Join the hundreds of talented and innovative team members who are making an impact every day at California Times, incorporating Los Angeles Times and San Diego Union-Tribune, two of the most iconic media brands in the nation. Whether you love to tell compelling stories or want to drive our award-winning powerhouse in new directions, the Los Angeles Times team is the place to be.

Job Description Summary

California Times is looking for an experienced broadcast engineer that has worked in both truck and control room environments. This is a unique opportunity to join an iconic news brand to help drive the ongoing development of L.A. Times Studios productions.

The applicant should have experience in high end broadcast systems and be well versed in quick troubleshooting to keep our production on schedule. The engineer should have a good knowledge of current broadcast systems and have a good understanding of future or next generation broadcast systems.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and repair various broadcast systems


• Must be able to quickly troubleshoot and repair various live to air issues


• Recommend and research next steps in our broadcast goals


• Operate various broadcast systems depending on our show needs


• Design and implement full control room systems or individual systems


• Troubleshoot and quick resolution of live to air issues

Qualifications:

• Broadcast production truck EIC experience


• Understanding of IT management and systems


• Familiarity with our current broadcast systems and possible future upgrades


• Flexibility to act as an “operator” on various broadcast gear


• Understanding of “ZOOM”, “The Switch” and other video transport systems


• Understanding of schematics and other troubleshooting tools


• Familiarity with Patch Bays and Router systems


• Ability to wire and integrate various systems in a truck and control room environment


• Ability and knowledge in various broadcast systems and computer systems environment

• Current broadcast systems the Broadcast Engineer needs to be current on include Grass Valley Kayenne K-Frame, Calrec Audio Board, Pesa and Micron Routing systems, EVS, RTS and Riedel comms systems, Singular and Chyron Graphics systems, Ikegami Cameras

Thank you for your interest in joining our team at the Los Angeles Times!  We look forward to reviewing your application.