IT Engineer - Kcbd

Gray Media • Lubbock, TX

21h • Onsite

About The Position

KCBD NewsChannel 11 is the NBC affiliate in Lubbock, Texas, and the dominant #1 station in the market. KCBD is the number one news station in the area and a great place to work; professional with a family environment. We operate 30 channels, including KCBD, KJTV, KXTQ, KLCW, and KMYL. This position involves troubleshooting, maintaining, and installing studio and editing equipment, as well as installing and maintaining computer equipment. It is primarily a Monday-Friday position, but occasional weekend and night shifts will be necessary, and there is a weekly on-call rotation. All engineering staff are on call 24/7 in case of an emergency.

Requirements

• Must have knowledge of the engineering aspects of the technical facility, including studio support, post editing systems, field production support, and transmission of live / Vmix / OBS events and programs.
• Must be able to install and remove rack equipment weighing 25-50 pounds with the help of another employee.

Nice To Haves

• Tanium experience is a plus.
• A good knowledge of VMware is a plus.
• Have working knowledge of the latest operating systems software, including automation, server, and desktop operating systems. Linux is a plus.
• A degree in IT/Broadcast engineering or a related field/experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshooting, maintaining, and installing studio and editing equipment.
• Installing and maintaining computer equipment.
• Have good People Skills to work with the other Departments and personnel, along with the ability to fix any issue on the fly.
• Install and configure computer hardware, operating systems, and applications within the station.
• Ensures compliance with applicable regulations and communication with departments regarding those regulations.
• Assist in the implementation of Capital Projects.
• Integration, maintenance, and operation of new and current equipment, including towers, transmitters, microwave, satellite, IT, and tenant installations.
• Must be able to install and remove rack equipment weighing 25-50 pounds with the help of another employee.

Benefits

• Gray Media provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.
• In addition to federal law requirements, Gray Media complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
• This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
• Gray Media expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
• Improper interference with the ability of Gray’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees