Broadcast Engineer Placement / Intern

Paramount Pictures; Acton; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

CBS News and Stations in London invites applications for a Production London Internship. The role is on-site and supports operations, maintenance, and improvements of technical facilities in the London Bureau and offsite locations.

You will learn on-the-job, assist with live workflows, and contribute to new solutions that boost efficiency and functionality across broadcasts.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team.
• Self-motivated with a genuine interest in broadcast technology.
• Comfort with Windows and Microsoft Office.
• Keen on learning workflows in editing and media management.

Responsibilities

• Ingest file-based footage into editing workflows and playout.
• Switch video/audio lines and perform on-site facility monitoring.
• Downlink video via satellite or alternative methods.
• Record Zoom calls and create comms links for field use.
• QA video feeds and troubleshoot broadcast facilities.
• Assist with outside broadcast setup and equipment repairs.
• Help improve technical facilities and workflows.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Self-motivation

Windows OS

Broadcast tech

Tech curiosity

Education

Recent student

Tools

LiveU

Zoom

Sony cameras

Editing software

MAM systems

Job description

London, GB, W4 5XS Production London Internship On-Site Is this the role for you? CBS News is the news division of Skydance. It produces television programmes including CBS Evening News, CBS This Morning, 60 Minutes, 48 Hours and Face the Nation, as well as CBS News Radio. The London Bureau provides international news coverage for all broadcasts across the division. What will you be doing? The broadcast engineer placement will join the team responsible for the operation, maintenance and improvement of the technical facilities in the London Bureau and offsite. They will support the Broadcast Engineers with the ongoing operation, monitoring, maintenance and troubleshooting of the technical facilities, including implementing system upgrades and creating novel solutions to provide ongoing efficiency and increase functionality. This is a placement position for a recent school, college or university leaver, where the successful applicant will undergo on-the-job training in the operations of the department. They will work closely with the team to support operational requirements, develop new solutions to workflows and maintain equipment. Examples of the wide breadth of work the department carries out:

Responsibilities

• Ingest of file-based footage into the editing system using appropriate workflows
• Playout of footage from the editing system, including baseband video and file-based exports
• Switching of video and audio lines
• Downlinking of video material via satellite, LiveU or other mediums
• Recording of Zoom calls and other online conferencing solutions
• Creation of comms links for IFB and 4-wire communication in the field
• QA of video feeds
• Monitoring and maintaining broadcast facilities, and troubleshooting system failures
• Installation, operation and dismantling of 'outside broadcast' facilities
• Improving technical facilities and workflows
• Carrying out basic repairs on equipment

Required Skills

• Great communication skills
• Ability to work in a team
• Self-motivated and self-driven
• Use of Microsoft Windows systems, including Microsoft Office
• Inquisitive and interested in broadcast technology
• Genuine, demonstrable interest in technology outside of education/work

Desirable

• Knowledge of LiveU products
• Use of Zoom
• Knowledge of camera systems (Sony)
• Experience with editing and media asset management systems
• Experience in a broadcasting, or similar, environment

CBS News and Stations, brings together the power of CBS News, 28 owned television stations in 17 major U.S. markets, the CBS News Streaming Network, CBS News Streaming local platforms, local websites and cbsnews.com, under one umbrella. CBS News and Stations is home to the nation's #1 news program 60 MINUTES, the CBS News Streaming Network, the first 24/7 digital streaming news network, the award-winning broadcasts CBS MORNINGS, CBS SATURDAY MORNING, the CBS Evening News, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CBS WEEKEND EVENING NEWS, 48 HOURS and FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN. CBS News and Stations provides news and information for the CBS Television Network, CBSNews.com, CBS News Radio and podcasts, Paramount +, all digital platforms, and the CBS News Streaming Network, the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service that is available free to everyone with access to the internet. The CBS News Streaming Network is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations' top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. CBS News' streaming services, across national and local, amassed more than 1.01 billion streams in 2021. Launched in November 2014 as CBSN, the CBS News Streaming Network is available on 30 digital platforms and apps, as well as CBSNews.com and Paramount+. The service is available live in 91 countries. CBS News and Stations is dedicated to providing the highest quality journalism under standards it pioneered and continues to set in today's digital age. CBS News earns more prestigious journalism awards than any other broadcast news division. Skydance is an equal opportunity employer (EOE)