Broadcast Engineer / Live Broadcast Systems Engineer

All Access Media TV; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

All Access Media TV is seeking a hands-on broadcast engineering expert for fast-paced live production environments. You will provide engineering support for daily live broadcasts, control room operations, and digital streaming workflows to keep on-air operations reliable.

The role requires diagnosing and resolving issues in video, audio, routing, encoding, and network connectivity, plus developing backup and disaster recovery plans, IP-based workflows (NDI, SRT, RTMP), and collaboration with

Qualifications

• 5+ years in broadcast or live streaming engineering.
• Strong control room and multi-camera workflow knowledge.
• Experience with IP-based production, routing, encoding, and streaming.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support for daily live broadcasts, control room operations, and streaming workflows.
• Troubleshoot issues in video, audio, routing, encoding, and network connectivity.
• Develop failover systems, redundancy, and disaster recovery procedures.
• Support automation, production switchers, routers, intercoms, graphics, and related infra.
• Diagnose IP-based broadcast workflows (NDI, SRT, RTMP) issues.
• Document procedures and perform preventative maintenance and audits.
• Provide rapid-response troubleshooting during critical live broadcasts.

Skills

Broadcast engineering

Live streaming infrastructure

Control room experience

IP-based production

Problem solving under live broadcasts

Tools

vMix

Ross

Vizrt

Evertz

Job description

Role Description

We are looking for a hands-on technical expert who thrives in fast-paced live production environments, can troubleshoot issues in real time, and understands what it takes to keep a broadcast operation running reliably.

Key Responsibilities:Provide engineering support for daily live broadcasts, control room operations, and digital streaming workflows.Troubleshoot technical issues involving video, audio, routing, signal flow, encoding, transmission, and network connectivity.Develop and maintain broadcast failover systems, redundancy protocols, and disaster recovery procedures.Identify recurring technical vulnerabilities and implement long-term solutions to improve system reliability.Support broadcast automation, production switchers, routers, intercoms, graphics systems, and related infrastructure.Diagnose and resolve issues involving IP-based broadcast workflows, including NDI, SRT, RTMP, and related technologies.Work closely with producers, directors, technical operators, and network IT teams.Conduct preventative maintenance, system testing, and technical audits.Develop technical documentation, escalation procedures, and incident response plans.Provide rapid-response troubleshooting during critical live broadcasts when needed.

Schedule: Flexible based on production needs, including occasional early mornings or emergency support. Compensation: Competitive, commensurate with experience and scope of engagement.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in broadcast engineering, television production engineering, or live streaming infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of live control room environments and multi-camera broadcast workflows.
• Experience with broadcast video/audio routing, switching, encoding, and streaming technologies.
• Knowledge of IP-based production, network infrastructure, and broadcast signal distribution.
• Demonstrated experience designing or maintaining backup systems, redundancy, and failover workflows.
• Ability to diagnose complex technical problems quickly under live broadcast conditions.
• Familiarity with remote production, cloud-based broadcast tools, and hybrid production environments.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with production and IT teams.
• Preferred Experience:
• Financial news, sports, or other high-volume live television networks.
• 24/7 broadcast operations or mission-critical live production environments.
• SMPTE ST 2110, NDI, SRT, SDI, and IP video workflows.
• Broadcast network security, monitoring, and infrastructure optimization.
• Experience with vMix, Ross, Vizrt, Evertz, or comparable production technologies.