Live Broadcast Engineer

The E.W. Scripps Company • Clearwater, FL

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Operations Shared Services is seeking a detail-oriented Live Broadcast Engineer to support reliability in a fast-paced, multichannel on-air operations environment. The role helps maintain optimal on-air availability and reliability for live events, working with engineers and master control to ensure broadcasts stay on air and operations run effectively around the clock.

The engineer develops deep knowledge of the operation’s technical architecture and on-air systems, resolves issues to prevent on-air discrepancies, and manages live events from preparation through execution and off-air adjustments. The position also supports training, change control, maintenance procedures, and transmission responsibilities as needed. The role is based onsite in Clearwater, Florida, and requires flexible availability, including overnight shifts, weekends, and holidays, to support 24/7 operations.

Requirements

• Associate degree in a related discipline preferred, or equivalent years of experience.
• Generally 2+ years of experience in a related field preferred.
• Thorough understanding of television production, broadcast engineering operations, and/or news, sports, or entertainment technical production requirements.
• Willingness and availability to work flexible hours, including overnight shifts, weekends, and holidays, to support 24/7 operations.
• Acute attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to prioritize and adapt to changing scenarios.
• Demonstrated record of meeting or exceeding performance expectations.
• Associate degree in a related discipline.
• Generally 2+ years of experience in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with other engineers and master control, and provide guidance on executing master control functions related to live events.
• Coordinate with the master control supervisor to train operators in operational best practices, issue resolution, and live-event recovery.
• Develop a deep knowledge of the operation’s technical architecture and on-air systems.
• Resolve issues quickly and effectively to prevent on-air discrepancies.
• Manage end-to-end execution of live events, including preparation, in-event execution, and off-air adjustments.
• Participate in change control procedures by approving and maintaining awareness of on-air maintenance and managing critical components of maintenance operating procedures.
• Assume transmission responsibilities as needed, including monitoring uplinks, booking, quality-control monitoring, and occasional remotes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree