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 PickleballTV 

Pickleballtv (PBTV) is the 24-hour television home of America’s fastest growing sport. With coverage of tournaments throughout the year, the network offers 1,000+ hours of live matches from the game’s top professionals and biggest stars. PBTV also provides viewers with first-class instruction, exclusive lifestyle programming and studio news content and more. 

About Tennis Channel
Tennis Channel is the media home to two twenty-four-hour television networks, a subscription streaming service, online magazine and podcasts dedicated to the sport and its unique lifestyle. The tennis-media hub is home to every aspect of the wide-ranging, worldwide tennis community. Tennis Channel is carried nationwide by every one of the top ten pay-TV service providers.

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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