Streaming Transmissions Operator

at Bloomberg

📍 New York City, United States

USD 70,000-85,000 per year

MIDDLE

✅ On-site

Tech Stack
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Details

Bloomberg Media is seeking a Streaming/Transmissions Operator to join its Global Streaming Operations team. The role is responsible for ensuring seamless, reliable, and high-quality digital, OTT, and broadcast experiences across global audiences.

Responsibilities

Oversee live and on-demand streaming operations across Bloomberg’s digital and OTT platforms.
Manage live broadcast operations, ensuring smooth delivery and optimal quality.
Set up, monitor, and troubleshoot inbound and outbound IP streams, fiber, satellite, and other broadcast feeds.
Maintain signal integrity across multiple formats and distribution endpoints, including the Bloomberg Terminal and web streams.
Collaborate with Master Control, Engineering, Digital, and Editorial teams to ensure live and scheduled content is correctly encoded, routed, and published in sync with broadcast logs.
Ensure commercial, playback, and live content are transmitted consistently without disruptions.
Use cloud-based, IP, Live-U, and fiber technologies to improve reliability, scalability, and performance.
Leverage advanced broadcast and streaming systems to improve workflows and deliver high-quality streaming and broadcast experiences.

Requirements

Experience in live streaming and broadcast operations, particularly in a high-pressure 24/7 media, news, or OTT environment.
Technical proficiency with streaming and broadcast systems, including IP-based workflows and distribution platforms.
Knowledge of HLS, RTMP, SRT, and cloud-based video delivery systems.
Familiarity with signal routing, encoding, and transcoding workflows.
Ability to diagnose and resolve streaming or signal issues quickly under pressure.
Ability to work closely with technical, editorial, and production teams to ensure consistent quality and uptime.
Strong attention to detail when monitoring signal integrity and metadata.

Benefits

Benefits may include merit increases, incentive compensation for exempt roles, paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability benefits, a 401(k) match, life insurance, and wellness programs. The role also offers opportunities to develop skills across broadcast and digital platforms in a collaborative media innovation environment.

Bloomberg is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on protected characteristics.