Regional Broadcast Transmission Engineer — On-Call & Field

iHeartMedia; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 53,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Life insurance

Paid vacation and sick time

Paid company holidays

401K plan

EAP

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

iHeartMedia in Chicago, IL seeks an experienced Broadcast Transmission Engineer to maintain our digital broadcasting systems and related equipment for optimum transmission performance.

You will respond to outages, conduct diagnostics, repair and replace equipment, and support installation and training of software and hardware. Occasional travel to other locations and on-call availability are expected.

Qualifications

• Radio broadcast experience is required.
• Associate degree or higher in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• SBE certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain overall digital broadcasting electronic systems and related equipment for optimum transmission/broadcast performance.
• Maintain traditional radio and digital broadcasting electronic systems and equipment, including RF switchers, transmitters, transceivers, studio consoles and audio gear.
• Respond to outages, malfunctions and related technical problems.
• Perform routine diagnostic testing, repair and replacement of equipment used for radio station broadcasts.
• Assist clients, technicians and service personnel in installation, training and support of software/hardware/third party components.
• Document equipment maintenance, repair and replacements.
• Decide on test equipment, parts and tools needed for maintenance.
• Install, maintain and support desktop computer equipment for internal users and company sites.
• Occasional travel to other iHeartMedia locations for installation or troubleshooting.
• Be on-call 24/7 as required.

Skills

Radio broadcast experience

Technical aptitude

Communication

Education

Associate degree or greater in a technical field

Tools

RF transmitters

Studio consoles

Networking switches

NICs

KVMs

File servers

Workstations

Job description

iHeartMedia in Chicago, IL seeks an experienced Broadcast Transmission Engineer to maintain our digital broadcasting systems and related equipment for optimum transmission performance.

You will respond to outages, conduct diagnostics, repair and replace equipment, and support installation and training of software and hardware. Occasional travel to other locations and on-call availability are expected.