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Act as primary liaison between ION Media and advertising agency research departments.
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Candidates must have an expert level of understanding of the convergence of IT and Broadcast technology that is necessary to maintain and support a broadcast television facility.
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The Chief Broadcast Engineer is responsible for the leadership and management of all day-to-day technical, operational and administrative requirementsof one of the ION Media Station Group locations. This hands-on individual will manage and maintain all broadcast equipment and systems used in the daily operation of the station as well as any ancillary systems used in the support and troubleshooting of technical issues as they arise. The Chief Broadcast Engineer will also work closely with the Station Engineer/Technician in developing their knowledge and understanding of the various needs of the station as effective back-up support staff.
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The VP, Legal brings legal leadership, negotiation, and management skills to ION's contract negotiations and administrative needs. This covers ION's broad range of contractual relationships, including real estate, vendors, hardware, software and service providers. The role involves negotiation and drafting of new agreements, as well as administration of existing agreements. The successful candidate will be expected to achieve results and problem-solving in negotiation settings, in addition to alerting management to action items or risk factors arising from ION's portfolio of contracts.
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The Executive Technical Support Specialist will provide technological support to the Executive office and will be the point person to resolve these issues efficiently and seamlessly.
The ideal candidate must possess a high level of technological knowledge to analyze issues on the spot, determine root causes and troubleshoot for resolution. The individual must be an intuitive problem solver, anticipate needs, and be one step ahead of the Executive office. Ability to explain technical issues in non-technical terms to Executive office and other End Users. High level expertise of the Microsoft Office suite. This individual will be expected to set the bar for developing best practices for digital tool usage companywide. Applicants must have thick skin, be professional and experienced in handling a multitude of tasks while maintaining a positive attitude and calm disposition.
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ION’s Head of Station Operations is responsible for the operations of the company’s group of 67 television stations. The position oversees a team of over 120 operational and engineering field staff across the country, maintaining an organization and infrastructure that best supports the company’s viewership and profitability.
The ideal leader brings both mature managerial credentials, to oversee a broad nationwide array of people and processes, as well as hands on detail-orientation and energy to effectuate change management and business-driven process improvement objectives.
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The Director, Sales Analytics is an innovative self-starter that brings outstanding analytical skills and the ability to strategically position ION to win in the marketplace. You will partner with a cross-functional team to develop compelling stories that present ION as a highly effective vehicle for reaching advertisers' objectives. You will be focused on creating analyses and extracting meaningful insights and actionable solutions that will inform ION’s positioning within the marketplace.
This role is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on and creative individual who thinks critically about data in order to tell the story and communicate it to stakeholders, and wants to expand analytical capabilities to approach data from new perspectives.
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The Sales Assistant is responsible for acting as a liaison between the Account Executive team and Traffic Department/Agency contacts to input new orders, allocate program titles and process changes as it pertains to program schedule changes, flight requests, and general inventory availability. We seek a personable, detail-oriented individual to assist in our Local Sales division and coordinate with our New York sales team members regularly.
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The Executive Support Specialist will provide high-level administrative and technological support to the Executive office.
The Executive Support Specialist must have a specific communication style in which you “listen before you speak,” acting quickly and confidently to move things forward without extensive questions/direction. The individual must be an intuitive problem solver, anticipate needs, and be one step ahead of the Executive office at all times. Must possess a high level of technological knowledge to be able to troubleshoot on the spot. Expertise of the Microsoft Office suite is imperative. This individual will be expected to set the bar for developing best practices for digital tool usage companywide. Applicants must have thick skin, be professional, polished, and experienced in handling a multitude of tasks while maintaining a positive attitude and calm disposition.
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The Station Engineer is responsible for working together with the Chief Broadcast Engineer on the day-to-day technical and business operations of an ION Station. This hands-on individual will have the day-to-day responsibilities for monitoring, controlling and reporting the operability of the station’s central cast rack and transmitter operations, as well as have the opportunity to work closely with the Chief Broadcast Engineer in the maintenance of the studio and transmitter, and distribution delivery equipment.
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The Network Operations Support person will join a team focused on the technology utilized in receiving, processing, storage, and delivery of digital media assets in a post-production environment. The chosen candidate will provide operational support and recommend improvements to these systems and workflows. This is a senior-level technical position, requiring experience supporting a complex environment. The candidate should demonstrate proficiency in configuring, deploying, and securing hardware and software on Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms. In addition, the candidate should demonstrate an aptitude for configuring and troubleshooting linear feeds, non-linear editing clients, video transcoding software, file transfer applications, and storage systems optimized for digital assets.