Versant Media · 23 hours ago
Senior Broadcast Engineer
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
2+ years expVersant Media is a leading force in news, sports and entertainment, known for its iconic brands. They are seeking a Senior Broadcast Engineer to ensure seamless on-air productions and support all production systems at their various locations, including troubleshooting technical issues during live broadcasts.
Media and EntertainmentInformation TechnologyBroadcasting
Responsibilities
Act as one of the on-call engineers, addressing technical support requests from studio/control room and production operations
Analyze and troubleshoot complex audio/video workflows and signal flows in SDI and IP 2110 environments
Knowledge and experience with HDSDI/Embedded and discrete audio analog and digital formats, including AES and MADI and others such as AES67, Ravenna and Dante
Maintain broadcast technology systems to ensure reliability throughout the entire production environment
Experience with video production systems and workflows for live and taped programming such as switchers, video routers, encoders/decoders, and studio equipment
Knowledge and related experience with virtualized systems including VMs, Containers and Orchestration
Detailed knowledge of master control technologies, workflows, compression and uplink systems
Strong understanding of digital & signal workflows
Solid understanding of TCP/IP Protocols with knowledge of computer networking and storage infrastructures
Up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies
Client-focused support – Understand and prioritize on-air issues and work with Operations to ensure minimal show disruptions
Document issues and their resolutions and escalate to advanced support teams and management as needed
Ability to work alone as a lead and as part of a team
Qualification
Required
Act as one of the on-call engineers, addressing technical support requests from studio/control room and production operations
Analyze and troubleshoot complex audio/video workflows and signal flows in SDI and IP 2110 environments
Knowledge and experience with HDSDI/Embedded and discrete audio analog and digital formats, including AES and MADI and others such as AES67, Ravenna and Dante
Maintain broadcast technology systems to ensure reliability throughout the entire production environment
Experience with video production systems and workflows for live and taped programming such as switchers, video routers, encoders/decoders, and studio equipment
Knowledge and related experience with virtualized systems including VMs, Containers and Orchestration
Detailed knowledge of master control technologies, workflows, compression and uplink systems
Strong understanding of digital & signal workflows
Solid understanding of TCP/IP Protocols with knowledge of computer networking and storage infrastructures
Up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies
Client-focused support – Understand and prioritize on-air issues and work with Operations to ensure minimal show disruptions
Document issues and their resolutions and escalate to advanced support teams and management as needed
Ability to work alone as a lead and as part of a team
Bachelor's degree in film production, Broadcasting, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field or equivalent work experience
2+ years of recent experience supporting live, television production environments
Must be willing to work rotational shifts evenings, overnights, weekends, holidays with little or no notice
Preferred
Knowledge and experience with Evertz products including control systems such as Magnum, EXE Routers, SDVN, VUE, VIP, and more
Knowledge of SMPTE 2110 standards
Knowledge and experience with SONY Production Switchers, Studio Cameras, and other Studio systems
Knowledge and experience with VizRT, Ross, and Chyron
Experience with Transmission, Fiber, and Encode/Decode Distribution and Transport Systems
Experience with Cloud and VM Based applications and platforms
Ability to read and interpret AutoCAD drawings
Proficiency with AUTOCAD, MS Office Suite, Windows, Linux, Mac OS
Experience with JIRA, Confluence and other project and ticketing systems
Technical enthusiasm and an eagerness to never stop learning
Benefits
Health insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Company
Versant Media
Versant Media is a media company that offers television and digital entertainment services.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2026-01-05IPO
Leadership Team
Steve Arocho
Vice President Corporate Communications
Recent News
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