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Paramount Director, Technology Operations & Engineering in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
CBS Philadelphia & Philly 57 has an immediate opening for a Director of Technology, Operations & Engineering. This is a multifaceted position with many responsibilities - technical, financial, operational, contractual, vision, strategy, and people leadership. The position reports to the President & General Manager with a dotted line to the division senior vice president of engineering.
Job description:
Responsible for all day-to-day broadcast & streaming transmissions, including compliance with all regulatory and governmental agencies (FCC, FAA, OSHA, etc.), station asset management, information technology, ENG/DSNG operations, transmission facilities, remote facilities, and building operations.
Responsible for crafting and aligning with all department expense budgets and coordinating the stations capital budget.
Leads all aspects of staff training, employee safety, and quality control for all broadcast & streaming productions.
This position has the ultimate responsibility for the TV technical plant/transmitter and must maintain a proactive role in maintenance to prevent on-air failures of any kind 24/7/365.
Work in concert with the VP of News and VP of Marketing to identify new technologies for innovative, efficient, and ground breaking operations.
Coordinates the maintenance and repairs of the office, studio, transmitter, and telephone systems.
Coordinates and innovates in a new, innovative AR/VR studio, the first of its kind on the East Coast delivering, news, weather, storytelling, and information distinct from the competition
Provide facilities (sometimes on short notice) to support any in-house production efforts.
Lead local engineering, IT, directing, and building maintenance staff.
Own the companys relationship with represented employees and their union agents.
Ensure the contract is fairly applied. Participate in negotiations for contract renewals.
Requirements:
A spirit of innovation.
A yes-mindset. A passion for leading people and encouraging others to be their best.
Deep experience and training in broadcast operational, personnel, and facilities management.
Experienced contemporary knowledge in broadcast, streaming, IT, digital, and automation technologies, including design, integration, maintenance, and project management.
Proven ability to collaborate with inter-departmental colleagues and third parties.
Excellent communication, analytical, design, planning, and management skills.
Shown success in handling represented employees within a large corporate environment.
Six years minimum of broadcast engineering management experience, including studio, RF systems, telecom, and digital mass storage systems or equivalent.
Bachelors degree in engineering/technical area or business or equivalent experience handling local television station broadcast operations and engineering department.
CBS News and Stations, brings together the power of CBS News, 28 owned television stations in 17 major U.S. markets, the CBS News Streaming Network, CBS News Streaming local platforms, local websites and cbsnews.com, under one umbrella. CBS News and Stations is home to the nations #1 news program 60 MINUTES, the CBS News Streaming Network, the first 24/7 digital streaming news network, the award-winning broadcasts CBS MORNINGS, CBS SATURDAY MORNING, the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH ODONNELL, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CBS WEEKEND EVENING NEWS, 48 HOURS and FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN. CBS News and Stations provides news and information for the CBS Television Network, CBSNews.com, CBS News Radio and podcasts, Paramount +, all digital platforms, and the CBS News Streaming Network, the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service that is available free to everyone with access to the internet. The CBS News Streaming Network is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. CBS News streaming services, across national and local, amassed more than 1.01 billion streams in 2021. Launched in November 2014 as CBSN, the CBS News Streaming Network is available on 30 digital platforms and apps, as well as CBSNews.com and Paramount+. The service is available live in 91 countries. CBS News and Stations is dedicated to providing the highest quality journalism under standards it pioneered and continues to set in todays digital age. CBS News earns more prestigious journalism awards than any other broadcast news division.
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