Promotions Technician

Overview

Job Title: Promotions Tech

Department: Promotions

Reporting to: Regional Promotions Director

Employment Type: Part Time

Location(s): Pittsburgh, PA

Work Arrangement: On-Site (Office and Remote Locations)

Overview:

Audacy Pittsburgh seeks a Promotions Technician for outside field broadcast work. This position is for a versatile utility player capable of performing entry level tasks in the Promotions and Programming departments and maintaining readiness of our branding equipment and vehicle fleet.

This is an evergreen job post, which we refresh approximately every 90 days to maintain an active pool of candidates. While we may not have an immediate opening, we continuously build connections with professionals interested in future opportunities. By submitting your application, you'll become part of our talent community. We will reach out directly to explore the fit. We appreciate your interest and look forward to reviewing your application!

Responsibilities

What You'll Do:

• Maintain readiness of all promotional equipment and station vehicles.

• Develop and maintain organizational procedures for broadcast equipment.

• Engineer and execute live remote broadcasts utilizing IP technology.

• Facilitate, attend, set-up and operate a live performance studio as FOH sound engineer.

• Be the go-to person for remote broadcast vans equipped with generators and pneumatic masts.

• Assist with setup and repair of broadcast gear, sound equipment (mobile audio, video, and transmission equipment), office equipment and furniture.

• Additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

Additional Considerations:

A Promotions Technician for outside field broadcast work is a specialized field engineer who sets up, operates, and maintains mobile audio, video, and transmission equipment on-site for live sports, news, and entertainment events. They are crucial for ensuring high-quality broadcast feeds are transmitted from remote locations back to the central studio.

Key Responsibilities:

Promotions Tech for outside field broadcast work operate in high-pressure, on-location environments, which require distinct duties.

• Equipment Rigging: Unloading, cabling, and configuring mobile OB vans, portable field cameras, satellite uplinks, and communication (comms) gear.

• Signal Management: Controlling and adjusting video and audio signals to ensure optimal strength, clarity, and synchronization during live broadcasting.

• Field Troubleshooting: Diagnosing and repairing hardware and signal faults quickly while on location to prevent dead air.

• De-rigging & Maintenance: Carefully packing up sensitive gear and performing routine maintenance on transmission systems between events.

Qualifications

More About You:

Required & Preferred:

• 21+ years of age.

• Hands-on experience and familiarity with industry-standard production gear are highly valued.

• Must be a self-starter and be responsible to work with little to no supervision.

• Excellent communication skills both written and spoken.

• Must be able to work well in a high-pressure, on-location environment, and have the ability to think "outside the box" to solve issues quickly that may occur.

• A friendly, customer service oriented attitude and a willingness to complete varied tasks in our Engineering/Programming departments.

• Must have a valid driver's license, satisfactory completion of a motor vehicle record check, and, if the position requires use of the applicant's own vehicle, proof of insurance, is required.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit and use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear and smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include a good sense of direction, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Important Notes:

Please be aware that Audacy will never ask you to send money at any point during the hiring process. Communication from legitimate Audacy representatives will only come from email addresses ending in @audacy.com . If you receive any suspicious requests or communications, please verify their authenticity before responding.

About Us

Audacy is a leading audio content and entertainment company. As champions of audio, we connect with people in the moments that matter - delivering trusted local news, passionate sports and your favorite music across 220+ radio stations, premium podcasts, live events and digital experiences that reach more than 200 million listeners every month.

We create compelling content, foster deeply engaged audiences and deliver outcomes that matter for advertisers. Learn more at and join the conversation onLinkedIn ( ,X ( ,Facebook ( andInstagram ( .

EEO

Audacy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Audacy affords equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of their race, color, religion or religious creed, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age (over 40), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Consistent with our commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who need assistance in applying electronically for a position with Audacy, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship. To request a reasonable accommodation for this purpose, please call View phone number on click.appcast.io. Please note that this phone number is to be used solely to request an accommodation with respect to the online application process. Calls for any other reason will not be returned. Reasonable accommodation requests are considered on a case-by-case basis.

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Job Locations USA-PA-Pittsburgh

ID 2026-8323

Category Promotions

Type Part Time Employee