KARE-11 is looking for a Broadcast Maintenance Technician with a minimum of 1 to 3 years’ experience that meets the following.
Responsibilities:
Broadcast Maintenance technician at KARE is responsible for the day-to-day hands-on troubleshooting and maintenance of broadcast facility technical equipment. This includes traditional broadcast hardware as well as industry-centric software and content production tools used by KARE. A KARE Maintenance technician responds quickly to provide technical support as needed for news and other content production operations. This position requires a basic understanding of electronics, electrical - mechanical, and information technology with a passion for learning new technology in a fast-paced and challenging news operations environment. Candidate must have strong interpersonal skills.
Job Requirements:
- Understanding of basic television, broadcast, and news operations workflow.
- Proficient with computers, printers, scanners, and windows software.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving ability.
- Must be a self-starter who is able to work efficiently under deadlines and time constraints.
- Takes direction from technical manager for installation and maintenance of all technical equipment. Perform other duties as assigned.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Contributes to maintaining up-to-date technical documentation that accurately represents installed equipment and systems.
- Work in a manner that ensures maximum productivity, quality, and timely completion of assigned projects.
- Able to handle general building and infrastructure repairs.
- Primary first responder for building issues for short term remediation.
- Represents KARE in a positive manner with the public, clients, suppliers, and the community we serve.
- Work with a maintenance helpdesk “ticket” system that describes and assigns needed assistance for all filed issues.
- Interact with all departments throughout the facility and keep stakeholders up to date with assigned maintenance progress.
- Strong communicator who interacts effectively with a diverse staff.
- Assist studio operations staff when needed.
- RF experience and is a plus.
- Computer networking knowledge is a plus.
- The ability to work varying shifts is required.
Position includes benefits and is full time 40 hours/week.
Work Environment: Indoors
Physical Demands: Moderate work
Travel: Rarely: less than 10%
Physical Demands Set: Moderate work: Involves standing, stooping, bending, using force, lifting/pushing up to 50 lbs.
About TEGNA
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. Across platforms, TEGNA tells empowering stories, conducts impactful investigations and delivers innovative marketing solutions. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA is the largest owner of top 4 network affiliates in the top 25 markets among independent station groups, reaching approximately 39 percent of all television households nationwide. TEGNA also owns leading multicast networks True Crime Network and Quest. TEGNA Marketing Solutions (TMS) offers innovative solutions to help businesses reach consumers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion, TEGNA’s OTT advertising service. For more information, visit
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