Technical Director

Hearst•Albuquerque, NM

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Broadcast Technical Director KOAT, the Hearst affiliate in Albuquerque, NM, has an opening for an experienced Technical Director for our station's live newscasts and Master control operations. Technical Directors have knowledge of broadcast operations and production activities. You will work in the studio, running the robotic cameras and setting up for live broadcast. You will work in the Master Control overseeing the playlist, ingesting and checking promotion videos and commercial and network content, and dialing in live shots. You will report to the News Production Manager. Value in Action At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization that fosters collaboration and open communication, ensuring that the content we create is authentic, accurate and connected to the communities we serve. Benefits Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible, and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits. Medical | Dental | Vision 401(k) matching Emotional Wellness Support Paid Time Off Paid Parental Leave LGBTQ+ Health Services Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs

Requirements

Previous experience working as a technical director at a commercial television station
Experience operating several broadcast pieces of equipment
Can deal with the stresses and pressures of time-sensitive newscast production
Must be willing to work mornings and provide backup on holidays and vacations
Must have reliable transportation
Experience with television master control operations

Nice To Haves

Experience with ENPS, VIZ RT graphics, and Bitcentral video playback will be helpful
Related military experience will be considered

Responsibilities

Running the robotic cameras during the newscast
Oversee the setup of the studio prior to the newscast
Provide creative input and will work with the newscast producer and production crew
Responsible for a clean technical execution of the look of the newscast
Run day-to-day operations in Master Control
Responsible for running breaks during network broadcasts