Engineer (Syracuse, NY)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.Other duties may be assigned.

• The Engineer position assists the Engineering Supervisor with theinstallation, maintenance and repair of all technical equipment for thelocal news channel.

• Responsible for the maintenance and preventative maintenance of allsystems including: automation systems, servers, router, charactergenerators, switchers, VTR’s, ENG field gear, microwavetransmission and receiver equipment.

• Diagnose and repair equipment failures.

• Assist in the installation of new equipment and facilities.

• Be available by pager for on-call responsibilities.

• Project manage, research, specify, price and recommend equipment oroperational solutions on assigned project.

• Required to maintain and order appropriate parts inventory inconsultation with the Engineering Supervisor.

• Minimum technical school training and /or certification on specificequipment required. College degree a plus. A minimum of 2 yearstelevision equipment maintenance experience preferred. SBECertification a plus. Experience with operating and repairing variousstudio and remote newsgathering telecasting equipment, includingcomputer/server based equipment.

• Working knowledge of routers, serial digital switchers, digitaleffects devices, character generator and graphics system equipment.

• Knowledge of microwave, satellite and fiber systems a plus. PCexperience preferred. Operational knowledge of automation software aplus.

• Ability to develop working knowledge of NT/2000 and Unix O.S.

• Must be willing to work unscheduled hours which may include eveningsand weekends. 24/7 on-call duties may be required.

We offer a competitive salary, outstanding benefits and employeediscounts. Visit our web site at www.news10now.com, click on“Contact Us” then “Jobs”, for the desiredposition(s) and a more detailed description and online applicationinstructions. Or mail resume to:

TWC Resume Processing Center
P.O. Box 549233, Suite 70
Waltham, MA 02454

To guarantee consideration you must select the Job # when applyingonline or list it on your resume when sending it by mail.

Resume tapes ONLY (if applicable) should be sent to:

News 10 Now
815 Erie Blvd. East
Syracuse, NY 13210

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