Broadcast Maintenance Technician
Listed on 2026-09-22
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Trades / Skilled Labor
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Telecoms Engineering
WROC/Rochester First is hiring a Broadcast Maintenance Technician to join our award-winning team. With the credibility and strength of our 75-year trusted brand, WROC/Rochester First is Rochester, NY's universal local source for news, weather, and information across all platforms.
Rochester, NY, ranked as the nation's second most affordable housing market, offers an exceptional quality of life-with outstanding dining, lively entertainment, scenic parks and golf courses, and a friendly, welcoming community.
WROC-TV/ in Rochester, New York is hiring a Broadcast Maintenance Technician to assist with the day-to-day repair and maintenance of the station, studios, TV equipment and our transmitter. The Maintenance Engineer's primary responsibilities are to help maintain the technical infrastructure of the TV station, and to support a fast-paced news operation. Good candidates should be a Jack-of-all trades and enjoy large variations in daily duties.
This is a full-time position, with full benefits.
- Maintain all broadcast technology and equipment for the station and transmitter sites. Familiarity with Ross Overdrive, Robotic cameras, Chyron Prime, News Ticker, and other production tools preferred
- Work closely with the Chief Engineer to implement technologies and infrastructure for the station
- Assist in installing, preventative maintenance, repairing, and troubleshooting of all station equipment
- Maintain and help repair studio and transmitter HVAC systems
- Maintain, install, and repair studio lighting, computers, furniture and other equipment
- Assist in maintaining station vehicle fleet, including live satellite trucks and management vehicles
- Assist in capital-based projects, including design, installation, and maintenance
- Tune in Remote Sources for on-air and off-air use via TVU Receivers
- Ingest commercial spots, local promotional spots, and syndicated local and network programing to the Master Control Hub
- Perform other duties as assigned
Skills:
- Technical Degree in Engineering, Communications, or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred. Must be versatile and able to adapt to constantly evolving systems and devices
- Experience with digital electronics systems in a television broadcasting environment preferred
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