On-Site Live Broadcast Engineer (Nights & Weekends)

GCS Recruitment; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment is seeking an experienced Live Broadcast Engineer to support on-site operations, ensuring broadcast quality, commercial execution, sponsorship fulfillment, and continuity of live programming in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate will monitor feeds, manage playlists, and troubleshoot automation during live broadcasts, while coordinating with operations and production teams to maintain accuracy and professionalism.

Qualifications

• Experience in broadcast master control, transmission, or live media operations.
• Strong QA and real-time troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work under pressure in a live production environment.
• Exceptional attention to detail and multitasking abilities.
• Availability to work nights, weekends, and holidays as required.
• High level of reliability, accountability, and professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Perform quality assurance checks on incoming and outgoing media content to ensure technical and editorial readiness.
• Monitor and maintain the integrity of live video and audio feeds throughout broadcasts.
• Execute commercial breaks and sponsorship elements accurately and on schedule.
• Manage playlists and logs in real time, including adjustments for schedule changes and live-event delays.
• Troubleshoot automation and operational issues during live broadcasts.
• Track sponsorship placements and ensure contractual obligations are met.
• Prepare detailed post-event and exception reports.
• Communicate effectively with operations, engineering, and production teams regarding on-air issues.
• Maintain a high level of accuracy, compliance, and professionalism in a live broadcast environment.

Skills

Live broadcast ops

Quality assurance

Troubleshooting under pressure

Attention to detail

Shift flexibility

Reliability

Tools

Florical

Imagine Communications

Evertz

Harmonic

Pebble

Grass Valley

Ross Video

Job description

Live Broadcast Engineer

We are seeking experienced Live Broadcast Engineer to support on-site live broadcast operations. This role is responsible for ensuring broadcast quality, commercial execution, sponsorship fulfillment, and continuity of live programming in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform quality assurance checks on incoming and outgoing media content to ensure technical and editorial readiness.
• Monitor and maintain the integrity of live video and audio feeds throughout broadcasts.
• Execute commercial breaks and sponsorship elements accurately and on schedule.
• Manage playlists and logs in real time, including adjustments for schedule changes and live-event delays.
• Troubleshoot automation and operational issues during live broadcasts.
• Track sponsorship placements and ensure contractual obligations are met.
• Prepare detailed post-event and exception reports.
• Communicate effectively with operations, engineering, and production teams regarding on-air issues.
• Maintain a high level of accuracy, compliance, and professionalism in a live broadcast environment.

Required Qualifications

• Experience in broadcast master control, transmission, or live media operations.
• Strong quality assurance and real-time troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure in a live production environment.
• Exceptional attention to detail and multitasking abilities.
• Availability to work nights, weekends, and holidays as required.
• High level of reliability, accountability, and professionalism.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting live sports broadcasts.
• Familiarity with broadcast automation systems and playlist management.
• Experience creating operational, compliance, or client-facing reports.

Preferred Technical Experience

Experience with one or more of the following:

• Florical
• Imagine Communications (Harris/ADC)
• Evertz (PowerView, MAGNUM)
• Harmonic
• Pebble
• Grass Valley
• Ross Video

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a dependable broadcast professional who thrives in a live operations environment, can adapt quickly to changing circumstances, and consistently delivers accurate, high-quality results.

GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.