Broadcast Media Technician, Dome Production

Summary

Position: Broadcast Media Technician
Job Status: Regular - Full Time
Location:Dome Productions – Toronto
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience

Overview:
Dome Productions is looking for an individual with strong interpersonal skills and is technically minded to support the technical operation of facilities in our broadcast operations centre. In this role you will work with a team that supports virtual ad replacement on live events.

Key Responsibilities:

• Validate that all required resources are in place and operational as required. (Daily fax check)
• Complete the operator checklist for each game
• Work with the location event game camera operator to complete system calibration
• Pre event confirmation that Playlists and Creative are prepared and ready for air
• Coordinate activities with on-site personnel
• Monitor system output to ensure we meet the highest quality standards
• Alert the team leads and supervisor of any technical issues encountered
• Initiate bypass procedure when necessary
• Help troubleshoot any technical issues
• Provide a report to the supervisor at the end of each event
• Oversee galleries and operators and report incidents to the Supervisor on duty
• Work with the Techs to organize and populate monitoring wall
• Monitor off air feeds in the galleries
• Provide instructions to operators as they arrive on the day’s events of their responsibilities
• Give instruction to the operators during calibrations, observe and report issues to supervisors
• Send out outage emails as needed
• Assist with calibrations and net captures
• During game play, continue to observe galleries to ensure operators are continuing to be observant and engages
• Ensure post-game uploads are completed
• Observe, mentor and evaluate operators daily
• Evaluate the performance and effectiveness of each operator daily, providing an end of shift report tracking negative and positive trends in skill and behaviour
• Train operators as needed

Critical Qualifications:

• Good understanding of operating systems and applications
• Ability to work to deadlines and perform under pressure
• Ability to troubleshoot hardware and software issues
• Understanding of live sports and entertainment production process
• Detailed-orientated, multi-tasking, self-directed with the ability to prioritize tasks
• Excellent communication skills, verbal/written

Work Conditions:

• Required to work weekdays, evenings and/or weekends as needed