Transmission Engineer at Channels Television

The company was licensed in June 1993 and allocated a frequency on UHF (channel 39). It began transmission two years later under the name Channels Television and now broadcasts to a well discerning audience of over 20 million people.

Channels Television is seeking to recruit professionals for the position of:

Job Title: Transmission Engineer

Location: Channels TV, Benin Station

Job Description:

• Ability to install, configure, test, commission and maintain microwave equipment’s of various sizes.
• Must be able to translate mission requirements and transmission problems into solutions employing current state-of-the-art communications system equipment and software. The solutions may consist of local, satellite, wide area, fiber, cable, wireless media or some combination thereof.
• Must have the ability to define interaction/interface between different categories of requirements and develop appropriate design to support the requirements while employing transmission systems standards and methodologies.
• Must be able to serve as a liaison to interpret and translate various disciplines represented in contributing to the overall project, and serve as a point of contact for evaluation of problems arising from the systems nature of the task.
• Must be able to directly interface and manage the daily activities of the master control operations.
• Must have the ability to interface and communicate with the traffic, programming, on-air promotions and post production departmental representatives
• Must be able to handle the pressure of a live broadcast and all typical and associated issues; last minute media deliveries, changing rundowns and play out requirements.
• Must monitor the channel integrity and video quality. This will include real-time logging of poor quality content that makes it through the seams.
• Must be available and able to work any scheduled time, including nights, weekends and holidays as required in support of a 7 day, 24 hour, 365 day operating broadcast television production operation.
• Must be able to assist and provide input in conjunction with troubleshooting operational and technical issues that occurs after hours.
• Capable of accepting, understanding and logging verbal and electronic trouble and incident reports containing limited information and subsequently translating that information to a timely and full incident resolution and or correction.
• Clear, concise effective written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical individuals.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering/Communications Engineering/Computer Engineering or; an HND Degree plus 4-6 years of relevant field and/or operational experience.
• Relevant postgraduate and/or professional qualifications/certifications will be an added advantage Must have knowledge and experience in IT.

Eligible candidates applying for this position must be able to live and work in Benin, Edo State Nigeria for a minimum fixed term of one year or more.

Remuneration
Salary and Benefits: Negotiable

Application Closing Date
28th June, 2013

Method of Application
Interested candidates should send your Curriculum Vitae and application letter to jobs@channelstv.com