Hearst

Broadcast IT Specialist

Hearst  •  Fort Myers, FL (Onsite)  •  1 hour ago
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Job Description

Gulf Coast News, located in Fort Myers, Florida, is looking for an IT Specialist to join our station. You will help oversee the IT operations at our station and work with a collaborative team in a fast-paced environment. The IT Specialist reports to the IT Manager and performs daily maintenance on computers, virtual systems, network infrastructure, printers and provides user support.

Responsibilities

  • Support user needs across all departments, including News, Creative Services, Sales and Administration
  • Maintain imaging machines, updating firmware and managing hardware inventory
  • Assist the IT Manager with systems upgrades and new platform deployments
  • Provide technical guidance to end-users and mobile device support
  • Maintain LAN/IT infrastructure, installation and support of network hardware and software
  • Occasional travel to transmitter and other company sites
  • Analyze and implement corporate data back-up, disaster recovery and security procedure

Requirements

  • Working knowledge of managed network switches and architecture concepts
  • VMWare, Cisco or Microsoft certifications preferred
  • Prior experience with a large user base
  • Experience in the television broadcast setting preferred
  • Experience with networked, stand-alone printers and digital copiers
  • Enterprise and web-based applications
  • VPN, Cisco equipment, TCP/IP and subnets, NAS, LAN Management
  • Communications skills and customer-service attitude
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Windows desktop and server operating systems
  • Higher education in technology, SBE certification or related military experience will be considered
  • In person attendance is required

Values in Action

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That’s why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization that fosters collaboration and open communication, ensuring that the content we create is authentic, accurate, and connected to 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
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About Hearst

As one of the nation’s largest global, diversified information, services and media companies, Hearst has been leading with purpose and integrity and innovating for more than a century. With a mission to inform audiences and improve lives, the company’s portfolio includes global financial services leader Fitch Group; Hearst Health, a group of medical information and services businesses; Hearst Transportation, which includes CAMP Systems International, a major provider of software-as-a-service solutions for managing the maintenance of jets and helicopters; 35 television stations; 24 daily and 52 weekly newspapers; more than 200 magazine editions around the world and ownership in cable television networks A&E, HISTORY, Lifetime and ESPN.

Leading with purpose, Hearst is always moving forward. With a commitment to the highest quality in our products and services, we’re investing in healthcare solutions to help improve patient outcomes and technology that curbs emissions. Our brands are providing vital analysis, data and software to the global financial services industry; delivering important service and investigative journalism; and inspiring audiences with sports and entertainment programming. And we are dedicated to serving the communities it operates in, both civically and philanthropically.

Industry
Media & Publishing
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
New York, NY
Year Founded
Unknown
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