Broadcast Director / Technical Director - Contract

Bloomberg • New York, NY

2h • $70 - $75

About The Position

Bloomberg Media is seeking a proactive Broadcast Director / Technical Director to lead and support live TV production. The role suits someone who thrives under pressure in a fast-paced control room and brings creative ambition to developing high-quality productions. The position collaborates with editorial, technical, and engineering teams and leads a technical team through live production, aligning with editorial teams on vision, production, and execution. The role is part-time, requiring about 20 hours per week, with flexibility in hours. The position is based in New York and requires flexibility across early morning and late-night hours.

The Director / Technical Director conducts pre-show meetings, tests studio and control-room infrastructure before broadcasts, directs technical crews during live productions, and switches studio cameras, remote feeds, and remote guests. The role also involves managing video playback software, feeding studio LED surfaces with graphics, and communicating production successes, issues, and faults to Team Leads.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or 3–5 years of experience working in a live TV environment.
• Experience directing live multicamera productions.
• Strong communication skills, adaptability to real-time rundown changes, and the ability to clearly direct technical crew, speak up, and make decisions.
• High attention to detail regarding shot composition and talent/studio choreography.
• Flexibility to work early morning and late-night hours.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with a Sony MVS switcher.
• ENPS experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct pre-show meetings with editorial and technical teams to align on show vision.
• Conduct pre-broadcast testing of studio and control-room infrastructure, including verification of video and audio signal flows, Sony switcher setup, studio setup, intercoms, and tally systems.
• Direct the technical crew during live broadcast production, plan ahead in the rundown, and remain aligned with editorial direction.
• Switch studio cameras, remote feeds, and remote guests using a Sony MVS switcher.
• Manage video playback software and feed studio LED surfaces with graphic elements.
• Communicate with Team Leads about successes, issues, and faults that may affect global counterparts.

Benefits

• The company describes its benefits plans as comprehensive and generous and says rewards may include merit increases, incentive compensation for exempt roles, paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, and vision coverage, short- and long-term disability benefits, a 401(k) with matching, life insurance, and wellness programs.
• The company states that benefits are not provided directly to contingent workers, contractors, or interns.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time