Broadcast Engineer
Job Title:
Broadcast Engineer
Overview:
Technical Operational Role within the Racing UK Production Facility, supporting the Racing UK, Turf TV and GBI channels, edit suites, and any additional channels. Responsible for the day-to-day running of the technical facilities within the production galleries, and the first point of contact for the gallery staff on all technical (including IT) issues.
Qualities:
- Suitable broadcast engineering experience / qualifications
- Experience of broadcast technology systems; MCR, vision engineering, lighting control
- Good working knowledge of IT systems and infrastructures
- Experience of file-based workflows and systems beneficial
- Good team working skills
- Good technical fault finding and lateral thinking skills
- Ability to work under pressure in a live broadcast environment
Responsibilities:
MCR
- First point of contact re technical fault finding
- Log & monitor fault progress
- Line-up of all incoming feeds (UK racecourses & ad-hoc international feeds)
- Line-up of communications circuits
- Monitoring of all outgoing TX feeds
- Scheduling of regular incoming lines circuits
Studio Operations
- Operation of Robotic Camera Control (Shotoku)
- Operation of Studio Lighting Control
- Vision Engineering of the Studio Cameras
File-Based Workflow & Media-Management
- Checking that all required material is correctly archived
- Ingesting of all external footage (tape & disk-based)
- Addition of MetaData to non-“live racing” footage for archive
IT
- Front-line IT Support
- Preventative maintenance
Ad hoc
- Support Chief Engineering Manager re ad hoc engineering projects
- Respond to requirements /requests from the production team
Responsible to:
Chief Engineering Manager;
Director of Broadcast;
Hours:
Working a 7-day-fortnight shift pattern. Flexible hours, with some late nights.
Basic training on new build facility will be given.
