City of Tampa

This is highly responsible technical work involving the operation and maintenance of the government access channels and the fiber optic local network as well as monitoring the technical performance of the franchised cable television systems.

An employee in this class is responsible for operating, maintaining, designing, and installing broadcast television and audio equipment for government access television, internet streaming solutions, and for managing the fiber optic local area network. Employee has the authority to make long term strategy decisions on the technical aspects of the government access channels (CTTV and Training) and the fiber optic local network. Work is performed under direction in accordance with policies and procedures established by management. The employee exercises considerable initiative and independent judgment concerning the professional and technical aspects of the cable television system. Work is of considerable difficulty and includes all aspects of broadcast television and cable television operations. Work is reviewed through reports submitted, conferences, and results achieved.

Maintains, repairs, monitors, and coordinates the continuous, efficient, and safe operation of the Technology and Information/CTTV systems, including the video and audio distribution/recording systems in City Council, and all video and audio production equipment and systems including video tape recorders, cameras, audio mixers, test instruments, and television monitors.

Manages and coordinates the use of the fiber optic network for television broadcast, secure video conferencing, and teleconferencing; provides fiber optic cable management and technical support to equipment expositions to maintain technical skills.

Designs, procures, installs, and maintains video and audio production system, post-production system, and automated playback system.

Formulates technical requirements and prepares bid specifications for radio frequency transmission systems, video and audio systems, and the fiber optic local network.

May consult with other city departments to design broadband distribution audio and video systems.

Maintains on-going monitoring of contracts to ensure compliance with city regulations or requirements. 

Coordinates vehicle maintenance and repair with the Fleet Maintenance Division.

Performs related work as required.

Ability to: design, maintain, operate, and install technical broadcast equipment; read, interpret and apply engineering data; install cameras, video recorders and integrate into existing systems; calibrate cameras, switchers, video/audio recorders, video and audio amplifiers, and microwave systems; design, maintain and install fiber optic, or VoIP equipment for broadcast and video conferences; establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; train/ oversee television production equipment operators.

Ability to lift 20-40 lbs., mostly sedentary, indoors, requires extended use of computer, typing and viewing monitor.

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in electronics or a closely related field and five (5) years of experience in radio frequency, video transmission, or broadcast engineering. Or an equivalent combination of education (not less than possession of a high school diploma/GED), training and experience that would reasonably be expected to provide the job-related competencies noted above.

Evaluation of education and experience. Drug testing is included in all pre-employment processing.

Employees may be required to work rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, and overtime as needed. During periods when the Mayor issues an emergency declaration for the City of Tampa, all employees may be required to work in preparation, response or recovery activities related to the stated emergency.