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The Associated Press seeks an ENPS Implementation and Support Specialist for its Washington, DC location.

This position provides on-site, telephone and remote support for software and systems used in television, radio, online and network newsrooms in North, Central and South America. Systems include ENPS, AP Playbook, ENPS Mobile and add-ons.

Responsibilities include: planning, testing, deployment, migration, user training, and sales/marketing support. Log and help resolve customer issues, interfacing with other development and support groups as necessary.

Qualifications:

• The ideal candidate must be well organized, a strong self-starter and team player able to work effectively without direct supervision.
• The successful candidate will lead training sessions for technical and non-technical teams.
• This person should have a strong understanding of news production workflows, as well as knowledge on how to identify, investigate and resolve issues with the technical operation of software, systems and integration.
• Technical aptitude and proficient understanding of personal computers (PC and Mac) and Microsoft Windows; experience with broadcast or online news production systems; experience in software support or other technical support role; and a degree in journalism, computer sciences or a related discipline, or additional relevant work experience are also desired.
• Advanced experience with personal computers, cloud computing, SaaS, Amazon Web Services, web apps, servers and server operating systems or web design and production is a plus.
• Strong communication skills and problem-solving abilities are required.
• Extensive national and international travel may be required.

Participation in an afterhours on-call rotation is required.

Authorization to work in the U.S. will be mandatory.  Advanced-level professional competency in written and spoken English is required.

Application deadline is 11:59pm EST on March 31, 2020

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