Broadcast IT Engineer: On-Air Systems & Networks

Gray Media, Inc.; Keown Station (PA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

KAIT, Gray Media’s ABC, NBC, and CW affiliate in Jonesboro, AR, has an immediate opening for an IT/Broadcast Engineer. The IT/Broadcast Engineer supports the reliability, security, and performance of both broadcast/production systems and core IT infrastructure.

This role partners with other team members to keep on-air, streaming, and facility technology running smoothly, including studio control rooms, RF/transport, automation, editing systems, and networked IT services.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting broadcast engineering, production technology, or IT/network environments.
• Hands-on troubleshooting skills with baseband and IP-based systems.
• Working knowledge of Windows administration and endpoint support.
• Familiarity with networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, routing concepts).

Responsibilities

• Maintain and troubleshoot broadcast plant systems, including master control, studio/control room, routing/switching, intercom, audio, and monitoring.
• Support news and production workflows (newsroom editing, media asset management, ingest/playout, automation).
• Administer and troubleshoot IP networks supporting broadcast systems (switching, VLANs, QoS, multicast, PTP, where applicable).
• Provide support for IT systems: Windows, Linux, macOS endpoints, basic server services, authentication, backups, patching, and endpoint security.
• Manage vendor relationships, service tickets, preventative maintenance, and documentation (rack diagrams, signal flows, IP schemas).
• Participate in engineering projects: equipment installs, upgrades, cutovers, and testing; develop operating and recovery procedures.
• Maintain facility and work with 3rd parties to keep building systems operational.
• Ensure compliance with engineering, security, and safety standards; support after-hours as required.
• Other duties as assigned.
• All engineering staff are on call 24/7 in case of an emergency.

Skills

Broadcast engineering

IP networking

Windows administration

Linux administration

Team communication

Job description

KAIT, Gray Media’s ABC, NBC, and CW affiliate in Jonesboro, AR, has an immediate opening for an IT/Broadcast Engineer. The IT/Broadcast Engineer supports the reliability, security, and performance of both broadcast/production systems and core IT infrastructure.

This role partners with other team members to keep on-air, streaming, and facility technology running smoothly, including studio control rooms, RF/transport, automation, editing systems, and networked IT services.