Job Opening
Join the team at Current.
Current Media is the fastest growing cable network in history. Our Emmy-award-winning team delivers in-depth exploration of the world's most important and entertaining stories to an engaged and interactive audience on-air and online. We are committed to providing our influential adult audience relevant content with the most integrated and immersive multi-platform experience possible.
Current Media has smart, dedicated teams in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Europe, and is now viewed in more than 70 million homes worldwide.
- Department
- Current Technology Group - Engineering
- Position
- Director, Broadcast Engineering
- Location
- San Francisco
- Description
- The Director of Broadcast Engineering is a department head, responsible for managing a global team of Broadcast Engineers, overseeing their maintenance, problem-solving, and special project activities. We’re not just looking for a Chief Engineer, we need a business owner who can report to executives and organize and lead a team.
- Responsibilities
- Instill proper organizational and engineering procedures in the group, write up and enforce SOP’s
- Lend engineering expertise to thorny problems
- Oversee project management of special projects, either directly or through delegation to project leads
- Approve spending of certain budget line items, and reconcile spending to a budget
- Communicate team progress to senior management
- Guide and build the talents and careers of those who report to you
- Take an active role in defining our broadcast technology architecture for the future
- Skills
- Brilliant organizational skills and strategies
- Excellent written communication skills
- Team leadership experience
- Extensive background in broadcast engineering, including IT-based systems in the following areas:
-Studios (sets and greenscreen stages, with live and non live digital workflows
-Field Gear, particularly for backpack-style small units
-Post Production, focusing on Final Cut Studio, AfterEffects, and Pro Tools
-Playout and Automation systems- Experience with Macintosh and/or file-based facilities a plus
- If you're looking for a rewarding opportunity, a great work environment, and the chance to earn a competitive salary and good benefits, please email your resume, cover letter and salary history to broadcastengineerjob@current.com. Please include 'Director, Broadcast Engineering' in the subject line of your email.
- We are an equal opportunity employer. We adhere to a policy of making employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age or disability. We assure you that your opportunity for employment with our Company depends solely on your qualifications.
- Principals only please. Recruiters and agencies, please do not contact Current's hiring team. Please do not contact Current's hiring team regarding other services, products or commercial interests.
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