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Broadcast IT Supervisor
Company: Sinclair Broadcast Group
Location: Birmingham, AL
Employment Type: Full Time
Date Posted: 12/10/2025
Job Categories: Administrative and Support Services, Arts, Entertainment, and Media, Computers, Software, Information Technology, Law Enforcement, and Security, Military, Sports and Recreation, Broadcasting/Communications
Job Description
Broadcast IT Supervisor
WBMA/WTTO/WABM - Birmingham, AL has an excellent opportunity for a full-time Broadcast IT Supervisor The Broadcast IT Supervisor oversees the technical infrastructure that supports broadcast operations, newsroom systems, and station-wide IT needs. This role ensures reliable on-air performance, maintains mission-critical systems, and leads a team responsible for supporting end-users, broadcast equipment, and IT workflows. The supervisor acts as a bridge between engineering, IT, and production teams to guarantee uninterrupted content creation and transmission.

Key Responsibilities 

1. IT & Broadcast Systems Management

  • Maintain and support broadcast technology including automation systems, newsroom computer systems (NRCS), asset management systems, routing/switching, and playback servers.
  • Oversee core IT infrastructure: servers, networks, storage, virtualization environments, cloud services, and workstations.
  • Monitor system performance and resolve issues impacting production or transmission.
  • Manage backup, recovery, and redundancy strategies for broadcast and IT systems.

2. Team Leadership & Workflow Coordination

  • Supervise IT/broadcast support staff, schedule coverage, and assign daily tasks.
  • Provide mentoring, performance feedback, and technical guidance.
  • Coordinate cross-departmentally with engineering, news, production, and corporate IT teams.
  • Establish and enforce standard operating procedures (SOPs) and best practices.

3. Troubleshooting & Operational Support

  • Lead frontline support for on-air and digital platform outages, escalating to engineering as needed.
  • Diagnose hardware, software, and network issues under time-critical conditions.
  • Support studio, control room, and remote production workflows.
  • Maintain technical documentation, system diagrams, and inventory.

4. Project Planning & Implementation

  • Assist with system upgrades, equipment installations, and new technology deployments.
  • Manage vendor relationships and service contracts.
  • Participate in planning for new studios, workflow redesigns, and IT/broadcast modernization initiatives.
  • Ensure alignment with corporate security, compliance, and technology standards.

5. Cybersecurity & Compliance

  • Implement IT security policies, patching, and access control.
  • Monitor for vulnerabilities and maintain compliance with FCC, corporate, and industry regulations.
  • Ensure safe operation of broadcast systems within the corporate network environment.

Skills & Qualifications Required

  • Strong understanding of broadcast systems (e.g., Grass Valley, ENPS, Ross, Evertz, Imagine/Florical, Adobe, Avid, etc.).
  • Solid IT background: Windows/Linux administration, networking (TCP/IP, VLANs, firewalls), virtualization (VMware/Hyper-V), cloud platforms.
  • Experience in fast-paced live production environments.
  • Excellent troubleshooting skills and ability to work under pressure.
  • Strong leadership, communication, and organizational abilities.
  • Must maintain a valid license and acceptable driving record.

Preferred

  • Experience with RF, transmission, and studio engineering workflows.
  • Certification(s): CompTIA Network+/Security+, Cisco CCNA, AWS, Microsoft, SBE certifications.
  • Familiarity with remote/field production and IP-based control systems.

Education & Experience

  • Bachelors degree in IT, Engineering, Broadcast Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 35 years of IT or broadcast engineering experience.

Working Conditions

  • On-call rotation for emergency support.
  • Occasional nights, weekends, or holidays during major events or outages.
  • Ability to lift equipment (up to 4050 lbs) and work in technical areas such as racks, transmitter sites, and studios.
     
Sinclair is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

 
About Us

 
Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates, and/or provides services to 178 television stations in 81 markets affiliated with all major broadcast networks; owns Tennis Channel, the premium destination for tennis enthusiasts; multicast networks CHARGE, Comet, ROAR, and The Nest. Sinclairs AMP Media produces a growing portfolio of digital content and original podcasts. Additional information about Sinclair can be found at www.sbgi.net.

 
About the Team

 
The life-blood of our organization is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture, and we take really good care of people. How good? Here is a glimpse: great benefits, open door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning team? Lets talk.
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