Control Room Operator, On-Call

QVC•West Chester, PA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Working at QVC Group means joining a live social shopping company with incredible teams, ambitious projects and amazing careers. QVC Group, Inc. is a Fortune 500 company with six leading retail brands - QVC®, HSN®, Ballard Designs®, Frontgate®, Garnet Hill® and Grandin Road. Your Opportunity, Your Team As a Control room Operator, you will support QVC and HSN, and will perform the duties of the Assistant Director, Graphics Operator, Audio Board Operator and Camera Operator positions for the live broadcast.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Media, Communications, or directly related field required.
1 year of hands-on experience required - working within control room operations, broadcasting equipment including: audio boards, character generators, servers, and camera robotics required.
Ability to lift and operate handheld camera weighing 26lbs.
Ability to move to different shifts as dictated by the needs of the business.

Nice To Haves

Internship experience, work at a college/university TV station, and volunteer control room work are all great foundations to be successful in this role!

Responsibilities

Take direction from the Line Producer concerning the timing and order of production elements and communicate the direction to the live team at the appropriate time.
Operate video servers, still store, routers and robotic cameras for the live broadcast.
Set up cameras with back stage team according to blocking standards using robotic controls.
Manage video clips and graphics for on air play out.
Operate graphics position for live broadcast.
Operate audio console and associated audio and video servers for live broadcast.
Operate camera for live broadcast. May include jimmy jib, hand held, robotic and specialty cameras.
Elevate production and technical issues
Communicate critical production information to live production team
Assist director of live broadcast