Broadcast​/It Engineer - Wsfa

Job Summary

Help shape the future of broadcasting at WSFA, Central Alabama’s trusted news leader. From breaking news and severe weather to live sports and streaming, our technology drives everything. We’re looking for a hands‑on Broadcast/IT Engineer who loves fast‑paced live TV and cutting‑edge broadcast + IT systems. You’ll work in our state‑of‑the‑art facility and help modernize a market‑leading station. The systems you maintain and improve power critical journalism, emergency coverage, and community service every day.

If you’re excited to combine deep technical work with a mission that serves Alabama communities every day, we’d love to hear from you.

• Work with Ross Over Drive, Ross Carbonite, Evertz routing, ENPS, SDI + IP workflows, enterprise networking/VLANs, digital transmission, and file‑based production/playout systems.
• Support live and recorded programming across the studio, control room, newsroom, and post‑production.
• Troubleshoot and maintain broadcast, IT, RF, and IP‑based systems.
• Install/repair/upgrade equipment and infrastructure; perform preventative maintenance.
• Support Ross Over Drive automated news production workflows.
• Maintain audio/video routing, editing, storage, record/playout, and transmission systems.
• Support network infrastructure, security, documentation, and FCC compliance.
• Collaborate across News, Production, Creative Services, Sales, Engineering, and IT.
• Provide on‑call support as needed.

• 5+ years in broadcast engineering, IT, or related technical work (preferred).
• Experience in live TV production environments.
• Knowledge of SDI signal flow, routing, audio distribution/monitoring.
• Networking fundamentals (VLANs, routing, broadcast IT infrastructure).
• RF/transmitter experience is a plus.
• Strong communication, organization, and vendor coordination skills.

Gray Media provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Gray Media complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Gray Media expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Gray’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

WSFA-TV/Gray Media is a drug‑free company.