Hearst
Chief Engineer
Birmingham, AL, United States +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Location
- Birmingham, AL, United States
Birmingham - Experience
- At least 7 years; progressively responsible experience in television broadcast engineering, media technology, or a closely related technical field, including leading or supervising technical staff.
- Education
- Education, training, or experience in broadcast engineering, electrical engineering, information technology, electronics, or a related field. A college degree, trade school diploma, professional certificates, military training, or equivalent practical experience will be considered.
About the job
Leads WVTM’s engineering team and oversees broadcast technology, facility operations, compliance, budgets, and modernization to support reliable station operations.
What you'll do
- Lead, coach, schedule, and develop the engineering team, including AI adoption and technical training.
- Oversee broadcast and facility systems, live-event response, maintenance, regulatory compliance, and technical resilience.
- Manage operating and capital budgets, vendors, projects, and technology modernization, including appropriate use of approved AI tools.
What they ask for
- At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience in television broadcast engineering, media technology, or a closely related technical field, including leading or supervising technical staff.
- Working knowledge of television broadcast systems, RF transmission, studio and newsroom technologies, automation, IP-based media workflows, and applicable FCC and EAS requirements.
- Experience planning technical projects, managing budgets and vendors, and coordinating work across departments.
- Ability to provide support during live operations and occasional nights, weekends, holidays, or emergencies.
Nice to have
- Experience with broadcast automation, IP video and audio, streaming, cloud or hybrid media systems, cybersecurity, emergency planning, or relevant certifications such as SBE.
- Related military experience.
Tools
RF, FCC, EAS, IP-based media workflows, IP video and audio, streaming, cloud or hybrid media systems, SBE
AI focus
Integrate AI into engineering solutions and workflows; use approved AI tools for technical research, summarizing logs or documentation, identifying workflow improvements, and organizing maintenance or project information, verifying outputs and following company data requirements.
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