Studio Engineer

The Democratic National Committee is looking for a studio engineer to support the DNC’s in-house studio operation. The ideal candidate for this role has experience operating a control room in a professional studio or live production environment.

Candidates should be comfortable working independently and alongside a team of video and digital professionals in an ever-changing environment.

This role will report directly to the DNC’s studio director.

• Manage and operate the studio’s control room during video shoots and live broadcasts
• Maintain and troubleshoot issues with the studio’s audio/video hardware and software
• Help oversee equipment updates to the studio
• Effectively communicate technical issues to the studio team
• Assist with general upkeep of the studio space

• Deep knowledge of video equipment, including cameras, lenses, lights, microphones, monitors, converters, and teleprompters
• Familiarity with Sony cameras such as the FX6
• Familiarity with Zoom
• Familiarity with livestreaming tools such as vMix and Hovercast
• Familiarity with scheduling and streaming video to multiple social media endpoints
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects at once
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, especially Premiere

The starting salary for the Studio Engineer position is $65,000 on an annualized basis, commensurate with experience and qualifications.This is a full-time, exempt position that may require work on weekends, and has an end date of November 13, 2026.  This position is in the bargaining unit represented by SEIU Local-500.

The Democratic National Committee (DNC), is committed to diversity among its staff, and recognizes that its continued success requires the highest commitment to obtaining and retaining a diverse staff that provides the best quality services to supporters and constituents. The DNC is an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, ethnic identity or physical disability, or any other legally protected basis. The DNC will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination and any such conduct is strictly prohibited.

Due to federal campaign finance rules, only U.S. citizens or U.S. green card holders are eligible for this role. See 52 U.S.C. 30121; 11 C.F.R. 110.20(i).  This means that they are doing campaign and finance work, they cannot be a foreign national/visa holder, only U.S. citizens and Green card holders.

Benefits:

The DNC offers a generous benefit package, including:

 Generous paid time off, including federal holidays and open leave

Health and dental insurance for employee and dependents; 90% paid by the DNC, 10% paid by employee

Supplementary vision plans available to employees for purchase

Up to a 5% employer match DNC 401(k) plan

Pre-tax flexible spending account benefits available to employees and dependents