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Nexstar Media Group, Inc. · 3 hours ago

Broadcast Maintenance Engineer

positionCleveland, OH
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid Level
money$39K/yr - $72K/yr
date3+ years exp

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. is a leading media company, and they are seeking a Broadcast Maintenance Engineer to maintain station equipment. The role involves preventive maintenance, installation, and repair of broadcast equipment, as well as assisting the News Department with various systems support.

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Responsibilities

Maintain station equipment through preventive maintenance and repair
Installation, wiring and documentation for broadcast equipment, IT servers, switches, routers
Assist News Dept with support for systems such as BitCentral, ENPS, Ross Xpression
Perform diagnostics and repair of computer systems. Hardware repair or software installs
Operate or assist with transmission of bonded cellular, satellite or RF microwave truck
Have basic understanding of technical drawings and documents
Ability to interface with outside vendors for repairs or upgrades on systems

Qualification

Broadcast equipment troubleshootingIT experienceAudio-video-data test equipmentTechnical drawings understandingAmateur radio operatorFCC licenseSBE/Cisco/Microsoft certificationsCommunication skillsCritical thinking skills

Required

Minimum 3-5 years experience with IT, electronics, television environment or similar
Ability to troubleshoot-repair-operate broadcast equipment including video monitoring, routers, patch panels, fiber, wireless devices, ENG cameras and studio robotic cameras
Use of audio-video-data test equipment such as digital waveform-spectrum analyzer
Demonstrated IT experience with basic server, networking topology and operating systems
Ability to work with management team on design, installation and integration of new equipment
Excellent communication and critical thinking skills, ability to prioritize issues
Good hand dexterity, ability to climb ladders, work in tight spots, lift minimum 50 lbs

Preferred

Amateur radio operator, FCC license, SBE/Cisco/Microsoft certifications all a plus

Company

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

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Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
dateFounded in 2000
location
Irving, Texas, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
http://www.nexstar.tv

H1B Sponsorship

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2023 (3)
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2021 (7)
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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$2.5M
2017-09-06Post Ipo Equity· $2.5M
2003-12-05IPO

Leadership Team

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Bill Sammon
SVP
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Jerry Walsh
Senior Vice President, Local Content Development
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