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About the Role

KTBC Fox 7, a Fox-owned and operated TV station in downtown Austin, TX, is seeking a full-time customer service-focused and team-oriented Maintenance Engineer. The Maintenance Engineer is responsible for installing, operating, and maintaining video, audio, and other television broadcast and non-broadcast equipment, including data networks, production control switchers, audio mixers, automation systems, routing switchers, server-based record and play-out systems, non-linear editors, encoders, decoders and multiplexers, newsroom computer systems, media streaming systems, and RF transmission equipment.

Responsibilities

Provide paramount customer service and collaboration with other departments.
Collaborate with an astute engineering team to design, install, test, and document new systems and equipment as assigned.
Manage and maintain data networks while conforming to our Information Security Team's strict policies.
Perform minor repairs and maintenance to all systems supporting broadcast operations for live and production events.
Accurately troubleshoot and repair technical faults quickly to minimize loss of service.
Perform software and hardware updates, tests, and installation as required.
Provide technical assistance and training to the technical operating staff on day-to-day operations and workflows.
Practice, teach, and encourage best engineering standards and practices.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Applicant must have the ability to solve complex problems and the capacity to concentrate for long periods.
Must have a solid working knowledge of broadcast and network systems.
Experience in RF and fiber optic workflows is desirable.
Applicant must be able to work in a proactive, not a reactive, environment.
Candidate must be able to work in a team collaborative environment and be a self-starter without direct supervision.
Must be flexible with changes in workflows, a clear communicator, detail-oriented, and highly organized.
Applicants with prior experience in television, radio broadcast engineering, or similar technical disciplines are preferred.
Applicant must be able to climb ladders up to 20 feet, lift 40 pounds, and work in tight spaces.
Must be able to work flexible hours.
A valid driver's license and a good driving record are required to drive company vehicles.
Must pass a background check.

Skills

SMPTE ST 2110 standards
Video equipment maintenance
Audio equipment maintenance
Television broadcast equipment maintenance
Non-broadcast equipment maintenance
Data network maintenance
Production control switchers operation
Audio mixers operation
Automation systems operation
Routing switchers operation
Server-based record and play-out systems operation
Non-linear editors operation
Encoders operation
Decoders operation
Multiplexers operation
Newsroom computer systems operation
Media streaming systems operation
RF transmission equipment operation

Location

Austin, TX
Onsite

Work Type

Full-time
Onsite

Experience Level

4 years of equivalent industry experience preferred

Education Level

Associate degree with an emphasis in Engineering/ IT preferred

Salary/Compensations

$30.00-34.09 per hour

Benefits

Medical/dental/vision
Insurance
401(k) plan
Paid time off
Other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents
Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

About the Company

FOX Television Stations owns and operates 29 full power broadcast television stations in the U.S.
Stations are located in 14 of the top 15 largest designated market areas (DMAs).
Duopolies in 11 DMAs, including the three largest DMAs (New York, Los Angeles and Chicago).
18 stations are affiliated with the FOX Network.
Collectively produce approximately 1,200 hours of local news every week.
Leverage viewer, distributor and advertiser demand for the FOX Network’s national content.
We’re disruptors. We’re big dreamers. We’re believers in the future, in possibility, in potential.
We’re reinventing the world, every day.
We create content for audiences big and small, global and local.
We put our audiences first, and work hard to bring them stories they’ll love, wherever they are and however they watch, listen and learn.
Career opportunities at FOX are exciting, rewarding and game-changing.
We seek out the most talented individuals – the dreamers, the disruptors and the visionaries –and we want them to know that they matter.
We’re committed to helping every single one of our employees feel valued and inspired, every day.

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.