Description
Design, configure, and operate remote and cloud-based broadcast systems for live and recorded productions. Establish and monitor contribution paths via IP, bonded cellular, microwave, or satellite; ensure A/V quality, sync, and reliability; troubleshoot and maintain remote kits; and coordinate with production and transmission teams for compliant, uninterrupted delivery.
- • Engineer REMI/at-home and cloud workflows for live and recorded productions.
- • Configure and remotely operate encoders, decoders, and contribution links (SRT, RIST, RTMP, NDI).
- • Establish IP, bonded cellular, microwave, or satellite paths and validate bandwidth and line-of-sight with field teams.
- • Monitor and adjust audio levels, EQ, and loudness to spec.
- • Collaborate with IT to manage VPNs, firewalls, VLANs, and user access.
- • Maintain and patch broadcast computers, control surfaces, and network gear.
- • Perform routine maintenance, firmware updates, and minor repairs; open and track service tickets.
- • Ensure compliance with CALM, closed captioning, and other regulatory standards.
- • Support shift planning and on-call coverage for remote operations.
- • Calibrate color, brightness, contrast, and sync; perform remote camera shading and CCU control.
- • Track latency, jitter, packet loss, and BER; apply QoS, FEC, and hitless redundancy.
- • Route, switch, and tally sources via routers, multiviewers, and cloud control rooms.
- • Maintain programming, transmission, and event logs per FCC and company policy.
- • QC incoming and outgoing feeds before air and verify timing, slates, and triggers.
- • Select program, backup, and return feeds; manage automatic and manual failover.
- • Configure and test IFB, intercom, and comms panels; verify sidetone and latency.
- • Coordinate RF planning and mic/IFB placement with field crews; mitigate interference.
- • Build, preconfigure, and ship remote production kits; manage images and firmware.
- • Install, integrate, and troubleshoot remote contribution hardware and software.
- • Perform emergency reroutes, spin up backups, or swap codecs to restore service.
- • Schedule recordings and playout in automation; trigger SCTE markers and captions.
- • Edit, transcode, and normalize short playback elements as needed.
- • Create and maintain signal flow diagrams, runbooks, and postmortem reports.
- • Train staff and freelancers on remote tools, workflows, and best practices.
- • Gather technical requirements from clients and translate them into engineering plans.
- • Coordinate satellite/teleport bookings and document uplink/downlink parameters.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
