Technical Media Director – Live Broadcast Master Control

Gray Local Media, Inc; Stillwater (OK); On-site; USD 50,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Gray Media's KSWO-TV in Lawton, OK, seeks a Director/Master Control Operator to direct live and pre-recorded broadcasts and manage on-air signals. The role requires coordinating with news and production teams in a fast-paced environment, monitoring logs, and ensuring accurate segmenting of daily programming and commercials.

The ideal candidate will have strong communication, organizational skills, and be able to work early mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

• Ability to prioritize complex tasks and manage time effectively.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Willingness to learn new hardware and software.
• Ability to meet hard deadlines and make split-second decisions.
• Flexibility with assigned scheduling and job assignments.
• Available to work early mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays as scheduled.
• Reliable transportation.
• On-the-job training.

Responsibilities

• Direct live and pre-recorded productions utilizing Ross OverDrive automation software.
• Monitor the station’s on-air signals, transmitter, and FCC logs.
• Segment and ingest daily programming and commercials.
• Direct news casts and cut-ins; coordinate with news staff.
• Maintain studio equipment and fulfill graphic requests.
• Coordinate live shots and write discrepancy reports.
• Ingest and segment programming; maintain logs; perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Task prioritization

Communication

Organizational skills

Willingness to learn

Deadlines/decisions

Flexible schedule

Irregular hours

Reliable transportation

On-the-job training

Job description

Gray Media's KSWO-TV in Lawton, OK, seeks a Director/Master Control Operator to direct live and pre-recorded broadcasts and manage on-air signals. The role requires coordinating with news and production teams in a fast-paced environment, monitoring logs, and ensuring accurate segmenting of daily programming and commercials.

The ideal candidate will have strong communication, organizational skills, and be able to work early mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays.