Associate Director

New York, NY 10001
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Job Description

About Us:
Advanced Systems Group, LLC enables creativity through better technology and operations for media creatives and content owners. From acquisition to delivery, on-premises or in the cloud, ASG ensures our clients’ success through tailored solutions. One of North America’s largest Media and Entertainment Technology and Operations suppliers, we provide engineering services, physical and cloud integration, training, support, and managed services. Our Managed Services deliver customized operations and services for all phases of media production, including creative and engineering. Founded in 1997, and providing nationwide services, ASG has teams based in Northern California, Los Angeles, the New York Tri-State Area, the Southeastern US, and the Rocky Mountain Region.
We are Looking for:
As Associate Director, you are a committed, responsible and a team player. You are able to deliver and perform in a fast-paced production environment and are accustomed to multi-tasking, working under pressure and meeting tight deadlines. You are able to support the Technical Director with new ideas and bring simple solutions to complex challenges. This is a fully on-site position on a temporary part-time/ad-hoc basis.
Job Responsibilities:
  • Assists the TD by timing elements, cueing video, coordinating feeds and assigning tasks to the crew as needed.
  • Maintains clear communication with remote shots, providing alerts and cues for the TD and MCR.
  • Acts as liaison between TD, MCR and remote/in-studio crew.
  • Assists in communicating out traffic changes, graphics requests, and any needed special FX on the switcher.
  • Composes shot compositions with the studio operators.
  • Works with shading to quality control all the cameras and remotes to make sure they are painted optimally.
  • Escalates any technical issues to engineering, acting as liaison between engineering and production departments.
  • Helps with pre-production elements, coordinating video and graphics within the production.
  • Writes a daily report recapping the day’s success and failures.
  • Technically produce broadcasts using a range of manual and automated processes.
  • Provide direction to talent and other production crew members in support of TD.
  • Responsible for the technical quality of all productions.
  • Be extremely disciplined with performing tests and rehearsals to ensure optimal performance of equipment and minimize on-air errors.
  • Engage with the production team to improve the quality of all shows.
  • Support for broadcast and digital platforms.

Qualifications and Experience:
  • 5-7 years of experience as Associate Director for live television, news, or special programs
  • Knowledge of robotic camera control system operation.
  • Knowledge of control room production.
  • Expertise with control room switchers required; experience with Grass Valley gear is a plus
  • Experience with server playback and ingest operations
  • Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
  • Self-motivation and desire to learn emerging technologies

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