# Broadcast Engineer

**Company**: TEGNA Inc.
**Location**: Davenport, IA
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $20-$27.88 USD
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

WQAD-TV Davenport, IA, an ABC affiliate owned by TEGNA Inc., seeks a full-time Broadcast Engineer to join its Technology team.

The Broadcast Engineer is responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of the station's technical equipment, including traditional broadcast hardware and industry-specific software.

Key responsibilities include:

- Supporting daily news operations, equipment, and computer-based IT systems

- Installing and maintaining broadcast and IT equipment at studio facilities, transmitter sites, remote broadcast vehicles, and other locations

- Troubleshooting equipment issues and making repairs or implementing workarounds as needed

- Performing routine security updates and reboots of broadcast servers

- Contributing to technical documentation

- Occasional field work on remote productions and minor building-related maintenance tasks

Requirements:

- 1-3 years of experience in broadcast engineering or a related field

- Strong organizational, communication, and time-management skills

- Ability to work efficiently without direct supervision and under pressure

- Solid understanding of computer hardware, network technologies, and Microsoft's Active Directory environment

- Ability to plan technical projects and communicate effectively

- Flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays, with on-call availability

- Physical demands include lifting up to 50 lbs., climbing ladders, and working on elevated surfaces

The pay range for this position is $20-$27.88 USD.

Benefits include:

- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas

- 401(k) program with company matching contributions

- Virtual doctor's appointments through Teladoc and therapy sessions through Spring Health

- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and nine paid holidays per year

## Skills

### Required
- broadcast engineering
- computer hardware
- network technologies
- Microsoft Active Directory
- troubleshooting

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