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Engineer - Jacksonville Radio

Cox Media Group Inc

  • Jacksonville, FL
  • 4 days ago

    Highlights

    The companys businesses encompass 17 high-quality, market-leading television brands in 9 markets; 45 top-performing radio stations delivering multiple genres of content in 9 markets; and numerous streaming and digital platforms. This hands-on, developing-level role assists with studio, transmission, automation, networking, and digital distribution systems while responding to technical issues, performing preventative maintenance, and building practical broadcast and IT skills.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationJacksonville, FL
    IndustryPrinting and Publishing
    Company Size2,500 to 4,999 employees
    Year Founded2009
    Websitehttp://www.ajc.com

    Description

    Location: FL-Jacksonville

    Job Title: Engineer - Jacksonville Radio

    Position Overview

    CMG Jacksonville Radio is seeking a full-time Radio Engineer to support eight radio stations. This hands-on, developing-level role assists with studio, transmission, automation, networking, and digital distribution systems while responding to technical issues, performing preventative maintenance, and building practical broadcast and IT skills.

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities

    • Maintains and troubleshoots studio, automation, audio routing, remote broadcast, RF transmission, HD Radio, STL, monitoring, generator, UPS, and digital distribution systems.
    • Responds to routine technical issues, supports outage restoration, and escalates complex problems as needed.
    • Supports IP infrastructure, including switches, routing, VLANs, firewalls, wireless systems, workstations, Windows systems, and basic connectivity.
    • Performs physical work including standing, walking, reaching, climbing, kneeling, crouching, and occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds.

    Minimum Qualifications

    • One to three years of experience in networking or a related technical field.
    • Basic experience installing, troubleshooting, or maintaining computers, operating systems, connected equipment, software, cabling, or electronics.
    • Strong communication, customer service, documentation, organization, troubleshooting, and follow-through skills.
    • Ability to communicate effectively in English.
    • Valid Florida driver's license, acceptable driving record, and reliable transportation to station, transmitter, and remote locations.
    • Ability to work occasional nights, weekends, holidays, and on-call assignments as needed.

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Associate degree, technical certificate, military training, apprenticeship, or equivalent coursework in electronics, engineering, IT, networking, or related field.
    • SBE certification or relevant entry-level IT, networking, cybersecurity, or vendor certification.
    • Exposure to radio automation, audio-over-IP, HD Radio, AM/FM transmission, Active Directory, Windows Server, monitoring, control, or remote broadcast systems.

    About Cox Media Group

    CMG Media Corporation (d/b/a Cox Media Group) is an industry-leading media company with unparalleled brands, award-winning content, and exceptional team members. CMG provides valuable local and national journalism and entertainment content to the people and communities it serves. The companys businesses encompass 17 high-quality, market-leading television brands in 9 markets; 45 top-performing radio stations delivering multiple genres of content in 9 markets; and numerous streaming and digital platforms. CMGs TV portfolio includes multiple primary affiliates of ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Telemundo and MyNetworkTV, as well as several valuable news and independent stations. For more information about CMG, visit www.coxmediagroup.com

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    About Company


    The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is owned by Cox Media Group, an
    integrated broadcasting, publishing, direct marketing and digital media
    company that includes the national advertising rep firms of Cox Reps.
    Additionally, CMG owns Cox Target Media, which operates Valpak, one
    of North America's leading direct marketing companies, and Savings.com,
    a leading online source for savings.

    CMG's 2012 revenue was $1.9 billion. The company's operations
    currently include 19 broadcast television stations and one local cable
    channel, 87 radio stations, eight daily newspapers and more than a dozen
    non-daily publications, and more than 100 digital services.

    CMG currently operates in more than 30 media markets and reaches
    approx. 52 million Americans weekly, including more than 32 million TV
    viewers, more than 4 million print and online newspaper readers, and 18
    million radio listeners. Click here to learn more about Cox Media Group.

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