Media Broadcast Technician
About The Position
As a Full-Time Broadcast Technician on the Media Engineering team in Edmonton, you will help support 2 television stations (CityTV and OMNI) and 5 radio stations (SONiC 102.9, KiSS 91.7, ROCK 97.7, ROCK 97.9, Country 93.3). You will maintain broadcast production facilities, local and remote Broadcast tower sites, and transmitters, ensuring broadcasting compliance for broadcasting over the air feeds. Your role involves maintaining, repairing, and installing AM, FM and DTV transmission systems, including microwave and associated subsystems, and supporting all studio and mobile broadcast equipment. You will also assist with radio simulcasts, web encoding, and video/audio editing, support automation systems and file-sharing platforms, and help develop, schedule, and implement preventative maintenance plans. Troubleshooting technical issues and collaborating with production, on-air, and news teams to resolve them is key, as is assessing faults, prioritizing repairs, and recommending solutions. You will assist in researching and implementing new broadcast equipment and systems, and support media-related IT systems, including servers, networks, and applications. This role involves rotating shifts and after-hours on-call duties with occasional travel. Your work will directly support production, programming, and on-air teams in delivering a high-quality viewing and listening experience.
Requirements
- Passion for video/audio production, streaming, and media technology
- Basic knowledge of video and audio transcoding
- Familiarity with compression formats (MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, H.265, J2K)
- Understanding of broadcast and production workflows
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies
- Valid provincial driver's license
- Calm demeanor under challenge with strong customer focus
- Comfortable lifting and handling standard broadcast equipment and working on ladders under 2 meters
- Comfort working flexible hours when required and being on a regular after-hours on-call rotation with other team members.
Nice To Haves
- Experience creating system diagrams (e.g., AutoCAD) is an asset
Responsibilities
- Maintain broadcast production facilities, local and remote Broadcast tower sites, and transmitters
- Ensuring broadcasting compliance for broadcasting over the air feeds
- Maintain, repair and install AM, FM and DTV transmission systems, including microwave and associated subsystems.
- Support all studio and mobile broadcast equipment
- Assist with radio simulcasts, web encoding, and video/audio editing
- Support automation systems and file-sharing platforms
- Help develop, schedule, and implement preventative maintenance plans
- Troubleshoot technical issues and collaborate with production, on air and news teams to resolve them
- Assess faults, prioritize repairs, and recommend solutions
- Assist in researching and implementing new broadcast equipment and systems
- Support media-related IT systems, including servers, networks, and applications
Benefits
- Competitive & flexible health and dental benefits
- Pension plan
- RRSP
- TFSA
- Stock matching programs
- Up to 50% off Rogers Services
- Up to 50% off Blue Jays Tickets
- 25% off TSC items
- 20% discount on all wireless accessories sold in Rogers stores
- Paid time off for volunteering
- Company matching contributions to charities you support
- My Path: self-driven career development program
- Rogers First: priority in applying to internal roles of interest
- Homewood employee & family assistance program
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) & Virtual therapy sessions
- Low or no-cost fitness membership with access to virtual classes
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
