Head of Broadcast I.T at Trust Television Network

Trust Television Network is an independent broadcasting outfit from the stables of Media Trust Limited, the publishers of the widely circulated Daily Trust and its sister titles.

We seek qualified candidates to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: Head of Broadcast I.T

Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• The Head of Broadcast IT will work with other team members of TRUST TV to plan and evaluate all TV project activities and ensure that the technical facilities of TRUST TV operate at the highest quality within required guidelines and established budget.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of the TRUST TV projects
• Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility and conclusion of the TRUST TV set up
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks
• Develop a detailed project plan to track progress
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
• Maintain a high level of broadcast industry technical and business knowledge to keep the broadcast infrastructure up to industry standards
• Participate in developing project priorities, resource requirements, project scope and objectives
• Ensures the highest quality television signal by overseeing the daily operations of the engineering and master control functions
• Ensures that broadcast equipment is maintained and operates within broadcast standards and guidelines provided by the National Broadcasting Commission and other regulatory agencies by developing, scheduling, performing, and supervising routine, preventive, and emergency maintenance of technical equipment located in the studio and at transmitter sites.
• Work closely with broadcast operations to keep them informed through documentation of changes to the production environment
• Analyse systems and or workflow to identify issues, improvements and solutions.
• Create and implement best practice engineering vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve business performance
• Ensure that engineering strategies and processes are in place to meet business objectives and operational needs in terms of price, quality and delivery targets which enables the company to function and compete effectively in the market.

Qualification and Experience

• Minimum of Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering, or related discipline
• Minimum of ten (10) years of station-level broadcast television engineering experience
• Sound understanding and demonstrated expertise in setting up of TV station
• Experience in managing complex technical projects
• Able to supervise and train staff on use of equipment
• Self-starter and able to work with moderate supervision Must be able to work flexible hours and weekends as required.

Application Closing Date
14th February, 2022.