Broadcast Specialist

General Statement of Job

The Broadcast Specialist maintains the technical operations of the University’s TV and radio stations equipment and facilities, as well as maintains campus wiring needs by performing the following duties.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Duties:

• Repairs, inspects, cleans, and installs equipment.
• Performs weekly inspections of transmitters.
• Reviews and maintains files of the FCC rules and regulations.
• Oversees network feeds for all stations.
• Helps with special projects and events.
• Assists with remote location productions.
• Maintains all scoreboard and video board functions.
• Sets up, tests, and maintains all broadcast equipment for streaming all football and basketball home games along with other campus events as needed.
• Provides technical support during football and basketball home games.
• Communicates with the MIAA as the primary in-game contact during football and basketball seasons.
• Provides timely support if TV or radio broadcast goes down including outside of normal business hours.
• Assists in solving campus technical problems as needed.
• Aids in evaluating, specifying, and ordering new electronic equipment and accessories.
• Provides campus support for the cable system in dorm rooms.
• Installs, configures, troubleshoots, and maintains network peripherals for all of campus (this includes but is not limited to network drops, security cameras, access points).
• Installs various types of cable, including copper data cable, copper telephony cable, and cable TV, CC Camera cable.
• Terminates cables to correct technical specification.
• Terminates RJ-11 and RJ45 modular cable interface.
• Terminates RG-6 and RG-59 COAX cable interface.
• Identifies network and telephony equipment.
• Installs wire molding and cable termination boxes.
• Installs all wall-mounted TVs, monitors, PCs, and related technology across campus.
• Communicates with technical support as needed.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Education, Experience, and Licenses

Two plus years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

FCC First Class or General Broadcast License preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Requires the ability to prepare and/or process purchase orders.
• Requires the ability to make recommendations that impact the budget.
• Requires the ability to use small office equipment, including copy machines or multi-line telephone systems.
• Requires the ability to use computers for word processing and/or accounting purposes.
• Requires the ability to use or repair small/light equipment.
• Requires the ability to use or repair medium equipment and machinery.
• Requires the ability to repair, develop, or install telecommunications systems.
• Requires the ability to supervise employees developing, installing, or repairing technology systems.
• Requires the ability to use computers for data entry.
• Requires working knowledge and ability to use heavy machinery such as scissor lifts and boom lifts.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel (including the use of a computer keyboard); and talk or hear (including the use of a telephone). The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 70 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

NOTICE: The above job profile does not include all essential and nonessential duties of this job. All employees with disabilities are encouraged to contact Human Resources to review and discuss the essential and nonessential functions of the job. An employee with a disability can evaluate the job in greater detail to determine if she/he can safely perform the essential function of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.