Media Operator

PBS North Carolina/Research Triangle Park, Hybrid

About PBS North Carolina

At PBS North Carolina, our mission is to provide transformational experiences and trusted content to educate, inform, entertain and inspire the people of North Carolina. Providing free content across our four channels (PBS NC, The Explorer Channel, Rootle – PBS Kids, and The North Carolina Channel) to more than 13.6 million households, PBS North Carolina serves the third largest public media market in the country. Beyond the screen, PBS North Carolina provides education services, teacher trainings, and hands-on community involvement across the state of North Carolina. For more information, visit pbsnc.org and join the conversation by connecting with us at Facebook.com/MyPBSNC, Twitter.com/mypbsnc, and Instagram.com/mypbsnc.

About the Team

PBS North Carolina’s Content division provides North Carolinians with national and local programming and services of the highest quality, using media to educate, inspire, entertain, and express a diversity of perspectives.

Candidate Requirements

Minimum Education, Experience, and Skills

High school diploma or equivalency and one year of experience related to the area of assignment in a broadcast television, radio and emerging media environment; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Required Competencies

Specialized knowledge of techniques, practices, and methods used in the production process of broadcast television, radio and emerging media programs. Working knowledge of the capabilities and use of broadcast television, radio and emerging media elements including technical layouts for audio and/or video.  Ability to select and apply established artistic techniques, tools and talents to produce broadcast television, radio and emerging media programs, in conjunction with working technical knowledge of specialized media equipment. Ability to select and convey standard technical information, and artistic and aesthetic concepts verbally and in writing to team members, management, clients/customers and the public. Ability to independently schedule tasks, resources and materials to complete work assignments. Ability to work independently and utilize judgment in making changes and adjustments.  Ability to participate in team activities and apply specialized knowledge and expertise to achieve desired goals. Ability to take initiative and action that will ensure customer satisfaction in all aspects of operation. Ability to seek out, identify and resolve issues that may negatively impact customer service.

Preferred Education, Experience, and Skills

Post-secondary education preferred. At least two years of direct hands-on experience with analog and digital video and audio duplication, non-linear editing, audio and video file conversion, standard definition and high definition formats, digital broadcast servers, broadcast television production and distribution and media encoding for web distribution and the demonstrated ability to initiate and generate media content of the highest professional quality.