AV Systems Engineer

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Intro to Position

Each day you will work with a cross-functional team of professionals combining business, design, product, user experience and engineering expertise, working relentlessly to push the boundaries of what's possible and paving the road for the future of news and entertainment media.

We are looking for a talented and knowledgeable Image and Video Systems Engineer who is also well versed in Audio. The Candidate will have experience managing video capture, streaming and storage systems, and will be skilled in and passionate about media asset management, server, network and storage infrastructure as well as workflow automation. We are looking for a person who learns fast and can troubleshoot independently. This role interfaces with content creators, content operations and other technology groups extensively. The Content Production Technology department promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.

This is a union represented role covered under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement with N ABET-CWA DMU .

Responsibilities

• Reports to the Manager, Content Solutions Group, Content Production Technology.
• Install, configure, maintain, monitor and manage audio and video production equipment and systems.
• Serve as a technical liaison between internal teams, member stations, and vendors that offer collaborative production technologies
• System-level support for the Content Operations team responsible for Live video streaming, broadcast audio segmentation and video / podcast operational support
• Support for audio and visuals teams utilizing 'craft' editing systems like Adobe Premiere and Protools.
• Enterprise support for production collaboration tools like Lucidlink
• Design, build, and maintain workflows to :
• Encode audio and video into multiple file formats for digital distribution using enterprise level encoding software
• Deliver encoded audio and video content to NPR asset management tools, Archive and publishing systems.
• Collaborate to develop processes and procedures used in the streaming and recording of audio and video on npr.org, member station sites and 3rd party content partners for live breaking news coverage, concerts and other events
• Recommend and implement changes to the overall system and network environments through following an institutionalized change management process
• Assist in the administration of DAVID Systems, NPR's Enterprise Audio production system.
• Document processes, procedures, instructions, and training materials for users and other stakeholders
• Pursue expansion of knowledge and skills in current and emerging production technologies
• Respond to critical system issues as part of a 24x7x365 on-call team.
• Provide regular shared on-call support rotation with other A / V System Engineers

The above duties and responsibilities are not an exhaustive list of required responsibilities, duties and skills. Other duties may be assigned, and this job description can be modified at any time.

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Salary Range : The U.S. based anticipated salary range for this opportunity is $117,968.09 - $125,152.35 plus benefits. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum salaries NPR expects to provide for new hires for the position across all US locations.

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The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum salaries NPR expects to provide for new hires for the position across all US locations.

NPR Pay Range

$117,968.09 — $125,152.35 USD

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