About the position
WLFI TV 18, the CBS, CW affiliate in West Lafayette, IN, is looking for a candidate looking to gain directing and Master Control experience. The ability to run Master control, ingest media into servers, and monitor on air signal output are the main responsibilities. This position may also direct live news casts, and may perform various other tasks during live news broadcasts including audio operation. The candidate will prepare playlist and programs for next day air, and purge content from previous day's logs. He / She must have good communication skills and the ability to react quickly to changes. Ideal Candidates must be extremely detail oriented, have a strong desire to learn, be able to work as part of a team, and be able to work flexible hours. If you are looking for a start in television, this job is for you.
Responsibilities
- Run Master control
- Ingest media into servers
- Monitor on air signal output
- Direct live news casts
- Perform various tasks during live news broadcasts including audio operation
- Prepare playlist and programs for next day air
- Purge content from previous day's logs
Requirements
- Good communication skills
- Ability to react quickly to changes
- Detail oriented
- Strong desire to learn
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work flexible hours
- Knowledge of computers and production equipment
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in Television Directing or Master Control
- Use of Adobe Photoshop and other editing software
- Control room experience
- Experience with non-linear editing systems
- Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite
- Automation knowledge
