WLS-Manager, Broadcast Engineering

Job Description

Job Summary:
Disney Entertainment’s eight-owned ABC stations are multiplatform leaders in local news and information. ABC7/WLS-TV Chicago is the No. 1 local news source and most-watched television station in Chicago. With top-rated daily newscasts spanning decades and the largest social media presence in the market with more than 2.6 million Facebook followers, ABC7 Eyewitness News provides breaking news, investigative reporting, weather, politics, traffic and sports in the multiplatform space to Chicago, the suburbs and northwest Indiana. Named Best News Operation by the Associated Press for four consecutive years, ABC 7 Eyewitness News produces “Chicago Proud,” a series of features that spotlights everyday heroes in and around Chicago.  The station also produces the highest-rated New Year’s Eve special in Chicago, a holiday kickoff special, The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, syndicated to a national audience, as well as the award-winning program series “Our Chicago,” which showcases the city’s diversity and highlights contributions in the Black, Hispanic, Asian, LGBTQ+ communities, among others. ABC 7 is the only Chicago station producing and broadcasting parades representing Chicago’s rich cultural history. In addition to producing town halls focused on current social issues, the station has a long and proud tradition of broadcasting political candidate debates keeping Chicago’s electorate informed. ABC7’s outreach efforts include annual partnerships with the Red Cross for life-saving blood drives, one of the biggest one-day drives in the country and, most recently, spearheading an effort to raise more than $1.5 million for area food pantries. 
ABC7/ WLS-TV in Chicago, IL, has an opening for a collaborative Manager of Broadcast Engineering who will be responsible for the daily maintenance of the broadcast and studio technology, including troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of broadcast systems and technology.
What You Will Do

• Leads a team of NABET maintenance engineers and oversees their various technical projects and broadcast productions.
• Assigns daily tasks to maintenance personnel and provides coaching, feedback, and training.
• Collaborates with the News and Programming departments to meet the needs of various television productions and events.

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