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Broadcast IT Engineer
Starz Entertainment
Englewood, CO, United States
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As a member of the Starz Broadcast Engineering team, you will be collaboratively responsible for engineering, design, installation, configuration, documentation, troubleshooting and systems maintenance for Post-Production, On-Air Origination, Media Encoding, Quality Control (QC), Disaster Recovery, Electronic Graphics, and all interconnecting data Networks.
Essential Duties:
• Ability to work 4 days/10 hour shift: Friday – Monday 6:00am – 4:00pm
• Evaluate quality of audio, video, transport stream and data Network signals using various test and measurement equipment including waveform monitors, transport stream and data stream analyzers.
• Routinely interact with and troubleshoot systems incorporating Windows, Mac OS X, Unix, Linux and other operating systems.
• Install and integrate new equipment and cabling in all technical areas.
• Assist other Engineering team members with issues pertaining to all technical and operational systems.
• Respond and provide affiliate after-hours hotline phone support.
• Generate reports and provide detailed data to managers to track and improve the reliability of all systems.
• Respond to emergency requests to solve or provide work-around solutions for failed systems.
• Interface with other Starz departments to resolve technical issues.
• Other duties as assigned.
Required Skills:
Required Experience and Skills:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar technical field and/or equivalent experience
• Minimum three years of experience as a hands-on engineer in a broadcast and/or post-production environment
• Minimum two years of experience with building, setup and configuration of Windows, Mac and Linux servers and/or workstations
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team or individually with minimal supervision
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Strong organizational skills and proficiency in establishing priorities with multiple projects under tight deadlines
• Ability to create clear and precise documentation.
Preferred Experience and Skills in three or more of the following areas:
• Strong working knowledge and understanding of Network infrastructure and analysis tools, including Ethernet switches, routers and firewalls and Network analyzers; candidates with Cisco experience and certification(s) and Wireshark experience are preferred
• Working knowledge and understanding of large-scale multichannel broadcast automation systems; Miranda/Grass Valley iTX experience is a plus
• Strong working knowledge of post-production video and audio Mac-based editing systems and software including Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere and Pro Tools
• Strong working knowledge and understanding of Fibre Channel switches and fabric topologies; Brocade experience and/or certification is preferred
• Strong working knowledge and understanding of NAS and SAN storage infrastructure and file systems; including HyperFS, StorNext, and/or GPFS experience
• Working knowledge and understanding of complex media systems and workflows encompassing file ingest, encoding, transcoding and delivery
• Working knowledge and understanding of traditional broadcast engineering standards and equipment including HD/SD digital video/audio servers, signal processors, routers, patch panels, cabling and test equipment
STARZ (www.starz.com), a Lionsgate company (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), is a leading global media and entertainment company that provides premium subscription video programming on domestic U.S. pay television networks and produces and distributes content for worldwide audiences, including its investment in the STARZ PLAY Arabia OTT service.
STARZ is the ultimate destination for obsessable TV, movies and more. Characters who pull you in and stories that stay with you. From bold Original Series to the best movies, whatever you love, STARZ ignites your passions.
STARZ offers a competitive compensation package and an attractive benefits program to all eligible employees including a variety of healthcare plans, dental and vision insurance, 401k, life/disability insurance. Eligible employees will enjoy paid time off in the form of vacation and company holidays.
STARZ is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This means that all applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of gender, age, race, national origin, disability, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, STARZ will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.