Technical Director
On-site · New York City, New York, United States
Job Summary
Technical Director responsible for the management and hands-on operation across a control room, broadcast studio, and on-location productions. Oversees live and live-to-tape multicamera productions, builds production schedules, maintains budgets, and supervises freelance personnel. Serves as the primary technical operator for studio productions, handling technical directing, switcher programming, live production execution, troubleshooting, editing, and field production support as needed. Based in New York City. Must operate Ross Carbonite production switchers and be familiar with the Ross Video ecosystem; configure switcher layouts, memories, macros, and production workflows; ensure seamless coordination with graphics, audio, producers, directors, and engineering teams; support remote productions and hybrid workflows using platforms like Zoom, LiveU, or similar; conduct pre-production testing and QA for broadcasts and streaming events; maintain technical documentation and procedures; provide technical leadership during live broadcasts and act as escalation point for technical issues; evaluate and implement new broadcast technologies and workflows; ensure systems are broadcast-ready and maintain operational excellence across studio facilities.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 5+ years of live television broadcast experience in a Technical Director, Director, Broadcast Engineer, or similar role
- Extensive hands-on experience operating and programming Ross Carbonite production switchers
- Strong familiarity with Ross Video production systems and workflows
- Demonstrated experience building and configuring switcher shows, memories, and macros
- Experience working in a live control room environment with responsibility for on-air execution
- Strong understanding of broadcast signal flow, routing, encoding, streaming, and transmission systems
- Experience with studio and field production operations
- Knowledge of audio, video, intercom, IFB, transmission, and IP-based broadcast technologies
- Exceptional troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to remain calm and make critical decisions in high-pressure, fast-paced live production environments
- Strong communication, leadership, and client-facing skills
- Ability to manage multiple productions and priorities simultaneously
Desired Qualifications
- Ross Carbonite expertise
- live television broadcast leadership
- experience in live control room environments
- team coordination and client-facing communication
- experience with remote production workflows (Zoom, LiveU, similar) may be beneficial
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