Lead Broadcast Engineer & Student Tech Leader

ProductionHUB; Fisher Park (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Elon University seeks a senior broadcast engineer to lead technical operations for on-campus video productions, coordinating with providers and clients for diverse events. You will direct software and network configurations, plan production days, and manage setup/breakdown of equipment across control rooms, studios, and venues.

You will also mentor student engineers, oversee staffing and training, and partner with campus groups to standardize graphics and automated statistics in broadcasts using

Responsibilities

• Lead technical operations for video productions and broadcasts, including configuration, troubleshooting, and day-of production for live video, IMAG, streaming, and capture.
• Act as engineer-in-charge and coordinate with service providers and clients for a variety of broadcasts, including live sports, student studio shows, and university events.
• Direct software configuration, IT networking basics, PC support, production day planning and troubleshooting, and setup/breakdown of events.
• Occasionally serve as executive producer for high-profile university events.
• Maintain facilities: campuses' control rooms, TV studios, athletic venues, and fiber optic infrastructure.
• Perform OS updates, build and repair audio/video cables/connectors, and provide routine troubleshooting and support.
• Be on-call to aid any technical problems and ensure smooth event execution.
• Lead and manage a team of student broadcast engineers, including staffing, training, onboarding, scheduling, and workflow design.
• Provide training and support to Elon School of Communications production crews, athletes, faculty, and class productions.
• Assist graphics design and implementation using Ross Xpression, collaborating with campus partners.
• Develop technical standards for Elon’s broadcast graphics packages and automate statistics/text in graphics for athletics and campus projects.

Job description

Elon University seeks a senior broadcast engineer to lead technical operations for on-campus video productions, coordinating with providers and clients for diverse events. You will direct software and network configurations, plan production days, and manage setup/breakdown of equipment across control rooms, studios, and venues.

You will also mentor student engineers, oversee staffing and training, and partner with campus groups to standardize graphics and automated statistics in broadcasts using