Broadcast Engineering Technician — On-Call 24/7

iHeartMedia; Clearwater (FL); On-site; USD 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

Life insurance – company provided

Paid vacation and sick time

Paid holidays

Volunteer Spirit day

401K plan

EAP program

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

iHeartMedia in Clearwater, FL seeks an experienced Broadcast Engineering Support Technician to design, deploy, and maintain electronic equipment for optimal transmission and broadcast performance. You will assist clients and fellow technicians, test components, and implement preventative maintenance to support reliable operations.

Requirements include strong communication, independence, 24/7 on-call availability, ability to lift 50 pounds, and 2 years of electronics training with 4 years of

Qualifications

• Excellent written and oral communications.
• Ability to work independently, occasional nights and weekends.
• On-call 24/7 availability.
• Climb ladders and lift up to 50 pounds.
• 2 years technical school or military electronics training; 4 years broadcasting ops experience preferred.
• Valid state driver’s license with clean driving record.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, deploy and maintain electronic equipment for transmission and broadcast performance.
• Assist clients and technicians in installation and support of software/hardware and peripherals.
• Test faulty components to locate defects and diagnose issues.
• Implement planned maintenance and upgrades as preventative measures.
• Align and calibrate RF transmission equipment per specs and FCC rules.
• Maintain data/audio storage integrity and backups.
• Ensure reliable audio automation system operation.
• Maintain internal tools and records of repairs and tests.
• Suggest capital improvements to engineering management.
• Advise on transmitter site facilities maintenance for safe operation.
• Possible after-hours production/deployments and 24/7 on-call response.

Skills

Communication skills

Independent work

On-call availability

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Technical certificate

Electronics training

FCC General Class license (preferred)

Tools

RF alignment tools

Test equipment

Network switches

Job description

iHeartMedia in Clearwater, FL seeks an experienced Broadcast Engineering Support Technician to design, deploy, and maintain electronic equipment for optimal transmission and broadcast performance. You will assist clients and fellow technicians, test components, and implement preventative maintenance to support reliable operations.

Requirements include strong communication, independence, 24/7 on-call availability, ability to lift 50 pounds, and 2 years of electronics training with 4 years of