PRN Technical Director

Position Summary / Career Interest:

The University of Kansas Health Systems PRN Technical Director will have an urge for teamwork and collaboration. They will work aside the Executive Technical Director while also assisting in organizing the studio, recording and distributing content, and maintaining optimum storage.


Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Maintain cleanliness, safety and physical organization of studio and equipment including storage.
• Responsible for archiving all video material.
• Record and distribute content from studio for internal communications and specials.
• Maintain video switcher for optimum storage.
• Record interviews with outside media and forward video as needed in timely manner to meet media deadlines.
• Provide technical direction, creative direction, and execution of specific shows and projects.
• Work closely with Executive producer to outline all in-studio show specifics and script flows.
• Manage, program, and work the video switch board.
• Assist in creating set designs for media hits, live, and taped programming.
• Make technical connections for media hits, live, and taped programming.
• Works with anchor and news director to execute program vision and health system goals.
• Stack shows with video and graphical content based on producer/anchor’s vision.
• Creates graphics for studio productions and edit studio recordings and distribute.
• Creates functional studio workflows (ex. Identifying the best way to switch sets, move furniture, rigging, lighting, sound, equipment adjustment, load up shows in the Tricaster, etc.).
• Schedule and perform zoom tests for live productions.
• Videotaping / gripping on location as needed.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• Associates Degree from an accredited College or University or equivalent experience.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelors Degree from an accredited College or University.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.