Commercial Insertion Technician

Introducing Optimum Media. Driven by the power of Optimum, Optimum Media is our innovative multiscreen advertising sales and media consultancy business servicing small to medium business as well as national, political, media & entertainment and agency clients across the United States.
Our team is comprised of Sales Executives, Software Engineers, Data Analysts, Ad Operations, Marketing Professionals, Product Managers and more.
If you are tech-savvy, data-driven, client focused, and solutions oriented this brand is for you!
Job Summary
The Commercial Insertion Technician will be responsible for content and schedule distribution; monitoring insertion equipment performance; retrieval and processing of insertion verification data; and the maintenance and support of technical systems in service delivery of our business.
Responsibilities

• Execute daily operating procedures, including: loading of schedules, retrieval of verifications, insertion equipment maintenance and troubleshooting, and creating reports.
• Collaborate with Traffic Coordinators when collecting schedules, investigating any troubleshooting issues, and by importing data into software for schedule distribution, such as Eclipse.
• Must be able to work effectively with the Traffic, and Billing & Encoding departments to ensure high spot air success.
• Ensure that all insertion equipment is operating properly through the use of high speed network.
• Responsible for the monitoring of all networks that air local advertising for audio and video quality, timing and success/failure of spot playback.
• Provides quality internal and external customer service surrounding the company values.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required. Associates Degree preferred
• Previous video operations or electronics experience preferred
• Background using computer graphics, character generators and digital effects in a television broadcast or postproduction facility is preferred
• Strong knowledge in Windows/Windows NT/2000, Microsoft Office software, personal computers and local area networking equipment preferred
• Knowledge of Adobe Premier, Linux and Microsoft SQL platforms preferred
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and organize effectively
• Video engineering or broadcast television work experience a plus

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Nearest Major Market: College Station