Lead Broadcast Engineer

Overview

In this Lead Broadcast Engineer role, you will own the technical quality and delivery of live broadcast operations for a key client. You’ll guide engineering decisions in high-pressure, live environments while communicating clearly with clients. The position combines hands-on technical leadership with coordination of teams to ensure seamless live feeds and rapid fault resolution. Your expertise in SMPTE ST 2110 and related broadcast systems will help shape robust workflows and service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate smooth running and technical quality of live operations
• Own live feeds through technical facilities
• Serve as technical point of reference for clients
• Identify issues and develop solutions
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams before, during, and after events
• Manage Live Event Supervisors, MCR operators and Transmission operators during live operations
• Ensure staffing and knowledge for live events
• Produce incident reports and communicate issues
• Document technical and operational procedures
• Recommend improvements to workflows and service delivery strategies

Key requirements

• Proven broadcast engineering background with management-level experience in live television
• Deep SMPTE ST 2110 knowledge with fault-finding and troubleshooting
• Experience with transmission systems, SCTE and closed captions
• Video encoding and streaming protocols
• Broad knowledge of broadcast technology, TV production, and post-production workflows
• Experience with control systems and Pebble Beach transmission systems
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; able to lead and motivate teams in live environments
• Ability to explain complex technical problems clearly to clients

• communication
• interpersonal skills
• leadership
• SMPTE ST 2110 fault-finding
• transmission systems (SCTE, closed captions)
• video encoding and streaming protocols

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