Description

• control heavier than normal, full sized television remote live van, which requires much greater braking distance than normal;
• raise a fifty-foot, telescoping mast, and be able to avoid obstructions at that height, such as power lines, especially at night;
• lift, run, and carry heavy cable reels, television monitors, camera tripods and other equipment weighing up to 40 pounds for live shots;
• climb 10 to 15 foot ladders, set up shots on rooftops;
• bend, reach, and kneel to retrieve, place and store equipment in assigned places in ENG trucks;
• vision corrected to 20/20 with no impairments. Sight is very important for driving an ENG/ SNG van. Much driving is required, must have excellent depth perception;
• move swiftly at breaking news locations;
• climb several flights of stairs carrying heavy equipment;
• use both hands, have ability to balance, kneel, crouch, crawl, and reach/work overhead to place and connect cables in buildings and on remote sites, and to transport and set up remote equipment;
• work outside and on the roof of an ENG truck in all types of weather;
• work and operate under pressure in a fast paced news environment.