PBTV Tech Assistant

Pickleball TV, a product of Tennis Channel, is looking for a Tech Assistant to add to our remote technical team producing over 32 PPA and MLP pickleball events across the United States from January to December. In this role, you will travel frequently throughout the year to perform your job duties. 

You’ll be setting up, troubleshooting, and maintaining, a multiple court REMI production in challenging venue environments, working alongside like-minded technical professionals. You must possess strong knowledge of broadcast and AV technology and equipment. You will assist with client tech support, daily inventory management, cleaning, and maintaining production trucks and equipment. 

This is a compact and very efficient team so you’d have the opportunity to experience different roles and aspects of remote technical production. You’d be leading a hard working technical crew willing to work long days, find solutions, and make it happen. 

This role is onsite and located at our Santa Monica office.

In this role, you will:

• Complete the technical setup of all main and outer courts including cable and fiber distribution, camera placement and set up, connectivity with mobile unit working under the direction of the EIC and Technical Manager. Handle all equipment distribution during load in and ESU. 
• Build camera systems and camera chains, handheld camera systems, camera jib rig and jib camera installation, POVs camera, and Bolin cams. 
• Work with Audio to load in and load out audio equipment, mics, and audio cable. 
• Troubleshoot fiber optic signals (multi-strand fiber and hybrid SMPTE), ensuring proper cable continuity and device connections. 
• Organize and keep track of all remote equipment and systems, load in and load out logistics, shipping and receiving. Organize setup and strike, ensure all equipment is accounted for and in working condition and returned to its proper location. 
• Manage daily inventory, cleaning, and maintenance of technical and production trucks and equipment. 
• Independently prioritize tasks under time-sensitive schedules. 
• Assist with client technical support and services. 
• Provide a post-show technical report after each event.
• Work weekends, evenings and holidays as needed.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or certification from trade or technical school specializing in AV or broadcast engineering
• Two years working in live remote sport broadcasting with knowledge of mobile units and facilities 
• Extensive knowledge of broadcast and AV Technology and equipment, camera equipment, lighting equipment, power requirements. Knowledge of Sony, Ikegami, PTZ, broadcast quality camera systems and camera chains
• Extensive knowledge of fiber and cable, SMPTE, DT, Triax/Coax, Cat5, and connectors, and fiber/cable repair. Knowledge of video and audio connectivity
• Ability to step into various positions if required (A2 coverage, camera coverage, utility coverage)
• Skilled in setting up and operating broadcast cameras while working under time-sensitive conditions
• Physically able and willing to lift, pull, and push equipment and cases
• This is a traveling position, major travel required week to week

Tennis Channel is proud to be 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 Tennis Channel
Tennis Channel is the only multiplatform destination dedicated solely to tennis year-round. Together, the Tennis Channel flagship network, Tennis Channel 2, and the Tennis Channel app (tennischannel.com) deliver the most accessible and concentrated single-sport coverage anywhere. As the exclusive U.S. home of the ATP Tour and WTA Tour, Tennis Channel features live coverage of every Masters 1000 tournament — including Indian Wells, the Miami Open, Madrid, Rome, Cincinnati, and more — alongside live studio programming including its premier series, TC Live. Tennis Channel 2, a free FAST channel available in over 100 million homes, brings fans matches from across the globe at every level of the game. The Tennis Channel app brings it all together in one place, delivering live and on-demand matches, original content, and a personalized multi-view experience for fans, available on mobile and connected TV devices. Owned by Sinclair, Tennis Channel is also a co-owner of PickleballTV (pickleballtv.com), a joint venture with the Professional Pickleball Association.

About Sinclair
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. Sinclair’s 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? Let’s talk.

The base salary compensation range for this role is $89,000 to $100,000. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidates’ relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. Full time positions are eligible for benefits that include participation in a retirement plan, life and disability insurance, health, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, sick leave, vacation time, personal time, parental leave and employee stock purchase plan.

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