Broadcast Transmission Operations Engineer

LTN
Liberty, MO

LTN is hiring a Broadcast Transmission Operations Engineer that will play an integral part in delivering high quality IP broadcasts of live sports and entertainment at scale. Working days/hours can vary and are centered around live-broadcast schedules. You will work out of LTN's state of the art control rooms in our facility located in Liberty, Missouri. Relocation assistance can be provided.


Job Overview:

  • Primarily responsible for supporting IP-based transmission technology used to broadcast live events (mostly professional/collegiate sports games). 

  • Comprehensively manage several aspects of live event technical operations, ensuring seamless transmission and high-quality output for LTN’s partners and consumers. 

  • This role will work in a fast paced live production environment out of LTN’s facility in Liberty, MO.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Oversee the transmission of live events and ensure that end-to-end transport, audio, video, graphics, and other elements are synchronized.

  • Perform checks in tandem with internal/external partners, before, during, and after live event broadcasts to ensure tools are functioning properly and to manage ingress and egress signals. 

  • Assist in making sure video, audio, formats, framerates, and other factors are configured correctly for distribution. 

  • Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues. Coordinate across teams and recover on-air signals in a short duration to avoid even 1 second of downtime.

  • Assist in the setup and configuration of encoders, decoders, transcoders, and captioners for live events. Including Remi / Direct Contribution and Master Control productions with both internal and external partners.

  • Monitor signals for quality control, making adjustments to maintain the highest quality delivery.

  • Provide real-time support to production teams to address last-minute changes or technical adjustments during live events.

  • Maintain support documentation and logs related to workflow tools, equipment, and technical operations.


Skills/Experience Needed:

  • 1-5 years of experience related to providing technical support for live broadcasts or streams (audio and video). Collegiate experience is acceptable. 

  • Genuine interest in learning LTN’s proprietary technology and ability to stay positive in high pressure situations.

  • Ability to work a flexible schedule (40 hrs/week, but days and hours can change).


Desired Experience (not required):

  • Basic knowledge of networking (routers, switches, IP networking), broadcast technologies (RTMP, IPTS, SRT, AWS Elemental), broadcast equipment (encoders, decoders, switchers, etc).


*LTN is committed to a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.