Broadcast and Audio-Visual Engineer

This description•Commerce City, CO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Broadcast and Audio-Visual Engineer operates, maintains, troubleshoots, repairs, installs, and improves broadcast, audio-visual, production control room, and venue technology systems at DICK’S Sporting Goods Park and other KSE facilities as needed. Reporting to the Chief Broadcast Engineer, this role provides technical support for live broadcasts, control room operations, video display systems, IPTV/CATV infrastructure, digital signage, venue presentation technologies, audio systems, and network-connected media systems. The position partners with Engineering, Venue Operations, Broadcast Services, Event Services, Production, and Information Technology teams to support systems used for live events, guest experiences, and broadcast productions. The engineer troubleshoots broadcast equipment and supports studio and control room workflows, remote productions, and media distribution. The role maintains venue display and audio-visual systems; installs, tests, labels, and documents cabling and infrastructure; and assists with modernization and replacement projects. It also includes pre-event inspections, rehearsals, operational testing, and real-time support during live events and broadcasts, along with maintenance documentation, equipment tracking, vendor coordination, procurement support, and technical training resources. This is a full-time, salaried, exempt position with supervisory responsibility. Work is based in Commerce City, Colorado, and may require work at other KSE facilities. The position requires work evenings, weekends, holidays, and extended hours according to business and event needs, as well as physical work indoors and outdoors, at heights, and in confined technical spaces. The listed base salary range is $70,000–$80,000 per annum.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least three years of experience supporting broadcast engineering, audio-visual technologies, production systems, or related technical environments.
Experience troubleshooting broadcast equipment, signal distribution systems, electronics, and venue technology systems.
Working knowledge of audio, video, control, and network-connected media systems.
Ability to read and interpret technical manuals, schematics, drawings, and operational procedures.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Ability to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and event-related schedules.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds; stand, walk, bend, crouch, climb ladders, and perform physical work for extended periods; work at heights and in confined technical spaces; and work around energized electrical systems and moving mechanical equipment.
Ability to distinguish colors and identify cable labeling, signal indicators, and display status information.
Ability to work indoors and outdoors in varying environmental conditions.
Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills; advanced knowledge of broadcast engineering and professional audio-visual technologies.
Strong customer service and stakeholder relationship management skills; excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Strong organizational, project management, and documentation abilities; sound judgment in time-sensitive situations; and ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing operational demands.
Ability to perform effectively in high-pressure live-event environments and work across departments and disciplines, with a commitment to safety, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

Nice To Haves

Associate's or bachelor's degree in Broadcast Engineering, Audio Visual Technology, Information Technology, Electronics, Engineering, or a related field.
CTS, CTS-I, CTS-D, SBE, or equivalent industry certification.
Experience supporting professional sports, entertainment venues, broadcast operations, or large-scale live event environments.
Experience with Daktronics display systems, IPTV/CATV systems, digital signage platforms, and LED technologies.
Experience supporting Video-over-IP, media transport, broadcast networking, streaming, and IP-based production systems.
Experience with Ross, Evertz, Riedel, Lawo, Q-SYS, Biamp, Crestron, Cisco, or similar technologies.
Experience with fiber optic infrastructure and low-voltage systems.
Ability to acquire or maintain a valid driver's license and meet company vehicle driving standards.

Responsibilities

Operate, maintain, troubleshoot, repair, install, and improve broadcast, audio-visual, production control room, and venue technology systems.
Troubleshoot broadcast switchers, replay and routing systems, multiviewers, monitoring and intercom systems, and transmission equipment.
Support studio operations, control room workflows, remote productions, and media distribution activities.
Configure and maintain video, audio, and data signal paths, and assist with commissioning and acceptance testing of new broadcast systems.
Maintain Daktronics video boards, LED displays, IPTV displays, digital signage, scoring systems, and venue presentation equipment.
Diagnose and repair audio systems, display technologies, and associated control systems; support event presentation technologies and content routing, display configuration, video processing, and signal distribution.
Install, terminate, test, label, and document fiber optic, Cat5e/Cat6, SDI, HDMI, audio, video, and control-system cabling.
Support network-connected audio-visual endpoints and broadcast support systems; maintain equipment inventories, rack elevations, signal-flow drawings, and technical documentation.
Support infrastructure replacement and technology modernization projects.
Perform event-readiness inspections and operational testing before events; provide real-time troubleshooting and technical support during live events and broadcasts.
Participate in rehearsals, setup activities, and operational testing, coordinating with production teams, venue personnel, engineers, contractors, and event operators.
Create maintenance records, service reports, and work-order documentation; track equipment performance and assist with replacement planning.
Support project implementation, vendor coordination, and technology procurement; assist in establishing operational standards and technical training resources.