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WMBB Technical Director I in Panama City, Florida
Position/Title: Technical Director I Job Req #:32067 **Category: News Vacancy Type: Full-Time City: Panama City Closing Date: 7/31/2024
Details: WMBB-TV has an opening for a Technical Director. We are the Nexstar-owned ABC affiliate for the Florida Panhandle, a great news market that provides opportunities to cover a large variety of stories. Our news staff members work together as a team, without newsroom drama. If it sounds too good to be true, it gets better. You get paid to live in a beautiful beach community where hundreds of thousands of people pay to vacation each year. No more shoveling snow. So, what are you waiting for? Check out the job requirements and qualifications, then apply. Hope to hear from you soon.
The Technical Director coordinates the efforts of all technical operators during newscasts and other live and recorded productions.
Nexstar Media Group is Americas largest local television and media company with 197 full power stations (including partner stations) in 115 markets addressing nearly 63% of US television households and a growing digital media operation. Nexstars platform delivers exceptional local content and network programming to inform and entertain viewers, while providing premium, scalable local advertising opportunities for advertisers and brands across all screens and devices.
Experience:
- High school diploma
- Fluency in English
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
- Minimum two years experience in news operations and production (Depending on market size)
- Proficiency with computers, telephones, copiers, scanners, fax machines and other office equipment
- Proficiency with broadcast control equipment
- Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!
It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they are doing!
Requirements:
- Coordinates the efforts of all technical operators during newscasts and other live and recorded productions
- Supervises and assigns duties to workers engaged in technical control and production of programs
- Observes pictures through monitors and directs camera/video staff concerning composition
- Acts as a liaison between engineering and production departments
- Works with the news producers to deliver a clean and high energy newscasts
- Trains camera and CG operators on the proper operation during live broadcasts
- Switches video sources and given direction at the same time during live broadcasts
- Tests equipment to ensure proper operation
- Performs other duties as assigned
*In order to be considered for this position, qualified applicants must click on apply" at the top of the page for complete details on application methods. *