Broadcast Engineer & IT Tech for Live TV

Gray Media; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

WBTV is seeking a Broadcast Engineer/IT Technician to support reliable live and recorded programming, newsroom operations, and post-production in an automated environment. You will troubleshoot baseband, RF, and IP-based systems while maintaining studio, control room, and ingest/playout workflows.

The role requires at least two years of experience in broadcast engineering or IT and training in transmitter repair, with a strong emphasis on attention to detail, documentation, and a

Qualifications

• At least two years of experience in broadcast engineering or IT.
• On-the-job or formal training in broadcast transmitter repair.
• Strong attention to detail and documentation habits.
• Customer-service mindset and ability to collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Support on-air operations for live and recorded programming across studio, control room, and post-production environments.
• Troubleshoot baseband, RF, and IP-based systems quickly and methodically under deadline pressure.
• Install, maintain, and repair broadcast and post-production equipment, including studio systems, routing, audio, video, editing, and ingest and playout workflows.
• Perform preventive maintenance and document configuration changes to support maximum system uptime.
• Collaborate with News, Production, Creative Services, Engineering, and IT to keep workflows running smoothly.
• Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders, providing status updates and post-incident summaries as needed.

Skills

Broadcast engineering

IT proficiency

Customer-service mindset

Job description

WBTV is seeking a Broadcast Engineer/IT Technician to support reliable live and recorded programming, newsroom operations, and post-production in an automated environment. You will troubleshoot baseband, RF, and IP-based systems while maintaining studio, control room, and ingest/playout workflows.

The role requires at least two years of experience in broadcast engineering or IT and training in transmitter repair, with a strong emphasis on attention to detail, documentation, and a