Senior Manager, Master Control

The E.W. Scripps Company•Indianapolis, IN

36d•Onsite

About The Position

Are you a visionary leader ready to oversee the heartbeat of broadcast operations? As Master Control Hub Manager, you'll be responsible for the overall vision, mission, and service delivery of our master control operation while leading a team of skilled operators. This role offers the opportunity to shape operational excellence, ensure flawless signal delivery, and create an environment where both your team and internal customers thrive. If you're passionate about broadcast technology and team leadership, this is your chance to make a significant impact.

Requirements

BS/BA in related discipline or equivalent years of experience preferred
Generally, 7+ years of experience in related field preferred
Prior managerial experience preferred
Understand a centralized, remotely controlled (HUB) environment is required
Expert knowledge of all functions and responsibilities of television master control
Understand transmitter parameters and FCC requirements
Working knowledge of the departments within a television station
Sound judgment, with business implications in mind
Must be able to perform under exact deadlines

Responsibilities

Responsible for master control operations including program monitoring and logs, signal monitoring, quality assurance checks and discrepancy reporting.
Foster an environment that ensures all of our internal customers have a consistent experience.
Motivate and manage a staff of professional, master control operators.
Forecasting and monitor of capital, expense, repair and maintenance budgets in conjunction with the hub assistant manager and related departments.
Oversee the evaluation of equipment prior to purchase.
Oversee the implementation of a WAN outage, or other technical trouble recovery procedure for each station. Once created, schedule, track, and execute the recovery procedure.
Communicate professionally with individuals within and outside of the master control hub: communicate on a frequent basis with all other departments.
Maintain good personnel labor relations.
Identify training needs, motivate and develop staff to meet the on-going and future needs of the master control hub.
Communicate with top level management.
Perform management and supervisory duties associated with master control team including staffing, onboarding, training, expectation setting, work assignments, scheduling, performance management, coaching and development, enforcing policies and monitoring work flow.
Train and prepare the master control hub assistant manager to perform some essential duties when the hub manager is not available.
Works with the hub assistant manager to quickly investigate, resolve and report results to all parties concerned for escalated on-air issues.