Senior Technician Broadcast
Apply Now Apply Later Job ID 1245494BR Location Shipboard Business Disney Cruise Line Date posted Jun. 05, 2025Job Summary:
As Senior Technician, Broadcast you will lead the Broadcast Technical Team. You be responsible for maintaining a high quality shipboard broadcast product including the operation and programming of all shipwide control systems, TV output, filming and editing and audio visual support for live events.
You will report to Manager Entertainment Technical
Level: Officer
Responsibilities:
- Lead the Broadcast team providing training, performance coaching, recognition, and feedback including documented conversations and coachings
- Daily managing of the Broadcast department including TV output, filming and editing, upkeep and testing of the Emergency Paging System, operation of BGM and movie showings and audio visual support for live events
- Ensure the operation and programming of broadcast and shipwide control systems, TV content, 35mm movie projection, LED screens, videography and editing is meticulous
- Responsible for maintaining a high quality shipboard broadcast product through the operation of shipwide video systems, including video cameras and switchers
- Coordinate and assist in the preventative maintenance and routine repair of all Broadcast and projection equipment including all ship-wide televisions
- Program and maintain the automated scheduling and video server playback systems
- Update Coolsign media player
- Decrypt new movies and sitcoms for the movie channel and movie schedule
- Partner with the Entertainment Leadership Teams regarding load ins and outs, equipment tests, vendor support, cast changeovers, movie premiers and corporate events
- Schedule the Broadcast team
- Lead department meetings
Basic Qualifications:
- Minimum five years' experience in a relevant shipboard or applicable shore side position
- Expertise with professional broadcast equipment including video cameras, VTR, and editing systems
- Strong computer skills and proven experience with common computer applications; strong knowledge of computer networking systems
- Proven experience of operation and maintenance of computer-based broadcast and/or control systems
- Video camera operation and lighting for TV, preferred
- Good understanding of Apple Broadcast software, preferred
Additional Information:
This is a SHIPBOARD role.
Applicants must:
- Be genuinely interested in a career at sea and willing to live and work onboard a Disney Cruise Line vessel
- Be committed to the position you are applying for at least 2-3 contracts before a transfer or promotion
- Be willing to follow and perform safety role, emergency duties and/or associated responsibilities as specified in the ship Assembly Plan
- Be willing and able to uphold the general safety management responsibilities specified in the Safety Management System in areas and operations under their control
- Be willing to follow and embrace United States Public Health requirements and guidelines as well as Environmentality requirements and Company practices
- Be willing to be appreciative of working and living in a multi-cultural environment
- Be comfortable living in a confined space with strict rules and regulations
- Adhere to a structured lifestyle, personally and professionally
Your Responsibilities:
- Have a valid passport and C1/D Seaman's visa (DCL will provide you with documents to obtain this)
- Complete a pre-employment medical
- Obtain a criminal background check
- Bring approved work shoes
**Disney Cruise Line is a drug-free workplace. All new hires are required to undergo drug/alcohol testing within the first week onboard and throughout their contracts. Failure to pass the drug/alcohol testing will result in immediate termination.
About Disney Cruise Line:
A leader in the cruise industry, Disney Cruise Line provides a setting where families can reconnect, adults can recharge and children can experience all the magic that Disney has to offer. Guests can sail out of ports around the world on exciting itineraries to the Caribbean, Bahamas, Alaska and Europe, among others. Aboard our growing fleet of ships and Disney’s island destinations in The Bahamas, our exceptional crew and cast members provide legendary Disney service and enchanting entertainment to our guests that only Disney can deliver.
About The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
This position is with Magical Cruise Company, Limited, which is part of a business we call Disney Cruise Line.