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Nexstar Media Group Assistant Chief Engineer in San Francisco, California
KRON 4 in San Francisco, CA is seeking a Assistant Chief Engineer.
The Assistant Chief Engineer’s main responsibilities are to manage the operations of the day-to-day station technical staff and systems. Candidates must have experience supervising a television broadcast engineering & operations department with a large news operation.
This is a full-time, non-union, exempt position
Candidate must have a strong & proven background in the following areas:
State of the art broadcast equipment, with an emphasis on control room and news gathering equipment and software
Strong experience with PCs, laptops, servers, and networking equipment is required
Experience managing the engineering maintenance staff
Experience overseeing control rooms, studio operations, and associated staff
RF technology including satellite and microwave transmission
Cellular newsgathering equipment
Experience with IP based media workflow is desired
Knowledge of FCC Broadcast rules and regulations
Experience with high-powered solid-state broadcast transmitters is preferred
Experience with managing and maintaining fleet vehicles is preferred
The successful candidate will be a self-starter who pays attention to detail and is a team player. Other key responsibilities, attributes, and characteristics include:
Maintain positive and proactive communication on all technology related issues among all other departments (News, Sales, Production & Promotions)
Assist in effective management of operating and capital budgets
Flexible, but also focused on completing tasks and projects
Must be able to occasionally work weekends, longer hours or varying shifts when necessary to meet production and broadcast emergencies or deadlines.
Knowledge of CAD drawing programs (Visio), editing, (Adobe Premiere) and MS Office Suite preferred
5 years of broadcast TV maintenance preferred
A college degree and SBE Certification are highly desired
Able to cover for the Chief Engineer and IT Manager in their absence
Any and all other duties as assigned
The successful candidate will be a key part of the team, where opinions and collaboration are the norm. Maintaining an atmosphere where people enjoy coming to work will be a key element of both the new Assistant Chief and our team’s success.
Compensation: $100,000+/annually to commensurate with experience and skill level
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across television, streaming and digital platforms, including nearly 300,000 hours of original video content each year. Nexstar owns America’s largest local broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 212 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, America’s fastest-growing national news and entertainment cable network reaching 70 million television homes, popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets, including The Hill and BestReviews, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. In addition to delivering exceptional content and service to our communities, Nexstar provides premium multiplatform and video-on-demand advertising opportunities at scale for businesses and brands seeking to leverage the strong consumer engagement of our compelling content offering. For more information, please visit Nexstar.tv.
EEO Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.