Broadcast Engineer

EMG/Gravity delivers an unparalleled range of media services and solutions to clients worldwide: 30 offices, more than 100 outside broadcast trucks and flypacks and 40 studios across the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East, the United States and Australia, offering market-leading broadcast, technology, production, and post-production solutions across many of the world’s most-watched live events and entertainment programmes and working with the world’s most renowned sports rights holders, production houses and broadcasters.

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The group’s acknowledged broadcast technology and production partnerships across major sports including UEFA EUROs, Olympic Games, FIFA World Cup, Champions League and Premiership football, Formula E, the Bathurst 1000, the ATP Tour, Australian Open, US Open and French Open, Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and Tour Down Under, NBC Sports and College Sports across the US, the World Aquatics Championships, the Melbourne Cup, the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

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THE ROLE

Based in our Chiswick office, our Broadcast Engineers are responsible for the day-to-day operation and support of our technical facilities, both on and offsite, encompassing satellite downlink and fibre feeds, and providing EVS, Edit and Studio gallery guarantee

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RESPONSIBILITIES

• To be responsible for the day-to-day running of MCR and line operations encompassing satellite downlink and fibre services,
• EVS and studio gallery guarantee.
• MCR operations and co-ordination of live feeds from incoming lines through to playouts and line recordings and co-ordination of facilities in other technical areas such as post production.
• Quality checking of incoming and outgoing feeds, edited content for playout or dispatch and equipment movement for all areas.
• To assist the Resources department and operational staff to ensure all bookings are correctly resourced and delivered to meet the clients’ requirements.
• Maintaining broadcast and post-production technology across all broadcast systems.
• Providing support of broadcast technology at offsite operations.
• Undertaking of minor broadcast technology projects and Supporting other members of the Engineering team on major technology projects.
• Working with and configuration of industry standard file-based technology and workflows.
• Co-ordination of equipment movement across all operational areas.
• To assist in planning and implementing system and infrastructure upgrades and expansion.
• To maintain setup and system configuration across a range of broadcast equipment.
• Responding to new requirements as they arise and are delegated to the team by the Engineering Supervisor and Senior Engineers.

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REQUIREMENTS

• Video and audio formats used for Broadcast, HD-SDI, SD-SDI, ASI, AES, MADI etc.
• Principles of video and audio transmission.
• Broadcast monitoring.
• Broadcast Video Servers – EVS, AirSpeed.
• Demonstrable knowledge of Camera Channels, Vision, Switchers, Sound Mixer technology.
• Knowledge of Avid Post Production Systems, Media Composer, Adobe Premiere and NEXIS and other shared storage systems.
• Broadcast Graphics systems and data integration.
• EVS IPDirector, XTAccess and XT Configuration.
• File encoding formats and delivery mechanisms.
• Understanding of structured cable systems and cable patching and routing.
• Excellent problem solving skills.
• Good interpersonal skills – ability to communicate clearly and effectively in both spoken and written forms.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to effectively prioritise and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Logical thinking with good problem-solving and fault finding skills in diverse systems.
• Ability to work under pressure in a live environment and within programme requirements.

Ability to work evenings, weekends, and overnight.

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Educated to a senior level within a scientific or equivalent and relevant discipline.

• Senior Applicants – At least three years of operational experience within a broadcast transmission environment.
• Junior Applicants – Any relevant experience, employment or otherwise, within the broadcasting industry.