Master Control Technician

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Fox TV Stations

FOX Television Stations owns and operates 29 full power broadcast television stations in the U.S. These include stations located in 14 of the top 15 largest designated market areas, or DMAs, and duopolies in 11 DMAs, including the three largest DMAs (New York, Los Angeles and Chicago). Of these stations, 18 are affiliated with the FOX Network. In addition to distributing sports, entertainment and syndicated content, our television stations collectively produce approximately 1,200 hours of local news every week. These stations leverage viewer, distributor and advertiser demand for the FOX Network’s national content.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Master Control Technician is responsible for operating the iTX Master Control automation system. This includes ingesting material into the system, overseeing the system while on air, and ensuring the quality of the system’s output to air for the Duopoly.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES • Manually switch video sources on air during high-value live programming events • Segment and prep video content for air for FOX Stations Group according to format sheets and recording schedules. • Ingest commercial content and program feeds from satellite, fiber, and in-house production. • Work closely with other departments to facilitate their needs and interactions with Master Control. • Check logs/playlist for timing errors and make corrections. • Create and manage record schedules and confirm all program and commercial content needed for the Stations Group and our Duopoly are properly prepped sent to the stations and ready for air. • Monitor the quality of the on-air product, minimize errors, and ensure compliance with FCC regulations. • Basic software and equipment troubleshooting and repair. • Expect varied shifts, vacation coverage, overtime, weekend and holiday scheduling. • Performs other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit, use hands, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or climb. The employee must be able to lift up to 50 pounds

QUALIFICATIONS The ideal candidate for this position will have previous master control experience of a Duopoly and understand the demands of the television station environment. They need to be a detail-oriented self-starter who is able to manage their work load with minimal supervision. They need excellent oral and written communication skills and to be able to perform well under pressure with high stakes deadlines. ESSENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES • Master control playout automation (Grass Valley iTX, Evertz Mediator-X, etc.) • Satellite automation software (Florical, Compusat, etc) • Confidence monitoring solutions (Vela Encompass, Volicon, Qligent, etc) • FCC regulations (Emergency Alert System, closed captioning requirements, CALM Act, etc) • DASDEC EAS platform • File-based video production and content workflows • Microsoft Office EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required Bachelor’s degree from a college or university preferred Valid CTO (certified television operator) certification from the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) is a plus Five (5) years of master control experience, ideally in a top 20 market television station.