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11/04/2025

Broadcast Technical Director

KCCI-TV

Company KCCI-TV
Position Broadcast Technical Director
Jobdescription KCCI-TV, the CBS affiliate in Des Moines, Iowa has an opening for an experienced Technical Director for our station's live newscasts. Technical Directors have knowledge of broadcast operations and production activities. You will work together with the News Operations Manager and producers in planning newscasts and overseeing the crew on Newscast pre-production activities. You will report to the Director of Engineering.

Responsibilities

Oversee the visual direction of newscasts

Provide creative input and will work with the newscast producer and production crew

Responsible for clean technical execution of the look of the newscast

Call and punch a newscast

Requirements

2+ years of experience working as a technical director at a commercial television station

Experience operating several broadcast equipment

Can deal with the stresses and pressures of time-sensitive newscast production

Must be willing to work mornings and provide back up on holidays and vacation

Must have reliable transportation

Experience with a Sony DVS Production Switcher

Experience with ENPS, VIZ RT graphics and Bitcentral video playback will be helpful

Related military experience will be considered

In-person attendance is required

Diversity Statement

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach, ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate, and more representative of the communities we serve.

Benefits

Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.

Medical | Dental | Vision

401(k) matching

Emotional Wellness Support

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

LGBTQ+ Health Services

Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs

About Us

Hearst Television (HTV) owns and/or operates 35 television and two radio stations serving 27 media markets across 39 states reaching over 22 million U.S. television households. HTV is recognized as one of the industry's premier broadcasting companies and has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism, industry innovation, and community service.
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Expdate 12/4/2025

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