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Title: Broadcast Engineer

Position Type: Staff Full-Time

Days Per Week: Monday-Friday, Weeknights and weekends occasionally required - options are available to flex time to compensate

Hours Per Week: 40

VP Area: Finance and Administration

Department: Information Technology

Location: Elon Main Campus

Position Summary

The Broadcast Engineer assists with broadcast engineering operations and efforts. This position acts as the engineer-in-charge to support technical operations for video production and broadcasts, conducts routine maintenance for facilities, and supervises a team of Student Broadcast Engineers (student staff). This position works in close partnership with campus departments, including the School of Communications, Athletics, Event Technology Services, and Cultural and Special Programs. They provide training to student production crews and faculty on campus. They also assist in the integration and troubleshooting of our broadcast graphics packages.

Benefits of Working at Elon

As an Elon University employee, you’ll join an internationally acclaimed university with a commitment to fostering a thriving community. Ranked among the most innovative, creative and best-run universities in the nation, Elon’s personal approach to education extends to employees, whose growth, professional development and success is a hallmark of our training and advancement opportunities.

Elon University’s home is the charming town of Elon, North Carolina, a small, friendly community located a short distance from the beach and the mountains, and among the vibrant cities of Greensboro, Raleigh and Durham. In addition to the beautiful canopy of historic oak trees iconic to our campus, you’ll find boundless opportunities for family-friendly recreation, cultural events and outdoor activities. Hiking, water sports, fine dining and entertainment are just a few of the many happenings in the Elon area, making the region one of the nation’s premier travel destinations.

Employees at Elon enjoy a generous and comprehensive benefits package that includes:

28 annual days off, including holidays and vacation.

Immediate tuition remission for undergraduate courses

Tuition remission for approved graduate-level courses after 12 months of employment.

Retirement plan with an 8 percent contribution from the university.

Immediate eligibility for health, dental and vision insurance, along with free acute care and lab services at our onsite Health & Wellness Clinic.

Free use of campus fitness facilities.

Free admission to musical and theater performances, guest speakers, religious and ethnic observances, recitals, art exhibitions, entertainment and our Division I Phoenix athletics.

Eligibility for tuition remission at Elon for spouses, qualifying domestic partners and dependents begins at two years of service. After two years of employment, eligibility begins for participation in the Tuition Exchange, a national scholarship exchange program that enables dependents to enroll in nationally recognized partner colleges and universities.

Elon values and celebrates the diverse backgrounds, cultures, experiences and perspectives of our community members. As an equal opportunity employer, Elon’s principles of diversity extend to race and gender identity, age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and other aspects of one’s identity. At Elon, our employees respect human differences, passion for lifelong learning, emphasis on personal integrity and an ethic of service.

Minimum Required Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree required. Requires three years of relevant work experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and professional experience.

Preferred Education and Experience

Preferred educational background in broadcast engineering, video production, broadcast/communications technology, electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or related field

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Required

Knowledge of control room production technologies and processes.
Understanding of computer networking and troubleshooting.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions and deal with abstract and concrete variables.
Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with faculty, students, staff, and external constituents of the university.
Expert troubleshooting skills and testing methodologies.
Ability to maintain professional composure during time sensitive troubleshooting.
Be competent in the use of Microsoft Office 365, specifically Word, Excel, OneDrive, and Outlook.

Preferred

Experience with Ross products (Carbonite, Xpression, Dashboard, Inception).
Experience with Yamaha Digital Consoles and/or Dante Audio.
Experience in managing and teaching students.
Experience with Evertz Dreamcatcher Instant Replay
Experience in graphic design, specifically as it relates to broadcast text and statistics integration.
Experience working in a university environment.
Knowledge in how to fabricate and repair common cables and connectors (BNC, XLR, RJ45).
Experience in troubleshooting single-mode fiber for video signal.

Job Duties

• Lead technical operations for video productions and broadcasts, including configuration, technical troubleshooting, and day-of production for live video, IMAG, streaming, and capture.
  • Acting as the engineer-in-charge and coordinate with service providers and clients for a variety of broadcasts, including live sports broadcasts, student studio shows, and university events.
  • Directing support includes software configuration, basic IT networking skills, PC support, production day planning and troubleshooting, set-up and breakdown of events, and ensuring proper equipment usage.
  • Occasionally serving as the executive producer for high-profile university events.
  • Average breakdown of types of events: Athletics (70%), Studio Shows (20%), University Events (10%).
• Provide routine maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, installation, and support of Elon University’s video production facilities and equipment. Locations include all control rooms, TV studios, and athletic venues.
  • Upkeep of fiber optic infrastructure
  • Performing regular updates of operating systems
  • Creating and repairing audio and video cables/connectors
  • Performing regular troubleshooting and support
  • Being available and on-call to aid any technical problems
• Lead and manage a team of student broadcast engineers who support any of Elon’s broadcasts. Includes being in charge of all staffing, training/development, onboarding, and scheduling. Also requires designing internal workflow and communication processes to involve students in ongoing projects within the team and creating opportunities for professional development.
• Provide training and support to the School of Communications’ production crews, Elon Sports Vision students, faculty, and class productions. Training efforts are focused on ensuring the safe and effective use of broadcast equipment.
• Assists the Elon Sports Vision producer and the Chief Engineer in graphics design and implementation using Ross Xpression software and hardware, in conjunction with campus partners.
  • Developing technical standards for Elon’s broadcast graphics packages
  • Implementing automated statistics and customizable text into graphics packages for athletics, Elon News Network, and other projects
  • This position also serves as a contact and resource for broadcast graphics (Xpression) training to students, faculty, and staff on campus.
• Inclusive Community Building Community is foundational to Elon and a shared responsibility within our residential campus. All who work at Elon should demonstrate an understanding of and engagement with Elon’s foundational commitment to relationships, mentoring and collaboration in a close-knit residential community. We embrace the shared responsibility to foster inclusive excellence within a strong residential community. Accordingly, employees are expected to join together and build connections in activities that foster an active and engaged campus environment and engage in professional development to support the shared responsibility of enriching diversity, equity, and inclusion through meaningful relationships and mentoring at Elon. Employees are encouraged to, for example, attend or participate in campus activities such as College Coffee, Numen Lumen, campus cultural events, athletic events, continuing education, professional development opportunities and trainings, employee resource groups and other university-sponsored activities to demonstrate an active commitment to the Elon community.