Live News Ingest & Broadcast Editor
CBS News and Stations
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Job summary
CBS News and Stations in San Francisco seeks an Ingest/Transmission Operator and Editor to manage media across transmission methods and edit news content. You will monitor on-air quality, troubleshoot equipment, and prepare programming for broadcast.
Qualifications include a technical degree and 1–2 years in fast-paced TV news, with proficiency in non-linear editing and Grass Valley Edius. Night and weekend shifts may be required.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field preferred.
- 1–2 years of experience in a fast-paced television news environment.
- Experience using non-linear editing systems required.
- Must be detail-oriented, deadline-driven, and able to work with minimal supervision.
- Creative and adaptable team player capable of managing multiple projects.
- Flexibility to work nights, overnights, weekends and holidays.
Responsibilities
- Monitor and manage inbound/outbound media via multiple transmission methods.
- Ensure timely response to breaking news and oversee broadcast delivery.
- Collaborate with team and network staff to support operations.
- Identify and insert broadcast-quality video/audio into news bulletins on short notice.
- Handle media feeds, manage video/audio switching, and operate recording equipment.
- Use servers/monitoring systems to manage media acquisition and delivery.
- Ingest media into servers and prepare files for editing/broadcast.
- Troubleshoot and elevate technical issues as needed.
- Support live studio production and serve internal/external clients.
- Monitor video encoding/decoding systems and troubleshoot transmission paths.
- Develop backup plans for equipment or transmission failures.
- Edit news content using non-linear editing systems.
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Job description
CBS News and Stations in San Francisco seeks an Ingest/Transmission Operator and Editor to manage media across transmission methods and edit news content. You will monitor on-air quality, troubleshoot equipment, and prepare programming for broadcast.
Qualifications include a technical degree and 1–2 years in fast-paced TV news, with proficiency in non-linear editing and Grass Valley Edius. Night and weekend shifts may be required.
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