Production Engineer

The Washington Post

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Join the future of news We’re on a mission to deliver riveting storytelling for all of America. At The Washington Post, you’ll help reinvent news. Our work is driven by a deep investigative spirit and enhanced by innovation to bring audiences closer to the stories that matter most. About Our Team The Washington Post is powered by the passion and talent of our people. It takes all of us to reinvent news. Beyond our award-winning Newsroom and Opinions teams, we work across many departments, including Brand & Events, Communications, Customer Care, Engineering & Product, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing & Advertising, Print Operations, and Sales. Why This Role Matters Do you love all things Audio/Visual? Have you led A/V production for live, high-profile events where sound and video quality make the difference in an event being streamed by millions and not seen or heard at all? The Washington Post is looking for a Production Engineer to manage and oversee the production and A/V for our Live Center, used for internal and public-facing events.

Requirements

5-7 years of experience overseeing live A/V production responsibilities.
Understanding of broadcast signal flow, live streaming and encoding.
5+ years of live production experience in a specialized role
2-4 years managing vendor relationships and contracts.
A good working knowledge of current A/V standards and equipment such as HDMI, HDCP, Dolby Atmos, Dante, NewTek Tri-Casters and familiarity with NDI Tools.
Understanding of streaming and recording digital formats.
Experience using Crestron and Evertz Routers.
Strong analytical and proven technical problem-solving skills, along with the ability to convey decision making to senior managers and customers.
Network understanding including but not limited to IP camera technologies.
A natural curiosity to learn about our business and be able to provide insight into new opportunities for innovation and improvement.
The ability to problem-solve in fast paced and high-pressure situations
The ability to work alone and in a collaborative environment.
The flexibility to work evenings and weekends, based on event schedules.
Good communication and time management skills.

Responsibilities

Maintain the control room and auditorium for The Washington Post Live Center, ensuring high quality equipment condition, accessibility, and maintenance scheduling.
Recommend scope and technical capacity requirements for events and determine and implement appropriate production needs per event.
Manage our vendor relationships and contracts as related to external A/V production, manufacturing and installation companies.
Make suggestions and recommendations to increase efficiency and effectiveness within the A/V operations.
Consult and ideate with the event teams and executives for future enhancements for the live event experience.
Operation of Newtek Tricaster switcher and other live video equipment during shows.
Test and ensure preparedness of broadcast systems prior to scheduled studio use.
Fill-in production positions as needed on live events as needed (A1, A2, PTZ Op, V1, V2).
Set up, troubleshoot and operate all Live Center A/V and production equipment with assistance from internal and external crews.