Studio Lighting Operator - Live Broadcast

Versant; Englewood Cliffs (NJ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Versant Lighting Operator role at Englewood Cliffs, NJ supports live and taped productions with hands-on lighting expertise. You will work closely with directors, editors, and engineering to deliver high-quality visual output and maintain lighting systems on-site.

Responsibilities include executing cues, collaborating on blocking and lighting needs, managing consoles, and ensuring safe, reliable operations in a fast-paced studio environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience supporting studio, broadcast, live-event, or comparable production lighting environments.
• Drafting experience with Vectorworks.
• Working knowledge of lighting consoles, fixtures, networks, cue execution, and studio lighting workflows.
• Ability to work full-time on-site in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
• Ability to obtain studio lift certification after hire; training provided internally.

Responsibilities

• Execute lighting cues for live and taped programming, ensuring high-quality visual presentation.
• Collaborate with video shading, directors, production crews, editorial teams, and leadership on show blocking and lighting needs for talent and guests.
• Support lighting design for Englewood Cliffs facility studios and on-site productions.
• Manage lighting console interfaces and maintain documentation of studio positions, cues, and production information.
• Maintain lighting consoles, racks, networks, the lighting shop, and inventory; coordinate with Facilities, Engineering, and Electrical teams to troubleshoot issues and keep operations safe.

Skills

Lighting operations

Vectorworks drafting

Lighting consoles

Collaboration

On-site work

Tools

Vectorworks

Lighting consoles

Job description

Versant Lighting Operator role at Englewood Cliffs, NJ supports live and taped productions with hands-on lighting expertise. You will work closely with directors, editors, and engineering to deliver high-quality visual output and maintain lighting systems on-site.

Responsibilities include executing cues, collaborating on blocking and lighting needs, managing consoles, and ensuring safe, reliable operations in a fast-paced studio environment.