Xpression Graphics Operator

Broadcast Management Group•New York, NY

9d•$60,000 - $70,000

About The Position

Broadcast Management Group (BMG) is seeking an on-air Graphics Operator to support daily live and live-to-tape shows at a BMG client’s corporate site in the New York City area. The role oversees production operations for live programming, with primary responsibility for creating graphic elements in the Adobe system before each production—including lower thirds, bugs, charts, and full-screens—and testing each element before it airs. The position also supports control-room and video-operations tasks, production asset management, equipment maintenance, and troubleshooting. It reports to the Executive Producer.

Requirements

Experience building production graphics for live broadcast.
At least 3 years of experience with the Ross Xpression system.
Experience working in a live broadcast environment.
Live production experience in sports, news, and entertainment.
Experience developing graphics for various delivery devices.
Proficiency with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Proficiency with desktop publishing tools, including Photoshop, InDesign, QuarkXPress, After Effects, and Illustrator.
A strong eye for visual design and composition.
Effective time-management skills and the ability to meet deadlines.
Understanding of marketing, production, website design, corporate identity, product packaging, advertisements, and multimedia design.
Experience with computer-aided design.
At least 5 years of relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

Light animation experience.

Responsibilities

Work closely with the Executive Producer, Producers, Technical Director, and Operations Manager.
Create general and production-specific graphics, including charts and graphs.
Track playback during the show.
Maintain the lower third of the television screen during production.
Cue, play, and mix prerecorded sound during production.
Run the teleprompter during production.
Create transcriptions and handle post-production of captions.
Perform light post-production editing using Adobe Premiere.
Assist with control-room ingest for studio content, offload remote field shoots, and execute file transfers.
Support the video operations team through troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and preventative maintenance.
Coordinate footage requests with content groups, retrieve footage from in-house resources, and request footage through external vendors.
Prepare studio assets and operate playback for live studio production.
Assist with server organization and management across multiple storage volumes.
Archive content and object storage, maintaining detailed documentation.
Assist with organization and management of assets, metadata tagging, and troubleshooting.
Check out and maintain inventory of hard drives and SD cards.
Maintain production equipment, including tagging and inventory management, checking gear in and out for projects, and troubleshooting equipment as needed.