Associate Technical Supervisor

Xylem; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Sky TV/NOW

Pension 9%+

Private healthcare

Dental insurance

Discounts on Sky products

Sharesave

Sky VIP rewards

Mental health support

Job summary

Sky in the United Kingdom seeks an Associate Technical Supervisor for the Studios team. You’ll own day-to-day technical delivery across productions, guiding broadcasts and ensuring client confidence in all crafts.

Reporting to a Studios Technical Manager, you’ll work solo or with staff to deliver Sky Sports programming efficiently from live studios and remote facilities. You’ll complete training, support galleries and studios, configure systems to broadcast standards, route sources, monitor

Qualifications

• Highly motivated and committed to continuous self-improvement.
• Collaborative and calm under pressure in fast-paced environments.
• Confident stepping into any studio setting and handling live operations.
• Working knowledge of broadcast technology and remote production.
• Understanding of studio technical processes and signal workflows.
• Understanding of cloud-based workflows is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Successfully complete training to provide first-line technical support and act as incident contact for studio operations.
• Understand production areas including galleries, studios, automation, remote and virtual systems.
• Set-up galleries, studios and equipment; align signal paths and configure to broadcast standards.
• Route sources, monitor floor vision and in-vision systems; liaise with OBs and MCRs.
• Quality control signals and balance colours and video levels by eye with measurement tools.
• Provide first-line maintenance and escalation when needed.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive technical documentation.

Skills

Highly motivated

Collaborative

Calm under pressure

Confident in studio environments

Broadcast technology knowledge

Studio processes understanding

Cloud-based workflows knowledge

Job description

Role/Team overview

The Associate Technical Supervisor, in the Technical Management team in Studios, provides on the day technical ownership of productions, ensuring client confidence across all crafts.

Reporting into a Studios Technical Manager, working solo or alongside Technical Supervisors, you’ll liaise closely with Studios craft teams across a broad range of Sky’s innovative facilities and systems as the technical leads, delivering programming produced through the resources of Sky Sports efficiently and effectively.

What you’ll do

• Successfully complete training to provide first-line technical support and act as the key point-of-contact for incidents affecting studio operations.

• Appropriate understanding of production technical areas including galleries, studios, automation, remote and virtual systems.

• Set-up galleries, studios and equipment. Ensure visually and by ear that signal paths are correctly aligned. Configure systems technically to broadcast standards.

• Route internal and external sources, floor vision monitoring and in-vision monitoring. Liaise with other technical areas, OBs, remote productions and MCRs.

• Quality control and matching of signals, colour balance and video levels by eye using the appropriate interfaces, measuring devices and monitoring.

• First-line maintenance and escalation.

• Develop and maintain appropriate comprehensive technical documentation.

What you’ll bring

• Highly motivated, with a commitment to continuous self-improvement.

• Collaborative and calm under pressure.

• Confident to step into any studio environment.

• Working knowledge of broadcast technology, developments and techniques, including Remote Production.

• Understanding of multiple aspects of studio technical processes.

• Comprehension of cloud-based workflows beneficial.

Benefits and perks

There’s one thing people can’t stop talking about when it comes to life at Sky: the perks. Here’s a taster:

• Free Sky TV or NOW package, including Sky Sports and Sky Cinema

• Pension package with up to 9% employer contribution

• Private healthcare with mental health support

• Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance

• Discounts on Sky products, including Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband, Sky Glass and Sky Protect

• Sharesave and Tech schemes

• A range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences

How you’ll work

This role follows a 77-hour fortnight working pattern, with an emphasis on on-site delivery to support live and fast-paced production needs. You’ll work closely with teams on location, ensuring seamless collaboration and high-quality output.

Your office base

Osterley

Our Sky Group HQ. Equipped with state-of-the- art technology and workspaces, there’s plenty of space to see your big ideas come to life. Here you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants and cafes. You can re-energise at our gym, catch the latest films at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon. Our Osterley Campus is just a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station, or you can get one of our free shuttle buses from Osterley, Gunnersbury and Ealing Broadway stations. Plus, there’s free onsite parking available for cars, motorbikes and bicycles.

Who we are

We’re Sky, a leading media and entertainment company who connect millions with entertainment, sports, news and arts through innovative products and services. Working with us means you’ll be bringing the joy of a better experience to more people, every day. All so we can do better and deliver better for our customers, colleagues and society.

We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We’re a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need as early as you can.

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check . And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer

To be eligible for this role you are required to have the appropriate right to work in the UK . Please be aware Sky does not offer sponsorship for this position

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media.