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About the Role

FOX News is seeking a Senior Field Engineer to lead Special Events and Project-based assignments as an EIC, supporting engineering operations for live news, special events, and breaking news coverage. This role requires broadcast engineering expertise and project management skills to ensure reliable, high-quality transmission and production across remote and studio environments. The ideal candidate is a proactive problem solver with strong technical knowledge of broadcast systems, satellite and IP transmission, and live production workflows, collaborating cross-functionally to deliver projects efficiently.

Responsibilities

Install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair broadcast, streaming, audio, and video equipment supporting live and remote productions
Coordinate technical installations and upgrades, and help evaluate new transmission and encoding systems
Create and maintain technical documentation, including engineering standards, operational procedures, system diagrams, and project records
Support live news, breaking news, and special event coverage by ensuring reliable transmission across satellite, fiber, IP, remote, and studio environments
Operate and maintain the Satellite News Vehicle
Safely operate company-owned and rental vehicles

Requirements

Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent experience
Experience in broadcast engineering, live television production, or a related technical field
Strong knowledge of broadcast equipment, audio/video systems, and satellite, fiber, IP, and streaming technologies
Experience installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting broadcast equipment
EIC experience, including coordinating technical installations and working with vendors
Ability to support live news, remote productions, and breaking news coverage in a fast-paced environment
Strong problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities and work well under pressure
Experience working collaboratively with engineering, production, and operations teams
Willingness to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, holidays, and travel as needed
Valid driver's license and ability to operate company and rental vehicles

Skills

Broadcast engineering
Live television production
Broadcast equipment
Audio/video systems
Satellite transmission
Fiber transmission
IP transmission
Streaming technologies
Project management
Technical documentation
Problem-solving
Communication
Organizational skills

Experience Level

Senior

Education Level

Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent experience

Salary/Compensations

$54.75-72.26 per hour

Benefits

Medical/dental/vision
Insurance
401(k) plan
Paid time off
Other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents

About the Company

FOX News Media operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, FOX News Audio, FOX News Books, the direct-to-consumer digital streaming services FOX Nation and FOX News International and the newly announced platform FOX Weather.
FNC is the number one network in all of cable and has been the most watched television news channel for 20 consecutive years.
FBN ranks among the top business channels on cable.
Owned by FOX Corporation, FOX News Media reaches 200 million people each month.

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.