The Department of Communications in the School of Arts, Culture and Society at Messiah University currently has an opening for a Broadcast Engineer (film and production studio).

Responsibilities:  This is a full-time, 10-month position manages Messiah University’s film and television production studio and provides support for course-related and on-campus media center productions. The facility includes a broadcast production control room that supports HD operations, a studio with a full lighting system, a Foley Studio audio production suite and an equipment room supporting the various environments and systems. The equipment included in the broadcast facility generally consists of small versions of professional gear and the overall design of the production control room allows a live broadcast production such as a newscast. To this end, the studio is equipped with three cameras, a 12-input production switcher, a digital audio mixer, a CG, a small video server, teleprompter, intercom and other supporting gear typically used in live productions. Cinema-specific equipment includes various levels of DSLR and video cameras, as well as mounting and lighting rigs. In addition, this position provides oversight for a video editing lab including 12 Macs and three final editing bays.

Qualifications: It is preferred that the candidate holds a related bachelor’s degree and at least two years of experience in the field. Candidates without a Bachelor’s Degree will be considered.

Skills and Characteristics: Technical expertise with cable TV, closed circuit TV systems, design, installation and repair; the ability to communicate successfully with production faculty, students, and offices across campus; working knowledge of the configuration and maintenance of digital broadcast systems including, but not limited to:

• Video routers
• Core infrastructure products (reference systems, distribution and processing [Modular] gear)
• Studio cameras
• Digital audio mixer
• Video production switchers
• Intercoms
• Studio lighting

The ability to understand and troubleshoot audio/video signal flows, using detailed system functional drawings; working knowledge of Windows and Mac Operating Systems, including setup of network configurations within the OS; working knowledge of the following systems is desirable:

• RTS Intercoms, including AZEdit configuration software
• ETC Lighting consoles
• Ross family of products (NK Series Router, Dashboard configuration software, Xpression CG, Crossover switcher)
• Yamaha Audio Mixers
• JVC cameras

Applications: Application materials will be reviewed upon receipt and will be accepted until the position is filled. All materials must be submitted electronically using this link: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/22321.  

Messiah University is a Christian university of the liberal and applied arts and sciences. The University is committed to an embracing evangelical spirit rooted in the Anabaptist, Pietist and Wesleyan traditions of the Christian Church. Our mission is to educate men and women toward maturity of intellect, character and Christian faith in preparation for lives of service, leadership and reconciliation in church and society.

Messiah University’s commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence draws inspiration from its mission “to educate men and women toward maturity of intellect, character and Christian faith in preparation for lives of service, leadership and reconciliation in church and society.” The university has pursued this vision through a strategic planning process that encourages diversity through employee and student composition, campus climate, and an educational program that enables educators and students to embrace diversity. Candidates should clearly articulate why diversity and cultural intelligence matter to them as persons of faith as well as in their profession. Candidates will speak to how as a potential employee, they will contribute to the advancement of this vision through their position.

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