Senior Broadcast Engineer Job at Gravity Media in Seattle Gravity Media, Seattle, WA, United States, 98127 EMG / Gravity Media deliver an unparalleled range of media services and solutions to clients worldwide utilising outside broadcast trucks, fly-packs and studios spanning the United Kingdom, ROI, Europe, the Middle East, the United States and Australia offering market-leading broadcast, technology, production, and post-production solutions across many of the world’s most-watched live events and entertainment programmes. Our People We have a passion for problem solving and thoughtful innovation and recognise our collective differences play a huge role our success. Our teams are talented, passionate, dedicated, take pride in their work and support each other. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and are dedicated to attracting and developing talent, empowered through an inclusive culture. All suitably qualified applicants will be considered regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, religion, and age. Leadership Behaviours We hold high expectations of our leaders and managers who are responsible for driving the success of our people and the organisation. Our managers give clear communication, lead by example and feed back to foster growth and development of their team members. Management excellence is essential to the company’s success, and effective leadership requires a combination of interpersonal skills, strategic thinking, and a commitment to providing a positive and productive work environment. Commitment to Equality EMG / Gravity Media is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome a diverse range of applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request. About the role Job title: Senior Broadcast Engineer A brief summary The Senior Broadcast Engineer role is responsible for supporting our live studio productions from Riot Games’ Remote Broadcast Center in Seattle. In this role, you will be responsible for executing operations and support of both traditional and IP/2110 broadcast tools to meet production needs. Your expertise is baseband routing, IP and SMPTE 2110 workflows, NDI workflows, Cisco Meraki programming, intercom, audio consoles, Dante networks, Switchers, EVS and graphic systems, will be crucial in delivering high value and exceptional quality for our internal production teams and customers at this facility. Our current workflows leverage both hardware-based infrastructure alongside software defined production tools for flexible technical solutions that push the boundaries of traditional Esports broadcasting to captivate and inspire fans worldwide. What you’ll be responsible for Working with other Engineers to provide studio support for in-studio and remote productions. Working with Evertz Routers to manipulate audio and video signals using broadcast instruments and measurement tools to ensure desired outcome. Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair broadcast/production hardware, systems and servers. Heavy support of software defined broadcast tools and IP protocols as well as NDI networks. This role is for you if Required Qualifications 6+ years of broadcast experience and/or an advanced degree. Experience in Esports broadcasts. Extensive knowledge of switchers, audio consoles, video routers, NDI workflows, EVS systems, intercom systems, Cisco Network and IP protocols, and transmission systems. Operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair complex electronic, computer based, optical and mechanical broadcast systems. Strong understanding of IP networks and 2110 workflows. Strong understanding of NDI system and workflows. Ability to provide constructive feedback around practices, tools and methods related to production, broadcast, and post-production. Experience following engineering best practices within your team, including design reviews, standards implementation, automation reviews, tool improvements, source control management, and testing. Ability to sit, reach outward or above the shoulder, stand, walk, handle with fingers, stand, bend and stoop. Ability to operate a keyboard, view a video display terminal screen, ability to use telephone equipment. Ability to life up to 20 pounds and push or pull up to 25 pounds. Desired Qualifications CCNA level or equivalent experience level. Cross Platform fluency, Familiarity with Lenux Mac and Windows systems, upgrading systems. NDI Knowledge. SMPTE 2110 Knowledge. IP and networking experience (this role is heavy on IP system experience). Encoding and decoding. Ability to work side by side with production. Familiarity with live event production in a broadcast team environment. Knowledge of streaming, OTT technologies, protocols and monitoring. Outstanding technical problem solving and critical thinking skills. Experience working on a team supporting large, interconnected broadcast systems and designing scalable, production-ready architecture. In this management role we’ll be expecting you to: be the first point of contact for your team for any queries, escalations, and feedback; hold regular meetings with each member of your team to align on topics, direction, information sharing, create an opportunity for the team to be heard and sense of community; regularly review workload across the team to ensure efficiency and balance; provide feedback to your team to allow continued growth; ensure new members to your team have a thorough onboarding process including regular review during probation (excludes onboarding provided by HR); actively support the development of your team through action plans; actively manage poor performance; communicate and reinforce key business messages to your team, for example following Manager Meetings, Town Halls, email communications; understand key Company policies/processes and help your team to understand; be responsive to requests for information to colleagues and other departments; ensure your team complete all mandatory training; carry out an annual performance review with each member of your team; take any necessary steps to ensure that individuals are not subjected to harassment, sexual harassment, or bullying; manage day to day spend in line with company objectives, direction and in the

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