Technical Director

Broadcast Technical Director

KOAT, the Hearst affiliate in Albuquerque, NM has an opening for an experienced Technical Director for our station's live newscasts and Master control operations. Technical Directors have knowledge of broadcast operations and production activities. You will work in the studio running the robotic cameras and setting up for live broadcast. You will work in the Master Control overseeing the playlist, ingesting and checking promotion videos and commercial and network content, and dialing in live shots. You will report to the News Production Manager.

Responsibilities

• Running the robotic cameras during the newscast
• Oversee the setup of the studio prior to the newscast
• Provide creative input and will work with the newscast producer and production crew
• Responsible for clean technical execution of the look of the newscast
• Run day-to-day operations in Master Control
• Responsible for running breaks during network broadcasts

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience working as a technical director at a commercial television station
• Experience operating several broadcast equipment
• Can deal with the stresses and pressures of time-sensitive newscast production
• Must be willing to work mornings and provide backup on holidays and vacation
• Must have reliable transportation
• Experience with television master control operations
• Experience with ENPS, VIZ RT graphics, and Bitcentral video playback will be helpful
• Related military experience will be considered

Diversity Statement

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach, ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate, and more representative of the communities we serve.

Benefits

Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.

• Medical | Dental | Vision
• 401(k) matching
• Emotional Wellness Support
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• LGBTQ+ Health Services
• Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs