The National Football League-posted 1 day ago
$50 - $60/Yr
Full-time • Mid Level
Onsite • Mount Laurel, NJ
1,001-5,000 employees

NFL Films is seeking a Broadcast/Post-Production Engineering Associate who is a highly motivated, skilled, and passionate individual to join our team. This position is responsible for designing, deploying, monitoring, maintaining, operating, and repairing production equipment systems as a senior member of the broadcast/post Engineering team. The ideal candidate must be comfortable working in a Production Environment, supporting a team by bringing fresh insights, shared problem-solving, building trust and relationships with users of varying technical skills, and understanding users’ needs/pain points to deliver relevant solutions. This is done in partnership with Producers, Editors, Audio Mixers, Color Grading Technicians, software & systems engineers, production & technology leads, and others.

  • Requires a full understanding of technical facilities, complex broadcast production equipment systems, and computer and data network assets in the Engineering environment.
  • Directly manage all aspects of the Broadcast and Post engineering operations for live and post productions.
  • Serves as the lead technical role on assigned shows and acts as the primary point of contact for issues.
  • Work directly with Engineering Managers to identify technical problems and to develop an action plan outlining their solutions.
  • Communicate potential technical risks to the Engineering Manager & Operations Manager.
  • Assist the Engineering Manager in identifying skills gaps and developing training programs for staff.
  • Build shows from the ground up, including router configuration, signal flow troubleshooting, and working with various technicians to execute solutions for all show requirements.
  • Manage all required preventative and technical maintenance of Films equipment.
  • Direct team members related to the operation of equipment, including setup and breakdown, inventory, and proper use.
  • Ability to rapidly diagnose problems and provide alternative solutions to maintain production deadlines.
  • Ability to comprehend complex concepts and workflows.
  • Participate and contribute to the training and ongoing education of production personnel on operating equipment and systems.
  • The employee must be able to work evenings, weekends, and/or overnight shifts as situations arise.
  • The employee may be required to work a flexible rotating 24/7 shift as needed.
  • 6 or more years of experience maintaining professional Video, Audio, Post Production, and Broadcast systems. Hands-on management and maintenance of Audio, Video, Grading, Graphics, Transcode, Storage, Client and VM systems, network infrastructure, and broadcast systems and software.
  • Strong technical experience and exposure to broadcast television production equipment, including tape, drive, and memory-based video recorders, production switchers, routers, cameras, transmission and encoding equipment
  • Strong knowledge of television systems engineering.
  • Experience in professional Video and Audio system development and deployment using current tools.
  • Will assist in development efforts around new and emerging post-production, media management, and broadcast processes.
  • Collaborate with engineers and operators in designing, developing, and deploying new systems and processes, as far as assisting in road map planning across multiple media systems and environments.
  • Manage post-production system life cycles.
  • Knowledge of data networking
  • Must have proficient computer skills in Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems.
  • Strong understanding of video signals (SD, HD, UHD, HDR, SRT) and compression formats (XDcamHD50, MPEG2/4, XAVC, DNX, ProRes)
  • Windows 11, Windows Server, Linux, macOS
  • NFS, CIFS, SMB file protocols
  • Switches, routers, firewalls, TCP/UDP/IP, DNS
  • Experience with Signiant file acceleration tools
  • Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
  • Strong communication skills
  • Ability to express complex concepts verbally and in written documentation.
  • Ability to work alone or as part of a team.
  • Ability to maintain a high level of professionalism and motivation.
  • Ability to maintain knowledge of technology and industry trends.
  • Team leadership and management experience are a plus.
  • Enterprise Storage Systems (Dell/EMC, Vast, Open Drives, NetApp, etc) a plus
  • Interplay, NEXIS, Media Central Cloud UX, Media Composer
  • Premiere Pro, After Effects, and related tools
  • Experience with Blackmagic Resolve and 3rd-party plugins
  • Familiarity with IRIS QC, TeleStream DivaVantage, and Stanza
  • BA/BS in Engineering, Video Production, Communications, or other related fields
  • 6+ years of experience in Video, Audio, and Post Engineering
  • Ansible Orchestration and Kubernetes Deployments
  • Knowledge of SMPTE 2110 systems
  • To learn more about our comprehensive benefits offerings, please visit: NFL BENEFITS
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