Senior Broadcast Engineer

Summary

Join Townsquare Media as a Senior Broadcast Engineer and contribute to the 100% uptime of our radio stations and streaming products across 74 markets. This remote position, open to US residents only, requires managing broadcast equipment, ensuring compliance with engineering and IT practices, and collaborating with various teams and vendors. You will be responsible for studio design, installation, maintenance, and support of broadcast automation and audio systems. The ideal candidate possesses technical training or equivalent experience, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to lift and move equipment. This role offers competitive compensation, a bonus program, and comprehensive benefits.

Requirements

• Technical training school, or two to four years related experience and/or training
• Equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear
• Occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; expansive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts and/or operation of machines (including inspection)
• Use measurement devices; and/or assembly of fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes

Responsibilities

• Manage activities for a goal of 100% uptime of station on-air and streaming products
• Ensure compliance with all Company Engineering and Information Technology practices
• Interface with Senior Vice President, Technology and Senior Vice President of Engineering
• Studio design, planning, construction, and installation of all necessary equipment
• Studio facility relocation as necessary
• Interface with General Contractors, subcontractors, vendors, and company personnel
• Installation, maintenance, and support of Broadcast automation (Zetta/Nexgen) and Audio over IP systems (Wheatstone/Axia)
• Installation, maintenance, and support of Broadcast equipment including, but not limited to, transmitters, microwave analog and IP STLs, processors, codecs, or any other part of the air chain
• Studio phone system installation and support to include SIP and Telos VX
• Practical knowledge of AES67, PTP and timing standards
• Maintain and comply with EAS rules and regulations
• Personal computers, servers, printers, software, maintenance and updating
• Network systems installation, maintenance, and support. Both Unicast and Multicast networks
• Ability/Desire to travel to any or all markets for installations, upgrades, and support
• After hours and weekend work as required
• Performs other related duties as assigned and perform any ancillary duties, consistent with your position, that the Company may, in its sole and subjective discretion, require

Preferred Qualifications

SBE or computer related certification

Benefits

• 3 weeks of PTO (+ 9 paid holidays)
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Casual, high-energy work environment
• Opportunity for upward mobility
• Company provided laptop
• Competitive salary + bonus program
• Company discounts
• Pet Insurance
• Time off for volunteering