- Must be able to handle the pressures of live programming and limited time constraints
Collaboration & Communication:
- Work closely with the Technical Operations and Production Engineering to identify, troubleshoot, and solve technical problems for Live Locations, PCRs, and Studio productions. Making sure each problem is resolved to completion
- Collaborates with Production Engineering, Technical Operations, and Production Management to identify and special-order any equipment needed for live or taped studio broadcast productions
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Applicant must have a solid foundation for a television broadcast facility, and the willingness to learn.
- Strong IT skills are a must.
If you feel you’re qualified and want to work with a great group of people, go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on "apply now", upload your resume, cover letter, and references
(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
WCJB-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company
Additional Info:
Gray Media provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Gray Media complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Gray Media expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Gray’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.
