Career Information

NET offers a full spectrum of communications services to the citizens of Nebraska, the nation and the world. Some of these services include:

  • A nine-station, statewide noncommercial public television network affiliated with PBS.
  • A nine-station, statewide noncommercial public radio network affiliated with NPR.
  • A cutting-edge Digital Media Group.
  • State-of-the-art audio, video and multimedia production capability delivered via broadcast, satellite, cable, Internet and broadband delivery channels.

NET is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and offers competitive salary and benefit packages. Most of our employment opportunities are located in Lincoln, Nebraska, population approximately 250,000.  Lincoln is the state capitol, and is also the home of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln -- part of the Big Ten Conference and a major research university in the Great Plains region.

 

Network Administrator

NET, Nebraska's PBS and NPR stations is looking for an experienced professional who will be responsible for keeping on premise servers and cloud CDN related services up to date, up to the tasks and secure for such deliveries. These include support of 3rd party, and custom build OTT platforms and proprietary software developed solely for NET content creation and delivery.

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Early Childhood Education Specialist

NET, Nebraska's PBS and NPR stations is looking for an experienced professional to collaborate with early childhood educators and other subject matter experts to identify curriculum, best practices and other relevant areas to create, package and/or repurpose content to support educators, child care professionals, parents and children, and community organizations in their efforts to positively impact early childhood education. Also works with school districts and community organizations to design and deliver learning events built around PBS resources.

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Data Analyst Student Worker

NET, Nebraska’s PBS and NPR stations, is looking for a student (sophomore to graduate student) with experience and career interest in data analytics to join our team. As a student analyst, you will work on the completion of reports, and several media research projects including survey analysis. You will gain experience in collecting, managing data and creating insights from multiple data sources: web, social media, audience ratings, and marketing databases.
Qualifications/Duties:
  • Efficient time/project management skills and attention to detail.
  • Demonstrated knowledge in Microsoft suite of tools including Word, Powerpoint, and advanced understanding of Microsoft Excel.
  • Enthusiasm for using data to generate insights to meet organizational goals and objectives.
  • Experience with statistical or data analytics software a plus (SPSS, SAS, R, Python, and/or Tableau).
  • Familiarity working with web, social media, audience ratings, survey, and marketing data a plus.
TO APPLY: Submit your resume to NET_HR@netad.unl.edu
 
Business Development Student Worker
NET, Nebraska’s PBS and NPR Stations, is in search of a student worker for our Business Development Department. Part-time position for a student who is detail-oriented, has excellent computer skills, organizational skills, interpersonal skills, and the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
 
Responsibilities include:
-Entering data in Salesforce; maintaining client records and contract management
-Contacting donors and executing direct mail campaigns
-Creating marketing kits, sales flyers, and proposals
-Generating department reports and managing department supplies
- Other duties as assigned
 
15-20 hours/week during working hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
TO APPLY: Submit your resume to NET_HR@netad.unl.edu
 

NET News Student Worker

NET News seeks a student worker for a position focused on radio broadcast journalism and digital journalism. The successful candidate will produce news stories to air on NET Radio and be featured on the NET News website and social media channels. The student could be asked to pitch, interview, produce and write for these stories. Student ideally will be in good academic standing and have completed at least two journalism courses. Expected to stay abreast of current events and to follow NET News content on radio, television, online and social media.  
 
Position available for up to 20 hours a week for at least the 2019/2020 school year. Student will work with NET News reporters and producers and receive instruction on best practices and hands-on training on producing stories for multiple platforms and may be asked to work flexible hours. 
 
TO APPLY: Submit your resume to NET_HR@netad.unl.edu
 

Senior Broadcast Engineer

NET, Nebraska’s PBS and NPR public media stations is seeking an experienced professional to join our Engineering team.  This position will provide a bridge between the traditional television engineer and the IP world to assist in the transition of services to OTT (over the top) and IP based broadcasting such as HD Radio, SMPTE 2110 video over IP and ATSC 3.0 broadcast Next Gen television broadcast.

Responsibilities will include:  Broadcast and OTT hardware/software and network support and maintenance of IP based systems for TV, Radio and OTT. Project management for IP transition of broadcast infrastructure and ATSC 3.0 implementation of IP. System Administration of broadcast system including routing, monitoring, air playout, recording and OTT streaming. Work across other groups at NET for collaboration in broadcast IP workflow and processes. Keep abreast of new standards and technology including IEEE, SMPTE and ITU standards as well as technology trends in IP, cloud and OTT. Work with leadership on strategy for implementation of IP and OTT systems. 

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Production Graphics Specialist

NET, Nebraska’s PBS & NPR Stations is looking for someone who will be responsible for operating character generators or electronic score boxes for live studio and remote productions. This position will also provide support in one or more of the following areas: Creating graphics with Adobe products, editing with Avid or Premiere for broadcast, 360 and VR projects, or shooting with a variety of broadcast, cinema or 360 cameras.

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ITS Service Desk Lead

NET, Nebraska’s PBS & NPR Stations, is looking for someone to manage the service desk staff and be the liaison between ITS system/network admin and Director of ITS. Troubleshooting escalated technical issues & preforming inventory of hardware and software required by internal customers. Service desk vendor & ticketing system management. Working with 3rd party vendors in relation to ongoing project & issues. Research information pertaining to the integration of computer hardware and software for the Avid Editing environment.

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Development Coordinator

NET, Nebraska's PBS & NPR Stations is looking for someone to join our Development Team. This position will assist in organizing, implementing and supporting annual giving/membership (with strong emphasis on fundraising support, donor development, and data analysis) along with cultivation and major giving event activities. Prepare materials for fundraising and cultivation events and oversee logistics. Conduct research related to fundraising activities at other PBS/NPR stations and nonprofits to create new means to identify new annual giving opportunities. Maintain database records related to special event activities, prospects, and annual giving operations.

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