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Associate Broadcast Engineer, Original Content & Live Broadcast (Contract)
1 year ago
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Job Title: Associate Broadcast Engineer, Original Content & Live Broadcast (Contract)
Department: Broadcasting
Location: Irvine, CA
Your Mission
Blizzard Entertainment is seeking an Associate Broadcast Engineer to support our Original Content & Live Broadcast team that is adept in software workflow buildouts and modern virtual broadcast practices. The ideal candidate is a highly organized, detail-oriented, and self-motivated individual with outstanding communications abilities and skilled in broadcast engineering. Duties include working with the live broadcast team to support live esports broadcasts, execute signal distribution requirements, assist in the technical implementation of complex projects and technical troubleshooting for both in-person and remote productions.
Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:
- Support and manage technical aspects of internal broadcasts from a cloud studio
- Create and follow signal flow diagrams, equipment lists, etc. to support show execution
- Act as a technical lead and on-site operational support for studio shows
- Support external events and broadcasts with technical oversight
- Experience with software automation and development for cloud production
- Ability to convert business requirements into an engineering plan
Player Profile
Minimum Requirements:
- 3+ years of Industry Experience in broadcast engineering
- A clear understanding of all aspects of broadcast production
- Strong cloud management and engineering ability
- Operational and engineering experience with traditional broadcast equipment
- Well organized, quick learner, and an effective communicator
- Ability to work a flexible schedule in support of live events, including weekends and evenings
- Strong understanding on IP based transmission protocols
- Experience in full stack software development
- Support of live on-air broadcast operations
- Strong understanding of video encoding and best practices
Extra Points:
- Experience with Parsec and/or other remote computing solutions
- Experience with vMix and/or other live video streaming software
- Experience with multiple streaming platforms and basic knowledge of encoding, specifically cloud encoding, and on-premise encoding
- Windows and Linux administrative skills
- Bachelor’s Degree
We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest!
Our World
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty ®, World of Warcraft® , Overwatch ®, Diablo ®, Candy Crush ™ and Bubble Witch ™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!
Our ability to build immersive and innovate worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!
The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.
Rewards
We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:
- Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
- 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
- Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
- Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
- If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.
Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/ .
In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $24.04 - $44.47 Hourly. This base pay range is for the U.S. and is not applicable to locations outside of the U.S. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed.
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