The Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist – Broadcasting is responsible for ensuring the highest technical and editorial quality of broadcast content across all transmission platforms. This role monitors live and recorded broadcasts, validates audio/video signals, verifies compliance with broadcast standards, and identifies issues before, during, and after transmission to ensure a seamless viewer experience.
Key Responsibilities Broadcast Quality MonitoringMonitor live and recorded broadcasts to ensure audio, video, and signal quality meet broadcast standards.
Detect, log, and report issues such as signal loss, audio dropouts, lip-sync errors, pixelation, and transmission interruptions.
Perform pre-broadcast, live broadcast, and post-broadcast quality checks.
Verify correct playout of programs, commercials, graphics, subtitles, and metadata.
Ensure adherence to technical specifications (video formats, audio levels, frame rates, codecs).
Validate closed captions, subtitles, language tracks, and accessibility requirements.
Identify root causes of broadcast quality issues and escalate to engineering or operations teams.
Track incidents, defects, and corrective actions using QA or ticketing systems.
Support troubleshooting during live events and urgent broadcasts.
Ensure broadcasts comply with internal QA guidelines, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.
Maintain documentation of QA procedures, test results, and quality reports.
Support audits and quality reviews.
Work closely with Broadcast Operations, Engineering, Content, and Playout teams.
Recommend process improvements to enhance broadcast reliability and quality.
Participate in testing of new systems, workflows, or broadcast technologies.
The Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist – Broadcasting is responsible for ensuring the highest technical and editorial quality of broadcast content across all transmission platforms. This role monitors live and recorded broadcasts, validates audio/video signals, verifies compliance with broadcast standards, and identifies issues before, during, and after transmission to ensure a seamless viewer experience.
Key Responsibilities Broadcast Quality MonitoringMonitor live and recorded broadcasts to ensure audio, video, and signal quality meet broadcast standards.
Detect, log, and report issues such as signal loss, audio dropouts, lip-sync errors, pixelation, and transmission interruptions.
Perform pre-broadcast, live broadcast, and post-broadcast quality checks.
Verify correct playout of programs, commercials, graphics, subtitles, and metadata.
Ensure adherence to technical specifications (video formats, audio levels, frame rates, codecs).
Validate closed captions, subtitles, language tracks, and accessibility requirements.
Identify root causes of broadcast quality issues and escalate to engineering or operations teams.
Track incidents, defects, and corrective actions using QA or ticketing systems.
Support troubleshooting during live events and urgent broadcasts.
Ensure broadcasts comply with internal QA guidelines, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.
Maintain documentation of QA procedures, test results, and quality reports.
Support audits and quality reviews.
Work closely with Broadcast Operations, Engineering, Content, and Playout teams.
Recommend process improvements to enhance broadcast reliability and quality.
Participate in testing of new systems, workflows, or broadcast technologies.