Senior Broadcast & IT Engineer

Austincc; Wabash (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Gray Media's WTHI-TV seeks a hands-on engineering leader to direct broadcast and IT operations. The role partners with the Regional Chief Engineer to maintain, modernize, and future-proof SDI, IT networks, building systems, and vendor relations.

You will support live news production in a Grass Valley environment, oversee a hybrid plant, and guide technical evolution while ensuring daily broadcasts run reliably.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Grass Valley switchers, Evertz, Imagine, Grass Valley Routers, and ENPS.
• Understanding of SDI signal flow, routing, audio distribution, and monitoring systems.
• Experience with VMware virtual environments, Windows server, Active Directory, and system backups.
• Knowledge of VLANs, routing, and network configuration within a broadcast plant.
• On-call availability for evenings, weekends and holidays as needed.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, repair, and optimize studio, control room, and transmission systems.
• Support Grass Valley Kayak HD, production switchers, Chyron, routers, and master control.
• Manage SDI signal flow, routing, monitoring, and conversion across facilities.
• Collaborate with news teams to resolve on-air technical issues quickly.
• Create and maintain clear system documentation and SOPs.
• Oversee IT and networking tasks with regional IT, backups, and security.
• Lead technical initiatives when the Chief Engineer is unavailable.

Skills

Grass Valley Kayak HD

Grass Valley Routers

Chyron graphics

Imagine master control

Wheatstone audio

SDI signal flow

ENPS

VMware

Windows Server

Active Directory

Tools

VMware

Windows Server

Active Directory

Job description

Gray Media's WTHI-TV seeks a hands-on engineering leader to direct broadcast and IT operations. The role partners with the Regional Chief Engineer to maintain, modernize, and future-proof SDI, IT networks, building systems, and vendor relations.

You will support live news production in a Grass Valley environment, oversee a hybrid plant, and guide technical evolution while ensuring daily broadcasts run reliably.