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Hearst Communications, Inc.

Technical Director

Hearst Communications, Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87101

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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.

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

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

Experience with ENPS, VIZ RT graphics, and Bitcentral video playback will be helpful

Related military experience will be considered

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

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